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Cotton

  • Bangladesh steps up use of recycled material in ready-made garments industry

    Bangladesh steps up use of recycled material in ready-made garments industry

    Abu Siddique
    · Aug 14, 2023 · 07:30 pm
  • Textiles made from oranges, coffee grounds and seaweed are emerging as alternatives to cotton

    Textiles made from oranges, coffee grounds and seaweed are emerging as alternatives to cotton

    Rajkishore Nayak, The Conversation
    · Jan 24, 2023 · 09:30 pm
  • Watch: How the smart casual clothes we wear may be responsible for water pollution in Tirupur

    Watch: How the smart casual clothes we wear may be responsible for water pollution in Tirupur

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 08, 2021 · 05:35 pm
  • Pakistan lifts two-year ban on cotton, sugar import from India

    Pakistan lifts two-year ban on cotton, sugar import from India

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 01, 2021 · 09:01 am
  • Naturally-coloured cotton from India could help reduce the environmental pollution caused by dyes

    Naturally-coloured cotton from India could help reduce the environmental pollution caused by dyes

    Meena Menon
    · Oct 17, 2020 · 09:30 pm
  • Cotton farmers in Madhya Pradesh have earned more and conserved more wildlife by going organic

    Cotton farmers in Madhya Pradesh have earned more and conserved more wildlife by going organic

    Nitin Jugran Bahuguna
    · Aug 20, 2019 · 08:30 pm
  • Sustainable producers are bringing respect back to the cotton value chain, from crop to garment

    Sustainable producers are bringing respect back to the cotton value chain, from crop to garment

    Maya Ganesh
    · Sep 17, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • In Pakistan’s cotton fields, lack of protective gear and lax laws are making women pickers sick

    In Pakistan’s cotton fields, lack of protective gear and lax laws are making women pickers sick

    Saleem Shaikh, Thomson Reuters Foundation Sughra Tunio, Thomson Reuters Foundation
    · Sep 14, 2017 · 10:30 pm
  • Walmart, other US retailers to investigate Welspun India products after Target cancels contract

    Walmart, other US retailers to investigate Welspun India products after Target cancels contract

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 25, 2016 · 04:12 pm