Explained: Why Gokaldas Exports, KPR Mill and other textile stocks soared up to 8% on MondayTextile stocks such as Gokaldas Exports, KPR Mill, Vardhman Textiles and Trident rallied up to 8% after the government exempted cotton impo...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
Centre waives customs duty on cotton imports till October 30Cotton imports will be duty-free from June 1 to October 30, 2026. This move by the Centre aims to increase cotton availability for India's ...
30 May, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
How did an engineer from Surat turn natural farming into a six-figure success?Vikas Gamit, an engineer, left his IT job to start a natural farm in Gujarat. He grows fruits and vegetables without chemicals. This approa...
27 May, 2026, 10.10 PM IST
Brazil’s cotton farmers cash in on rally fueled by obstacles worlds awayBrazilian cotton farmers are poised to profit from a significant price rally, driven by geopolitical tensions impacting synthetic fiber pro...
27 May, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
Soybeans fall as China summit leaves US farmers seeking detailsSoybean futures dropped, reflecting market skepticism about the vague assurances. While China pledged "double-digit billion" annual purchas...
19 May, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
India’s big cotton bet: Can Rs 5,659 cr revive the sector's global leadership?India’s Rs 5,659-crore Mission for Cotton Productivity aims to tackle falling yields, poor seed quality, and rising import dependence throu...
08 May, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
Duty waiver on cotton imports extended till DecemberThe Indian government has prolonged the import duty exemption on cotton until December 31st to aid the textile industry during the festive ...
29 Aug, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
Farmers bets more heavily on cotton in Brazil's newest farming regionCotton growing continues to make inroads in the sprawling farms around Luis Eduardo Magalhaes in the western part of Bahia state, where the...
26 Nov, 2024, 10.42 AM IST
Pilot study aims at quantum jump in cotton outputThe average productivity of Indian farmers is around 450 kg per hectare, with some states having a productivity of around 750 kg per hectar...
06 Dec, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
The world’s cotton supply keeps shrinking, hit by drought, heatThis confluence of extreme weather events brought on by climate change has sent cotton prices soaring by as much as 30 per cent. Earlier th...
20 Aug, 2022, 09.05 PM IST
India needs to curb illegal seed technology, strengthen IPR regime to boost farm investments, says Bayer CropScience COOMajor cotton producing countries like USA, Brazil and African countries are moving ahead of India with new technology, and competitiveness ...
21 Feb, 2020, 03.17 PM IST
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea sources 35% of cotton from IndiaIkea is working with over 50,000 farmers across Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra & Telangana and is expected to increase procurement over the n...
31 Oct, 2015, 03.29 AM IST
Surgical cotton export opens up lucrative oppurtunities for Indian farmersDesi cotton varieties are likely to open up a huge export market of surgical cotton, giving a remunerative alternative to cotton farmers fr...
05 Jul, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Keep word on cotton subsidy else no global deal, US told
India, China and Argentina have warned that the ongoing negotiations for a global trade deal could be in trouble if the US does not give a ...
23 Jun, 2010, 03.01 AM IST
- WTO OKs $295 million in Brazilian sanctions on US
American goods will face around $295 million in annual sanctions as a result of the United States' failure to eliminate illegal subsidies t...
31 Aug, 2009, 07.41 PM IST
- Monsanto sees use of GM seeds rising in India
Gains in corn-seed share will continue through the end of the decade in Europe, South Africa, Argentina and India.
28 Sep, 2007, 02.54 AM IST
- WTO committee to investigate US stand on illegal cotton subsidies
The World Trade Organisation opened a formal investigation into whether the US has complied with a ruling to scrap a series of illegal subs...
29 Sep, 2006, 12.35 AM IST