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 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
Textile waste takes centre stage in Parliament: Why the discussion is vital
Allocation for textiles ministry increased 27.6% in 2024 interim budget, but there were no specific policies addressing waste crisis
Climate crisis to rob $65 bn from South and Southeast Asia’s apparel exporting nations
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Vietnam would witness their export gains slipping by 22% by 2030
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
A Sunrise industry
Natural dye business survives on exporters and the local carpet industry
No business drive
Research efforts on natural colours are not helping the traditional industry
Searching for Roots
India's wealth of flora and fauna provide a rainbow of natural dyes
Printers' devil
The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has ordered the relocation of Sanganer's polluting dyeing and printing units within a year. Failure …
Industrial discharge: seaward ho!
As rivers spill over, the sea becomes the new dumping destination in coastal Gujarat
Fashion needs to ditch fossil fuels in supply chain. A new report shows the way
The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of annual global carbon emissions, more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined
EU nations agree to ban toxic chemical in textiles
Surfactants used in textiles manufactured outside the EU are released into the environment when washed by consumers, posing risk to aquatic life
As told to Parliament (September 17, 2020): Andaman and Nicobar tribes being watched closely for COVID-19
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (March 29, 2023): No report of starvation deaths from states, UTs, claims minister
Two cyclones and a gas leak: Journey of migrants between urban precariousness and ravaged villages
A report narrates the story of three migrants from Assam and West Bengal who have been uprooted from their hometowns by extreme climate events or …
Gloom ahead of Handloom Day: Centre scraps handloom, handicraft boards
Experts slam government move to get rid of advisory bodies, say they let stakeholders present their case
Where river runs black
Industries from far and near dump untreated toxic effluents near Ulhasnagar, choking a river and sickening people
Organic thread
Even as Bt cotton invaded Indian fields in the past few years, some farmer groups kept pushing for organic cotton. In 2009-10, production in …
Letters
COVID-19: Sales hit, Odisha sculptors struggle to stay afloat
Absence of tourists and cancelled festival celebrations have hit their livelihood