Changthang, 170 km from Leh, is home to Changpas, who rear the Pashmina goat. What they recover for their wool is miniscule, but that does not cause the inhabitants ensconced in the highlands to ...

The word 'Pashmina' itself comes from the Persian word 'Pashm', meaning wool. It refers specifically to the fine, soft undercoat wool of the Changthangi goat, native to the high-altitude regions ...

Union Minister for Rextiles Giriraj Singh said on Sunday that GI tagging of Ladakh’s Pashmina wool wound prevent its ...