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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 ...
PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
India-Canada FTA talks can be concluded before year end target: Piyush GoyalIndia and Canada are actively negotiating a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. Officials express optimism for concluding the fre...
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...
Textile, Tourism, Technology: PM Modi's 'mantra' for India's developmentPrime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the importance of the textile, tourism, and technology sectors for India's development, highlightin...
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 ...
Union Budget: National mission on high-yielding seeds to be launched, says SitharamanIndia will launch a mission for high-yielding seeds and establish a 'Makhana Board' in Bihar to boost fox nut production, announced Finance...
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...
India's textiles sector eyeing $100-billion exports in 5-6 years: Piyush Goyalthe Minister of Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Commerce & Industry said manufacturers should start securing c...
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...
Spinners hail removal of registration of cotton for exportsThe mandatory registration is causing hardships for the cotton yarn exporters, besides affecting the image of the Nation in the global mark...
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 ...
- Silk Board plans tech push to boost output, quality
The Central Silk Board is preparing the blueprint for a proposed technology mission on silk.