Date:22/04/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/04/22/stories/2006042206510200.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

A test for purity of silk

LABORATORY ON WHEELS: A mobile silk testing laboratory attracted the attention of people on Mahatma Gandhi Road in Bangalore on Friday. Launched by the Silk Mark Organisation of India, it will be doing the rounds in the city till April 24 and check p urity of silk fabrics by burning or by using sodium hydroxide. — Photo: Sampath Kumar G.P.