India’s textile industry is 5,000 years old and remains the “spinning wheel” of the country’s industrial and economic growth. As a global leader in fibre-to-fashion, India accounts for 4 per cent of global textile and apparel trade (Department of Textiles, Government of Maharashtra, and Primus Partners, 2025). Behind those numbers lies a reality of waste: India produces an estimated 7 billion kilograms of waste each year, while the fashion industry continues to drive consumption to new levels (Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, 2026).