Fall of golden fibre

An inefficient industry is marring prospects of jute, paving way for plastics

Tirupur dyeing units told to close

Madras High Court orders shut down till zero discharge

‘I’m always in the opposition’

Lawyer and activist, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, who is spearheading the battle against the thriving shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, speaks to …

Field science

CSE alumnus helps Dhaka garment units harvest rainwater. Here’s how

Md Zahid Hossain’s success in mainstreaming rainwater harvesting for industrial production is something south Asia can look up to

How is textile industry placed in Union Budget 2021-22

Textile is a water-intensive industry; no details, however, were given about water conservation and wastewater treatment during the budget speech

Court asks to close polluting industries in Pali

Cotton quandary

As China, the world's biggest cotton buyer, restricts imports, the US aggressively competes with India for global market. Can India stay in the …

Real India needs real answers

One-sided deal

Contract farming is increasing in India, but laws are not in place to protect farmers  

Budget 2021-22: How sustainable is push for nylon?

The Union government’s push to bring nylon production on a par with that of polyester may not have a good bearing on the environment and …

Spinning industry seeks government help

Industry association recently published advertisements in newspapers, seeking govt attention

Cyclone Fani leaves Kendrapara weavers with broken looms, uncertain future

Around 1,200 handloom weavers in the Odisha district have no means to earn

Reluctant to upgrade

Textile dyeing units would rather extract groundwater than treat and recycle wastewater due to the costs involved and a lack of adequate policy …

Golden thread of misery

What's forcing the weaver community of Varanasi to abandon their profession, end their lives?

Sunderbans polluted

Rajasthan HC comes down hard on polluters in Barmer district

Sharp reminder

Jammu and Kashmir High Court gets tough on imposition of ban on shahtoosh products

There's nothing august about Mumbai

July 26, 2005: It began raining at 11 am. In the next 24 hours, India's most populous city received 944 mm of rainfall. The resultant flood …

No let-off till zero discharge

No respite for Pali yet, NGT reserves order on illegal textile industries

Some 17 textile industries operate in Pali district, violating the green court's order

South Asia

Fading colours

Natural dyes, now popular in the West, are yet to make it big in the Indian market, reports R V Singh (Read full article)

Textile units in Rajasthan’s Bhituja Industrial Area continue to pollute groundwater, Luni river: NGT panel

The area’s common effluent treatment plant was unfit to treat the effluents from the bleaching units

Towards zero discharge

Two textile cities, Tirupur and Ludhiana, explore ways to stop effluent discharge into streams