Government forwent Rs 1 lakh crore via excise duty cuts to shield consumers from fuel inflation: FMIndia's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman explains recent fuel price increases are market-driven by oil companies. She noted the governme...
25 May, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Centre raises MSP for 14 kharif crops, boosts support for pulses and oilseedsBased on expected margins over cost of production, the MSP hike is the most for moong at 61%, followed by bajra and maize (56% each) and tu...
14 May, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
Cabinet raises Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif cropsThe Union Cabinet has approved significant hikes in Minimum Support Prices for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Sunflower ...
13 May, 2026, 04.04 PM 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
Textile industry seeks removal of cotton import dutyIndia's textile sector faces challenges from high cotton prices and declining production. The industry is urging the government to cut impo...
08 May, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
Bangladesh to acquire 14 Boeing jets in $3.7 billion deal amid US trade pactBangladesh will sign a $3.7 billion deal with Boeing on Thursday to acquire 14 planes over the next decade for its national carrier Biman B...
30 Apr, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 11,712 crore MSP support for cotton in 2023-24; 7.25 lakh farmers benefitThe Union Cabinet has approved significant funding for cotton farmers. Rs 1,718.56 crore will support the Cotton Corporation of India for t...
18 Mar, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
CCEA approves Rs 1,718.56 crore funding to CCI for cotton procurement operationsThe government has approved Rs 1,718.56 crore for cotton procurement. This funding will support cotton farmers across India. The Cotton Cor...
18 Mar, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
Textiles Minister assesses MSP operations for cotton procurement ahead of Kharif seasonUnion Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh reviewed MSP operations for cotton procurement starting October 1, 2025, assuring seamless procuremen...
03 Sep, 2025, 02.44 PM IST
Cotton procurement by traders and government agency to gather pace from DecemberThe initial arrivals this year have not been good due to extended rains across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana and parts of Rajasthan that ...
25 Nov, 2019, 02.49 PM IST
Farmers hope cotton purchase to go up after Makar SankrantiCCI's share in cotton procurement is about 50% in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, slightly more than 50% in Maharashtra while it is about 10%...
09 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Cotton Corporation of India procures 41 lakh bales of cotton at MSPThe CCI started the procurement operation at the support price from October 2014 to protect farmers from sharp decline in domestic prices.
08 Jan, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
- Government's cotton procurement gaining pace
Cotton procurement by various govt agencies gains momentum in AP, Maharashtra and Karnataka as farmers begin to bring cotton to mandis.
03 Jan, 2013, 06.00 AM IST
- Cotton procurement to touch last year's level
The cotton procurement by government agencies like the Cotton Corporation of India and the National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Fed...
29 Sep, 2009, 03.47 AM IST
- Govt jubilant on cotton procurement success, courtesy high support price
The government’s mammoth cotton procurement scheme, spread over four-and-a-half months, ended on March 15, rising a huge 1,285%.
17 Mar, 2009, 12.26 AM IST
- Cotton procurement unlikely next season
The Maharashtra government has no plans to intervene in the cotton market to mitigate the agrarian crisis in Vidarbha, Mantralaya officials...
24 Aug, 2006, 01.43 AM IST