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A dust extraction and recovery system has been fitted across the ginning floor, cutting airborne cotton dust that workers had complained about for years. The recovered lint is sold for wadding, which the unit says covers the running cost.
The workshop now takes about six tonnes of cotton cutting waste a month from nearby garment units and converts it into handmade paper and packaging. The units previo…
Members have voted to stop fishing in two backwater stretches for two months during the breeding season, an agreement enforced by the collective itself. A hardship f…
A Shivamogga fruit trader has switched to woven bamboo crates for local movement, ordering 4,000 in the first season. The crates cost more than plastic but last thre…