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El Nino to hit 9-10 states severely; Chouhan calls for district-level contingency plans for KharifAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed coordinated meetings with district officials and agricultural agencies in 9-10 stat...- Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
- Cotton prices down 3% on import duty suspension, may slide moreIndia has suspended its 11% import duty on cotton until October. This move has immediately reversed the recent rally in cotton prices, with...
- El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield cropsAgriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...
- Textile industry seeks cotton import duty cut as prices surge 25%, output falls shortIndian textile makers are urging the government to abolish the 11% import duty on raw cotton. Domestic prices have surged by 25% in two mon...
- 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...
- Sugarcane FRP hiked to Rs 365/quintal for 2026-27 seasonFarmers will receive a premium of ₹3.56 per quintal for every 0.1% increase in recovery above this level, with a corresponding reduction fo...
- Cabinet approves Rs 5,659 crore for five-year mission to increase cotton outputThe Indian government has launched a five-year mission to significantly increase cotton crop productivity. With an outlay of Rs 5,659.22 cr...
- CCI to identify districts in each state for cotton productivity trials: Textiles MinisterUnion Minister Giriraj Singh announced efforts to improve cotton productivity by involving CCI in trials across various districts. The gove...
- Mission for Cotton Productivity to boost cotton production and exports, says industryThe Mission for Cotton Productivity aims to boost cotton production and export by introducing new technologies to counter declining yields ...
- Budget 2025: Ambika Cotton, other textile stocks rally up to 9% as FM announces 5-year cotton missionTextile stocks surged up to 9% during the special Budget session on Saturday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a five-year...
- Piyush Goyal calls for private sector's contribution in boosting production, branding of Indian cottonThe meeting was also attended by Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister of State for Textiles an...
- Cotton sector shows all-round growth in FY15: CAIThe cotton sector in India witnessed an all-round growth and the production is estimated at 402 lakh bales during 2014-15, Cotton Associati...
- Cotton growth in India beats global trendThe acreage under cotton in India has increased to 12.65 million hectares during 2014-15 and India now has a share of 37% of the world’s to...
- 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 ...
- Gujarat accounts for country's one-third cotton productionGujarat accounts for about one-third of the country's total cotton production of 334.25 lakh bales, Sharad Pawar informed the Rajya Sabha t...
- World will need to look to India for cotton post-WTO rulingThere are opportunities galore for India to become a world leader in cotton following WTO's decision to strike down subsidies for cotton fa...
- Govt draws up cotton mission to upgrade quality, productionThe Centre has asserted the quality of cotton produced in the country is at par with the international standards and said it was making all...
- Govt draws up cotton mission to upgrade quality, productionThe Centre has asserted the quality of cotton produced in the country is at par with the international standards and said it was making all...
- Silk Board plans tech push to boost output, qualityThe Central Silk Board is preparing the blueprint for a proposed technology mission on silk.
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