8th India International Silk Fair
February 8 , 2021
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- The Textiles Minister of India, Smriti Irani, inaugurated the 8th India International Silk Fair on the Virtual Portal.
- This fair is the biggest silk fair of India.
- The fair is being held under the virtual platform of Indian Silk Export Promotion Council.
Silks in India
- India is the 2nd largest producer of Silk after China.
- India is also the largest consumer of silk across the world.
- Around 97% of the raw mulberry silk is produced in five states.
- These are Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Gujarat.
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and Gobichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu were some of the first locations to establish the automated silk reeling units.
- In Tamil Nadu, mulberry silk cultivation is concentrated in Salem, Erode and Dharmapuri districts.
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