India expected to extend duty-free cotton imports through December, sources sayIndia is expected to extend the 11% customs duty exemption on cotton imports until the end of December to ease supply shortages, lower dome...
26 Oct, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
India's textile industry targets $350 billion by 2030 as exports rebound, costs rise: ReportIndia's textile industry has seen significant growth, expanding to nearly USD 190 billion in FY26. The sector aims for USD 350 billion by 2...
26 Oct, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
Double trouble at the dinner table: When will food prices normalise for Indians?India’s food inflation: Food prices are rising unevenly, impacting household budgets, while inflation is projected to persist in upcoming m...
05 Oct, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
Pest resistance is forcing India’s crop-protection firms to rethink product strategies: Insecticides India MDResistance to chemicals and formulations is an evolving challenge, particularly in crops where the same pest pressures persist over multipl...
01 Oct, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
India’s jute industry set for turnaround as sales volumes seen rising 15%, margins improve: Crisil RatingsIndia's jute sector is poised for an impressive recovery this fiscal year, forecasting a remarkable twenty percent rise in domestic demand ...
21 Sep, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
Jalgaon man built a cheaper-than-LPG smokeless kerosene stove that generated 8 hours of flame from 2 litres that cost just Rs 15 per hourSarfuddin Kazi, a machinist from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, developed a kerogas stove after studying the working of a petromax and looking for a...
15 Sep, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Textile industry wants 6-month extension for duty-free cotton importsIndia's textile industry requests a six-month extension for duty-free cotton imports beyond October 31. This plea comes as cotton yarn pric...
14 Sep, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Cotton yarn price surge weighs on Indian textile industry as FTA gains remain elusiveCotton yarn prices have increased 60% to around Rs 400 per kg from Rs 250 per kg in early 2026
11 Sep, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
How India's below-average September rainfall fuels concern about cropsIndia faces below-average monsoon rains and higher temperatures this September. This rainfall deficit impacts summer crops entering critica...
04 Sep, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
India’s farm policy needs a reset amid concerns over ethanol push, subsidies: Agri expert Devinder SharmaSharma warns that ethanol-led changes in cropping patterns may create an environmental problem over the longer term.
04 Sep, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
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Indian cotton spinning industry expected to recover in FY25: ICRA ReportICRA predicts the domestic cotton spinning industry will recover in FY2025, with 6-8% growth driven by increased volume and mild realisatio...
16 Jul, 2024, 04.16 PM IST
Cotton prices to remain under pressure in 2016: Ind-RaDomestic cotton prices may remain under pressure in coming few months due to international as well as domestic reasons, Ind-Ra research rep...
09 Feb, 2016, 03.39 PM IST
India Ratings revises cotton outlook for FY16 to negativeCotton exports from India to China plummeted 26.4 per cent annually over April-October 2014, compared to a 4.3 per cent dip in the previous...
24 Feb, 2015, 10.12 PM IST
Cotton prices to rise on domestic demandTraders expect cotton prices to rise despite a larger harvest .
30 Jul, 2010, 12.49 AM IST
- Cotton exports may fall as domestic prices rise
Despite latest estimates by the Cotton Association of India (CAI), which has put exports at 40 lakh bales by August 2009, the industry beli...
10 Jun, 2009, 12.21 AM IST
- Govt under pressure to lower cotton prices
With no softening of domestic cotton prices, pressure is mounting on the Centre for a parity with international prices.
06 Jan, 2009, 02.00 AM IST