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Prime Minister highlights key initiatives driving a sustainable, fluid, and competitive textile industry through green technologies

Distilled Policy Brief

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an article highlighting how textile recycling, cleaner production, and green technologies are building a competitive textile industry.
  • The Prime Minister emphasized that sustainability is an integral part of India's culture and is shaping the future of the textile sector.

🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points

Initiatives around textile recycling, cleaner production, and green technologies are being promoted to build a competitive and sustainable textile industry in India.

⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages

Discuss the role of green technologies, textile recycling, and sustainable manufacturing practices in transforming India's textile sector into a competitive global player.

🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill

Economy

With reference to the recent initiatives highlighted in the Indian textile sector, consider the following statements: 1. Textile recycling, cleaner production, and green technologies are being promoted to build a competitive and fluid textile industry. 2. The integration of sustainability into the textile sector is viewed as entirely distinct from India's cultural ethos. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • [A] 1 only
  • [B] 2 only
  • [C] Both 1 and 2
  • [D] Neither 1 nor 2
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
✓ Correct Option: [A] 1 only

Statement 1 is correct as initiatives around textile recycling, cleaner production, and green technologies are highlighted as key drivers for building a competitive textile industry. Statement 2 is incorrect because sustainability is described as an integral part of India's culture and ethos, rather than being distinct from it.

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Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.

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📚 Static Syllabus & Constitutional Linkages

Circular Economy in Manufacturing: Environment and Sustainable Development: Concepts of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle applied to industrial sectors like textiles.