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Cotton duty or competitiveness? The bigger challenge facing India’s $190 billion textile industryThe government’s temporary import duty relief may ease pressure on mills and exporters, but industry experts say deeper problems in product...
El Niño is set to further disrupt India's $300 billion farm supply chainIndia's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...
BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure worldWith India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...
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 ...
Jain Irrigation, Ankur Scientific partner on agri waste-to-energy project in MaharashtraJain Irrigation Systems Ltd and Ankur Scientific are joining forces for a new project in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. This initiative will convert...
States asked to focus on sowing pulses, oilseedsIndia's government is urging states to focus on pulses and oilseeds for the upcoming kharif sowing season. This directive comes amid predic...
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...
CITI welcomes temporary removal of 11% cotton import duty, calls it boost for textile exportsThe move aims to boost the competitiveness of India's MSME-dominated textile sector amidst global challenges and support the nation's targe...
Explained: Why Gokaldas Exports, KPR Mill and other textile stocks soared up to 8% on MondayTextile stocks such as Gokaldas Exports, KPR Mill, Vardhman Textiles and Trident rallied up to 8% after the government exempted cotton impo...
Shivraj Chouhan to launch 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan' on June 1 as Govt reviews fertiliser, fuel stocks amid West Asia crisisUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches Khet Bachao Abhiyan nationwide from June 1. The campaign aims to reduce excessive...
Govt exempts customs duty on cotton imports for five monthsThe government has announced a five-month customs duty exemption on cotton imports starting June 1. This move aims to increase raw material...
Centre waives customs duty on cotton imports till October 30Cotton imports will be duty-free from June 1 to October 30, 2026. This move by the Centre aims to increase cotton availability for India's ...
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...
Physical data collection from the real world is India's new backoffice job for AICompanies such as HumynAI Labs, Egodata, Neo Cambrian, XP Robotics, and Objectways have deployed people on the ground starting early this y...
'Am I out?' Drought and rising costs from Iran war deepen pain for US farmersAmerican farmers in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Nebraska face immense challenges. Rising fuel and fertilizer prices, linked ...
Cabinet raises Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif cropsThe Union Cabinet has approved significant hikes in Minimum Support Prices for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Sunflower ...
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...
Cotton import duty extension to stabilise input costs, safeguard farmer interests: GovtThe textiles ministry has extended the import duty exemption on cotton until December 31, 2025, aiming to stabilize input costs across the ...
Cotton council on cards to boost fibre's productivityThe decision was taken at a meeting of textile minister Piyush Goyal with stakeholders including cotton farmers, spinners and traders on Tu...
- India's 2012-13 cotton output may fall to 32.3 million bales: Report
India, the world's second biggest cotton grower, had produced a record 34.25 million bales in the 2011-12 marketing year.