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- Naturally coloured cotton revival hit by funding crunch, low yieldsIndia's naturally colored cotton, once commercially successful, struggles to regain traction despite rising demand for sustainable textiles...20 Jul, 2025, 02.04 PM IST
- Cotton output likely to go up by 20-25%As per the agriculture ministry, kharif cotton sowing is inching up to the levels of the previous year.09 Aug, 2019, 12.04 PM IST
- Remove royalty on BG-II cotton seeds: Swadeshi Jagran Manch"I request you to correct the mistakes done in the past by removing the trait value (royalty) for BG-II and reduce the MSP of Bt cotton see...28 Feb, 2018, 11.30 AM IST
- Desi GM cotton seeds to compete with MonsantoThe long-staple local or desi seeds and short-duration American cotton varieties were developed by the Central Institute for Cotton Researc...06 Sep, 2016, 09.22 AM IST
- Cotton farmers confused as forecasts unpredictable as weatherWhile some of them rely on forecasts by the India Metereological department, others seek inputs from public and private agencies to decide ...23 Jun, 2016, 04.33 AM IST
- Kharif sowing begins as monsoon finally hits north, central IndiaAfter hovering over Karnataka coast around June 10-18, the monsoons have covered most parts of Maharashtra and is expected to cover south G...21 Jun, 2016, 06.03 AM IST
- Government wants local GM cotton seed by next year to check MonsantoThe Competition Commission (CCI) is investigating whether an Indian arm of the US-based technology major resorted to anti-competitive pract...10 Apr, 2016, 01.09 PM IST
- Monsanto faces challenge from CICR’s Bt cotton varietiesCICR has introduced Bt genes into 21 cotton seed varieties, which scientists say can be provided to farmers at 10% of the price of hybrid s...23 Feb, 2016, 08.43 AM IST
- India's cotton output may fall due to scanty rains, pest attackLack of rains could cut production in Gujarat, M'rashtra; whitefly attack spoils crops in Punjab and Haryana07 Sep, 2015, 10.08 AM IST
- Tamil Nadu Agri University to develop indegenous BT cotton in collaboraton with CICRTamil Nadu Agricultural University and Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) entered into agreement for developing indigenous BT Cot...31 Aug, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
- Union textiles minister calls for roadmap for doubling cotton productionThe Union Minister for Textiles Dr Kavuru Sambasiva Rao, has said that a road map should be drawn up by the cotton industry to support the ...11 Sep, 2013, 10.46 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
- A ban on the use of crops with transgenic traits is unscientific and India needs new technologies to raise farm yieldsBoth yield-enhancement and yield-stabilisation are critical for feeding a global population of over seven billion, and still increasing.14 Jun, 2012, 07.15 AM IST
- Farmers income has risen due to Bt cotton cultivation: Sharad PawarFarmers income increased on an average by Rs 10,000 per hectare following reduction in pesticide use & increase in cultivation of Bt cotton16 Aug, 2011, 03.34 PM IST
- India likely to face cotton shortage despite record outputThe domestic demand of cotton is estimated to exceed its production in 2007-08, Parliament was informed on Friday.25 Apr, 2008, 04.57 PM IST
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