Climate Change: From H&M to Zara, how fast fashion hurts the environment

India's domestic textile and apparel industry contributed nearly 2% of gross domestic product and accounted for 14% of industrial production in 2018

When Nitya Chandrashekhar's mother decided to throw away her decade-old Banarasi silk saree, Nitya decided that she wanted to repurpose it. "The saree had silver work on the border and I didn't want to give it away," she said. She upcycled the saree for her brother's wedding, and it lasted for another decade until 2019, by when the saree was torn beyond redemption.

"Every saree is a six-seven metre piece of cloth, which, if not utilised to its maximum capacity, is just adding to waste. If you are bored of a saree, why throw away the cloth when you can