El Niño clouds loom over kharif crops, farm payA developing El Niño event thousands of miles away poses a significant threat to India's agriculture. This weather phenomenon is linked to ...
09 Jun, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Tantrum of a problem child might cool India's economic engineThe IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...
30 May, 2026, 12.35 AM 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
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
El Nino impact: Which stocks will burn & which will fire up as market braces for heat waveIndia faces a strong El Niño, threatening below-normal rainfall and impacting agriculture. While rural-linked sectors like two-wheelers and...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
Lower yield to impact cotton production in 2024-25 season: CAIThe Cotton Association of India (CAI) has projected a decrease in cotton output for the 2024-25 season to 301.75 lakh bales, attributing it...
14 Feb, 2025, 05.02 PM IST
India's cotton production has dipped to 15-year low, estimates trade bodyIndia's cotton production for 2023-24 has hit a 15-year low, reaching 294.10 lakh bales, a decline of 8% from the previous year, according ...
28 Dec, 2023, 09.40 PM IST
ET explainer: Status of India’s pilot to boost cotton yieldThe Central government is set to present the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation...
05 Dec, 2023, 11.50 AM IST
Cotton output may dip 11 per cent on steep fall in yields: ReportAcreage under cotton is down by 7.5 per cent as fall is witnessed across the states due to poor return during the previous season.
20 Dec, 2015, 12.27 PM IST
India to emerge as largest cotton producerWith domestic trade estimating cotton production at around 400 lakh bales, India is expected to emerge as the largest cotton producer in th...
01 Nov, 2015, 07.05 PM IST
India set to be world's largest cotton producer by 2022India is projected to replace China as the world's largest cotton producer by 2022 on account of higher growth in output over the next deca...
06 Jun, 2013, 09.31 PM IST
- Cotton productivity on decline across India
Country has been harvesting more than 3 crore bale cotton per year but yield remains static due to low technology penetration, weather and ...
04 Oct, 2012, 02.58 PM IST
- Poor rain may hit cotton output by 12 pc this year: USDA
Cotton production in the country is likely to decline by 12 per cent to 30 million bales in the 2012-13 marketing year starting this month,...
05 Aug, 2012, 11.42 AM IST
- Cotton harvest may miss target on lower yield
Cotton production in India, the world's second-biggest grower, will be less than forecast after unseasonal rains cut yields, a textile-mill...
06 Jan, 2012, 02.42 AM IST
- Cotton output set to fall by 7% acreage
The preliminary estimates of the state agriculture department show that Maharashtra’s cotton production this year may decline by 7.34% to 4...
11 Sep, 2009, 02.36 AM IST
- Cotton sowing may fall in FY10 as export demand dries up
Sowing of cotton may fall in 2009-10 owing to export demand for cotton drying up, the Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE) said i...
15 Apr, 2009, 01.33 AM IST