current affairs agriculture Current Affairs October 2020

Kasturi Cotton

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Kasturi Cotton

  • the 1st ever Brand & Logo for Indian Cotton.
  • Launched on 2nd World Cotton Day on 7th October 2020.
  • Now India’s premium Cotton would be known as ‘Kasturi Cotton’ in the world cotton trade.
  • The Kasturi Cotton brand will represent Whiteness, Brightness, Softness, Purity, Luster, Uniqueness, and Indianness.
  • India is the 2nd largest cotton producer and the largest consumer of cotton in the world.
  • India produces about 6.00 million tons of cotton every year which is about 23% of the world’s cotton.
  • India produces about 51% of the total organic cotton production in the world.