MARKET & ECONOMY​

India’s cotton production is likely to witness a decline of about 15.7 per cent in cotton season (CS) 2018-19 with production at 5.3 billion kg during the year on back of fall in acreage under cotton due to unfavourable weather conditions and uneven and inadequate rainfall in key cotton-growing States.

To help textile workers and factories, IDH is facilitating industry players to shift operations in order to increase production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as well as providing means for current and displaced workers to communicate through an app called Atun.