- World Cotton Day is celebrated every year on 7 October.
- A resolution to celebrate this day was passed by the United Nations General Assembly in the year 2019.
- The proposal to celebrate this day was given by the African countries Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali.
- This day was celebrated for the first time in the year 2019 itself.
- The theme of World Cotton Day 2023 has been ‘Making cotton fair and sustainable for all from farm to fashion’.
- The reason for celebrating this day is to make all the necessary changes to increase and promote cotton production.
- Along with this, work is also done to provide facilities for the technologies required for its production and to improve the condition of the workers engaged in the cotton business.
- India’s Central Cotton Research Institute is located in Nagpur.
