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In India, the production to tropical tasar silk remained next to mulberry silk for decades, constituting about 4 per cent of the total silk production. Here is an ever increasing demand for tasar silk owing to its strength, lustre and copper brown colour. The tasar silk production has stagnated and declined in the recent past through the demand is increasing. The important reasons for low production are attributed to traditional method of silkworm rearing on all trees in natural habitat, which exposes the larvae to a number of predators, parasites and diseases apart from natural vagaries. The wild sericigenous insects like tasar silkworms have in due course of time came to stay as semi domestic for the regular efforts and interests that revolved round its economic utility. Age-old craft lived with the age-old practices linked with the culture and tradition of the aboriginals; has not allowed the industry to take a commercial shape and spread. However, due stress on the application of 4 Ms, viz., man, material, machine and management need to be emphasized towards enhancing quality linked production. Considering the overall potentiality of wild silkmoths in India, the technology perfection and its adoption could go a long way in harnessing the available flora for rearing tasar silkworms which in turn can be expected to increase the cocoon productivity. In this book emphasis has been given on the types of cocoon, quality and quantum of cocoon production and introduction of improvised seed technology package. This is expected to help the readers a systematic and scientific way of cultivating the tasar. Discussion has been made as to the significance of tropical tasar culture for sustainable development. Relevant detailed references, illustrations and tables with exhaustive index had an enduring appeal for the sericulturists, biotechnologists, technocrats and students of sericulture background. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Silk Scenario; Chapter 3: Taxonomic Profile of Silkworms; Chapter 4: Development and Biometry; Chapter 5: Biometry and Typology; Chapter 6: The Future Scenario.

The 21st century will witness a rapid urban expansion in the developing world. India, it is believed, will be at the forefront of such a phenomenon. This book acknowledges the role of agglomeration externalities as the cornerstone of urban public policy in India. Arguing that hypotheses of over-urbanization and urban bias theory - which articulated a negative view of urbanization - are based on fragile theoretical as well as empirical foundations, this book calls for proactive public policy to harness planned urbanization as resource

Sericulture has attracted special attention of India since Independence due to rising internal demand and its export potential. Sericulture is the combination of people, machine, instruments, equipments, raw materials, proper methods and environment. Over the decades, the production of silk in India has increased horizontally, but its vertical growth remained retarded. Against the increased demand for quality silk in the international market, scope for production of export quality silk in India is enormous. The book emphasis on the techniques required for the better quality and quantity production of tasar cocoons through systematic and natural process instead of adopting pure scientific equipments on manipulating the natural system of operation. The book is replete with useful references and illustrations and an exhaustive index, holds an enduring appeal for the concerned scholars and students as well as professionals. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; Importance of the study, History of sericulture, Silk road, Sericulture in other countries, Sericulture in india through ages; Chapter 2: Silk Scenario; Status of sericulture, Significance of tasar culture, Tasar silk-moths; Chapter 3: Biology of Tasar Silk-Moth; Stages in life cycle, Rearing, Pathology, Seed technology; Chapter 4: Ecology; Geography and topography of tasar producing areas in orissa, Climatological parameters, Host plant, arboriculture and topography, Conservation of tasar biodiversity and sustainable development.

With special reference to Orissa, India, and Praja Socialist Party, a political party in Orissa, India.