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Currently man-made fibre (MMF) dominates global textile fibre consumption with 72:28 ratio —MMF 72 per cent and natural fibre 28 per cent.

Using specially-created nanofibre webs allows sunlight to decay the dyes safely, inexpensively and easily.

Tracing how the Universe evolved out of “Big Bang,” some 13.7 billion years ago, 231, 3rd grade students of Bengaluru-based Vidyashilp Academy, have sent a strong message to save the environment.

China has started showing interest in buying United States’ cotton. There has been some movement in the United States’ cotton to China, which is a positive signal.

The present status and future prospects of cotton, the king of fibres, were put under microscope, dissected and analysed at a global meet on cotton,etc.

Excess supply and prolonging trade war with China is affecting the cotton market. Productive, albeit stressful conversations, occurred at the Lubbock-based Plains Cotton Grower (PCG), Inc, about the current trade situation with China, which is impacting the production agriculture in the United States.

All is not well on the cotton front! Fall in production and acreage, and wild fluctuations in the prices beginning late last year have dampened the spirit of the industry. On the farm front, ravages of bollworm have added to the woes of the suppliers.