In which of the following sericultures making do silks are manfactured without killing the silkworm?

Ahimsa silk

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Solution

The correct option is A Ahimsa silk
Ahimsa silk:
It is also known as Peace silk. In 1992, Kusuma Rajaiah, a Government officer from Andhra Pradesh state of India proposed ahimsa way of silk production for the making silks without killing the silkworm.

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