One of the oldest and the most popular of natural fibers used in the textile industry is cotton. It is one of “the” important of commodities or products traded in the world. It is the bane of Indian exports, India and cotton simply go hand in hand. Try this for statistic, India is expected to produce 25.5 million bales of cotton in the year 2012-13 as per USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) October crop Production Report. Major portion of the cotton is produced according to modern farming practices using chemical fertilizers and pesticides or as it is popularly termed “the conventional way”. The high incidence of the use of chemicals is seen as one of the biggest bane in its farming. It is with this view that there is an increasing thrust on organic cotton. The quantities of organic cotton are still fledgling, it is said to be growing at an impressive 20% per annum. Understandably so, given India’s niche with cotton, India is amongst the top major prod...