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It is a need of the time to try out different sources of natural dyes to colour the textiles as the synthetic dyes used on textiles are carcinogenic and can create havoc in the human life system. The research was carried out for optimizing different conditions for dyeing wool with dye extracted from False Black Pepper seeds. The study was conducted in Department of Textiles and Apparel Designing, College of Community Science, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra (India). The dyeing conditions optimized for dyeing wool were, medium of dye extraction, dye extraction time, dye material concentration, dyeing time and mordant concentrations. The colour fastness of wool dyed by adopting optimized conditions were tested for different parameters. The alkaline medium was most suitable for extracting dye from False Black Pepper seeds for dyeing wool. On the basis of percent dye absorption the standardized dye extraction and dyeing time was 30 min, dye material concentration was 5%. The highest dye absorption percent was seen when wool was dyed with 10% Potassium Aluminum Sulphate (Alum) mordant in a simultaneous mordanting while for Copper Sulphate mordant 3% in post mordanting and for Ferrous Sulphate it was 3% in pre-mordanting. Wool dyed with False Black Pepper dye using different mordents adopting different mordanting methods exhibited very good to excellent colour fastness to sunlight, washing, rubbing and perspiration except wet rubbing as noticeable colour staining was observed in all the samples. The subtle,attractive colour range of light brown to dark brown acquired by the wool when dyed with False Black Pepper dye using different mordents.

Holi, a festival of colours is celebrated all over India irrespective of age and gender. Synthetic Holicolors contain harmful chemicals such as oxides, glass particles and metal substances. They are dangerous to the human being as well as to the environment. As the inclination for using natural and eco-product is increasing there is a great demand for eco-colour in the market. Rural women were trained in preparation of eco-holi colours using locally available natural resources. Trained rural women had taken up the activity of eco-holi colour preparation on large scale for income generation. The colours were sold in local as well as in city markets. Through a meagre investment a very successful seasonal micro-enterprises were run by them.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by a highly contagious novel coronavirus, has seen a rapid surge of cases over the past 6 months spreading to more than 215 countries and posing a global threat to mankind. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) from pharyngeal swabs is considered the gold standard for diagnosis of this disease. Portable chest radiography (CXR), point of care ultrasound, and computed tomography (CT) are crucial modalities in diagnosis and follow-up. Portable CXR can help in patients who are clinically unstable, and also to prevent the cumbersome process of steriliastion after every CT scan. However, chest CT is useful as a problem-solving tool, to look for progression and complications associated with the disease. In a few cases, in our experience (as has also been documented by others), RT-PCR was negative in early disease, and CT chest was able to detect the radiologi-cal findings raising suspicion of COVID-19. With this pictorial review, we aim to describe and illustrate the typical, and a few atypical, radiological findings of this disease.

BACKGROUND: Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is an ominous radiological sign suggestive of underlying intestinal sepsis, infection or trauma. Portal pneumatosis secondary to gastric pathologies is rare. CASE REPORT: We report a rare case of a 34-year-old man who presented with acute epigastric pain and vomiting, diagnosed to have an incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia causing gastric pneumatosis and resultant portal venous gas. CONCLUSIONS: Our case highlights an unusual presentation of gastric pneumatosis secondary to an incarcerated hiatal hernia with resultant portal venous gas involving only the left lobe of the liver. An aberrant left gastric vein was responsible for this phenomenon in our case. A sound understanding of anatomical variants is thus crucial to radiological diagnosis.

In general, paragangliomas are symptomatic tumors, which may be clinically taken for other tumors, benign or malignant lesions. Paragangliomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are an extremely rare entity and what is even rarer is its association with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone production. We report this very rare case to highlight the rare association of Cushing's syndrome with nasal paraganglioma and the importance of total surgical resection in its treatment.

India is rich in different textile crafts. These textile skills are carried on in villages as an art since ages. The Indian art of embroidery is an ancient one and its origin can be traced right back to the Vedic times. Crocheting, embroidery and other textile skills still continue to develop tradition of textile craft amongst the village folk. In the villages interiors decorated with Crocheted or Bead- work and hung with embroidered setting are often seen. The embellishment of fabric with embroidery, appliqué and bead work is a part of their every day life. Different textile skills are taught to the young village girls in the families in order to decorate the interiors of house and as a pastime for their leisure hours.