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
Domestic cotton crop output is expected to moderate to 35 million bales in Cotton Year 2019Notwithstanding the expected decline in cotton crop output in CY2019 driven by Western and Southern belts, it will continue to be comfortab...
08 Jun, 2018, 08.29 PM IST
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27 Apr, 2018, 10.15 AM IST
Congress shedding crocodile tears over farmers plight: Parkash Singh BadalPunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said the SAD-BJP government always stood by the farmers during their difficult times.
02 Oct, 2015, 05.00 PM 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 Haryana
07 Sep, 2015, 10.08 AM IST
Expectation of below-normal monsoon: Maharashtra government to promote non-BT cotton seedsWith last year's weak monsoon and the prospects of a below-normal one this year, the Maharashtra government plans to promote non-Bt cotton ...
02 Jun, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
Vidarbha votes for BJP, setback for Congress in cotton beltThe saffron outfit seems to have struck a chord with voters in Vidarbha, a cotton-rich belt which has become infamous for farmer suicides.
19 Oct, 2014, 04.50 PM IST
Cotton farmers in parts of AP, Maharashtra, Karnataka shift to other cropsCotton farmers have shifted to sowing of soyabeans in some parts of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra and to corn in northern Karnataka, accor...
01 Jul, 2013, 07.18 PM IST
- Maharashtra to brand its own cotton variety to beat Gujarat's Shankar in export markets
Maharashtra has decided to promote its own cotton variety to compete with Gujarat's Shankar variety in the export markets.
05 Nov, 2012, 05.15 AM IST
- Cotton acreage likely to dip by 10-15 pc this season: Textile Ministry
The likely reduction in acreage was not only due to deficit monsoon but also farmers going by price perception for their crop, Joshi said.
03 Aug, 2012, 04.55 PM IST
- Cotton Association of India has placed the cotton crop for the season 2011-12 at 363.75 lakh bales
The Cotton Association of India (CAI) released its first estimate of the cotton crop for the season 2011-12.
09 Sep, 2011, 09.56 PM IST
- Maharashtra cotton federation warns of steep fall in prices
MSCGCMF has warned of impending threat of stagnation followed by steep fall in price of cotton in the state if the ban on its export is not...
02 Jul, 2011, 03.52 PM IST
- High cotton prices hit CCI business plans
CCI, which was keen to buy cotton directly from farmers at a minimum support price varying from 2,000 to 4,200 per quintal, finds no busine...
14 Oct, 2010, 06.51 AM IST
- Cotton prices rule firm
Cotton lint prices displayed a stronger trend during the second fortnight of March as overall arrivals of cotton touched around 260 lakh ba...
11 Apr, 2010, 01.04 PM 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
- Mili bug cotton hits crop in Sirsa
The cotton and Vegetable growers of Sirsa district are a worried lot as their crops have been invaded by the deadly Mili-Bug.
04 Jul, 2008, 04.08 PM IST
- Hybrid cotton set to reap bumper results
Cotton belts are likely to tell a different story this year. With most farmers shifting to hybrid cotton varieties, experts say the state i...
31 Aug, 2006, 01.47 AM IST