In a world where more than half of all clothes are made of polyester, the disposable plastics we wear are a bigger problem than the polythene bags they’re delivered in.
Learn about the extensive threat posed by ghost gears or ghost nets to the marine eco-system. Abandoned by fishermen at sea, these gears continue to trap fish and threaten aquatic eco-systems. Find out how organizations like Veraval research centre of ICAR’s Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Marine National Park (MNP), Jamnagar, and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) are working towards mitigating this issue.
Despite being a significant player in the textiles and apparel industry, India has been unable to make a sizable mark in a subsegment — man-made fibres.