India, May 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Recent International media report highlighting textile recycling activities in clusters such as Panipat (Haryana), has drawn attention to environmental and occupational aspects associated with segments of the textile recycling ecosystem in India. While isolated instances of non-compliance may arise in any industrial ecosystem, broad characterization of India's textile sector as environmentally negligent or structurally exploitative is misleading, selective, and not representative of the ongoing regulatory strengthening, technology adoption and sustainability-focused interventions being undertaken across the country.
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