Devbhumi

Devbhumi handloom products are woven by the women of the remote villages of Garhwal Uttarakhand. The fabric is produced from silkworms that feed on oak, mulberry or castor leaves in the forest of the Garhwal Himalayas in India. The cocoons are completely hand-spun into yarns that are naturally dyed and woven by village communities resulting in a most natural fabric of the highest quality, available in many unique designs and colours. Devbhumi Oak forest silk production in the Garhwal Himalayas started in 1995 as a strategy to conserve the last remaining old -stand oak forests in the Himalayas. The idea is to promote livelihoods using forest resources in a sustainable way. The income from forest sericulture become and economic incentive for the local community to contribute to the conservation of the Himalayan ecosystem Devbhumi Natural Products Producers Co. Ltd. is a company owned by its producers and is unique in its composition and vision. We produce, package and market the highest quality of natural products coming from the Uttarakhand Himalayas. [email protected] +91 90 8475 6745 Mohabbewala Industrial Area, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

One of DevBhumi’s flagship programs in Uttarkhand is oak Tasar silk cultivation, which reflects the organization’s synergistic approach to forest conservation through enterprise development. This economic activity, which was started way back in 1995 as a strategy to conserve old stand oak forests in Uttarakhand, has been continuously providing sustainable livelihoods for local communities. Based on the experiences gained in the oak Tasar silk sectors, DevBhumi now operates in complete silk sectors value chains and has also diversified the production into Eri and mulberry silk as well as in cotton. The approach that is being followed is based on the value chain in the silk sector for which Devbhumi has built the capacity of the stakeholders on a wide range of issues in order to enable them to operate across the different value chain stages and as a result, Devbhumi’s handloom sector has become one of the recognized livelihood options for the participating households. Over the last few decades locals mostly women are invited to learn skills like rearing cocoons, spinning, and weaving yarn, these activities also bring some social and economic equality among women by empowering them with income-generating opportunities and becoming participants in bringing a sustainable household income. The natural raw material in Devbhumi’s case is a natural fiber that includes • Silk (mostly Tasar and Mulberry) • Wool yarn (Himalayan Marino) While the silk yarn is produced from the cocoons ...

Monday, June 12: Out of the two cyclones we've witnessed so far this pre-monsoon season, Biparjoy has remained an especially defiant child. The impatient system intensified its tantrums into a full-fledged cyclone faster than all predictions, even making it impossible to accurately determine where it would strike land. Fortunately, now that the storm has raged closer, we have a clearer picture. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm currently sulks over the east-central Arabian Sea — about 340 kilometres southwest of Porbandar — slowly gunning towards Gujarat's coasts. As per recent forecasts, Biparjoy's influence will induce heavy to very heavy showers (115.5 mm - 224.5 mm) over some parts of Gujarat's Saurashtra and Kutch subdivision on Wednesday (June 14), intensifying into extremely heavy downpours (224.5 mm) this Thursday, i.e. June 15. More specifically, Kutch, Devbhumi, Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Junagarh, and Morbi districts within the aforementioned subdivision are most likely to experience the most intense deluges from June 14-15. As for other parts of the state, the inner Gujarat region will also see splendidly inclement weather on Thursday, witnessing heavy rains (64.5 mm - 115.5 mm) in isolated parts. Even if not as intense, most parts of the state will revel in some form of rainfall over these two days. Naturally, multiple cyclone warnings have been issued for Gujarat's coasts. Wind warnings for 4...

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Biparjoy weakened from an extremely severe cyclone to a very severe cyclone on Tuesday. It is predicted to cross Saurashtra and Kutch in Gujarat and the adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi in Gujarat and Karachi in Pakistan near the Jakhau Port (Gujarat) around the evening of June 15 as a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 125-150 kmph.

Cyclone Biparjoy: 50,000 people evacuated in Gujarat; cyclone likely to have landfall on Thursday With the cyclone, expected to make landfall near Jakhau port in Kutch district on Thursday evening, barrelling towards the Gujarat coast, parts of the Saurashtra-Kutch region received heavy rains accompanied by strong winds. • • • • • Cyclone Biparjoy: As powerful cyclone 'Biparjoy' approaches the Gujarat coast, authorities have evacuated 50,000 people from vulnerable areas in a massive operation and deployed disaster management personnel for relief and rescue measures in the state set to be most impacted by the second storm to hit it in just two years, officials said on Wednesday. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel took stock of the situation with senior officers, while at the central level, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh separately reviewed the preparedness to deal with the impact of the cyclone. Nine talukas in Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar and Rajkot districts received more than 50 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending on Wednesday morning. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Biparjoy was set to change the path on Wednesday and begin moving north-eastwards towards Kutch and Saurashtra but it will still have landfall as a very severe cyclonic storm with wind speed ranging from 125-135 kmph, gusting to 145 kmph from morning to evening on Thursday. The Gujarat government has undertaken a massive exerc...

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