Recently the banks of river Gomti in Lucknow were unusually abuzz. Some people were struggling to wade through the sewage enriched river to scoop up thousands of dead fish; the bystanders looked on, probably contemplating the peril their city s lifeline

Bioceramic clothes in vogue in Kerala, but experts sceptical

Spinning skin from silk

A handloom trader experiments with traditional medicinal herbs for dyeing garments

As rivers spill over, the sea becomes the new dumping destination in coastal Gujarat

Jammu and Kashmir High Court gets tough on imposition of ban on shahtoosh products

India s wealth of flora and fauna provide a rainbow of natural dyes

Research efforts on natural colours are not helping the traditional industry

Natural dye business survives on exporters and the local carpet industry

Natural dyes, now popular in the West, are yet to make it big in the Indian market, reports R V Singh
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