South Asia

Workers fall ill

Bangladesh adopts climate-resilient cotton farming to fix trade deficit

One of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change, Bangladesh is examining climate resilient ways to boost domestic cotton …

Polluted lagoon

CHECKING POLLUTION

Dyeing cotton fabrics is an ancient Indian art

Indian textiles formed an important item in the trade network, the major thrust being on cotton fabrics in vibrant kalamkari patterns. Mastery …

Shroud for a crusader

For 35 years, Adhurai fought against Grasim Industries for polluting the environment in his village in Kerala. No one heard him. But after he …

Plastic clothes

Discarded plastic is being recycled into clothes

Energy in news on May 14

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Cotton imposters

Companies like Welspun India may be passing off ordinary cotton fabrics as Egyptian cotton ones and there is no foolproof method yet of detecting …

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The red triangle

The government, the judiciary and the people have to take action together to stop environmental damage. Laws have to be enacted and cases taken …

Focus shifts to man-made fibre

Farmers sidelined in draft national fibre policy

Toxic dyes contaminate vegetables

Dye filter

An improvised bio-sand filter helps Nepal dyers treat toxic effluents

Trendy fashion is not always great for the planet, but circular fashion choices can help

Fashion waste reduction, rental options and consumer awareness are some ways to reduce textile industry’s impact on environment

‘Plant dyes should be used on an industrial level only if the plants' cultivation is propagated’

Vadodara-based artist Taniya Vaidya recently exhibited her collection of paintings at New Delhi’s India International Centre. She mainly …

Textile therapy

A handloom trader experiments with traditional medicinal herbs for dyeing garments

Dyeing cities

Textile mills of Pali district in Rajasthan and Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu have an annual turnover of over Rs 20,000 crore. But the rivers passing …

Dyeing delights

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India becomes second largest producer of cotton

Decentralised clean energy tech can impact 37 mn livelihoods in India’s agri, textile sectors: Study

Decentralised renewable energy technologies have a market potential worth Rs 4 lakh crore in India, notes study

Weaving damage?

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