Holding stocks is harder than finding them: 10 mid- and small-caps stocks that may be worth holding on toHolding a stock is not an act of blind faith. It is not refusing to change one’s mind. It is not averaging down because the stock has falle...
17 May, 2026, 06.20 AM IST
Banned cotton seeds carve out ₹600 cr parallel marketBanned HTBt cotton seeds are now popular in India. These seeds account for 15% of the market. Farmers use them to cut labour costs. Industr...
19 Jun, 2025, 12.06 AM 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
India's cotton exports crash to 19-year low, production and yield plummetsIndia’s cotton production is at a historic low. Not just cotton yield, but the country’s cotton exports are also facing unprecedented press...
09 Jul, 2023, 10.07 AM IST
Why are cotton prices skyrocketing?Prices of cotton and yarn are at their highest in 11 years causing panic among garment makers and exporters across India.
31 May, 2022, 07.24 PM IST
Heavy rains hit paddy, cotton crops hardIn Punjab, paddy growing is preferred in low-lying areas to ensure additional availability of water but it has caused water logging in such...
24 Sep, 2018, 11.33 PM IST
Robot harvester: This precision farm machine can shape the future of India's agricultureGRoboMac is focused on bringing high precision farming to India. Intelligent and autonomous, the robot will de-weed, prune plants, carry ou...
01 Dec, 2017, 04.33 PM IST
How Monsanto found an able adversary in the Sangh parivaarMonsanto has been hit with price control in India. How did the MNC, known worldwide for its lobbying prowess, end up with grief in India? E...
29 Mar, 2016, 07.45 AM IST
GM crops: Government should set up an independent regulator at the earliestVarious studies published between 2002 and 2012 did not find any significant hazard to human health, biodiversity or the environment caused...
27 Mar, 2016, 02.39 PM IST
GM animus dooms Indian farmers: Innovation is the answer to affordable Bt cotton technologyThe only GM product allowed for commercial cultivation in the country, Bt cotton has made India the largest cotton producer in the world.
03 Mar, 2016, 12.12 PM IST
Cotton production for 2014-15 likely to be at 406 lakh balesGujarat will top the list with 120 lakh bales, followed by Maharashtra at 90 lakh, Telangana (45 lakh), Karnataka (33 lakh) and Seemandhra ...
13 Jan, 2015, 04.08 PM IST
HC gives Mahyco a chance to contest Karnataka ban on Bt cottonThe High Court said that the state government's order on ban "may treated as proposal" against which Mahyco will file objections within fiv...
13 Apr, 2014, 01.49 PM IST
Karnataka bans sale of 2 Bt cotton varieties by Mahyco this year"The sales of Bt cotton hybrids by Mahyco company is banned until further orders in Karnataka state," according to the order issued by the ...
10 Apr, 2014, 06.04 PM IST
- Krishidhan Seeds' hybrid cotton seed 'Pratik' produces 25 quintals cotton per acre
Krishidhan Seeds has developed hybrid cotton seeds "Pratik" that has given record productivity of 25 quintals per acre during the last seas...
15 May, 2012, 06.57 PM IST
- Bt cotton seed companies on edge as farmers shun cotton
The cotton export debacle has created an oversupply of Bt seeds in the market with angry farmers expected to plant less area.
19 Apr, 2012, 01.45 AM IST
- Cotton, Soyabean price issue rocks Maharashtra State Assembly
The Opposition disrupted the Maharashtra State Assembly and the House had to be adjourned on the issue of cotton, soyabean prices.
13 Dec, 2011, 03.44 AM IST
- Govt rules out ban on cotton exports
Ruling out any proposal to ban cotton exports, Union minister of state for textiles EVKS Elangovan on Monday said measures taken by the gov...
15 Jul, 2008, 03.36 AM IST