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GOVERNMENT COTTON POLICY
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...
Research: Navigating the Business Risks of Changing Pro-America SentimentU.S. firms increasingly operate in a marketplace where “Made in USA” is no longer a neutral provenance claim but a charged political signal...
- Bengal, count plants, not promises: The real test of its industrial comeback
In a bid to enhance industrial investment in West Bengal, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta plans to overhaul outdated land use regulations....
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...
Bengal weighs pooling closed PSUs, sick firms for land bankWest Bengal is preparing to create a land bank from closed Central PSUs, State PSUs, and sick industries. Several parcels of land have been...
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 ...
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
From farm ponds to AI chatbots: India's blueprint for revitalising dryland agriculture
China's assimilation campaign faces growing international pushback as World Uyghur Congress calls for actionThe World Uyghur Congress highlighted international efforts challenging China's policies. Uyghur representation was maintained within the U...
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.
China to supply bulk of India’s fertiliser tender in major saleChina will ship at least 1.2 million tons of urea to India soon as part of India's recent tender for the key fertiliser. This marks an impr...
Textile stocks in 2026: Trade deals and China sourcing shift revive the sector; is it a good time to buy?Trade deals and sourcing shift from China are reviving the sector that investors had written off. India is well placed to benefit from the ...
When will government issue plastic currency notes? Minister reveals this in ParliamentThe circulation of plastic currency notes is set to begin in the next financial year, as confirmed by the Reserve Bank of India's governor ...
FTAs to drive 30-40% growth in India’s textile exports to UK, EU over next 15 months: DMA’s Sharad JaipuriaIndia's textile exports to the UK and EU are on the verge of expansion in the next fifteen months, driven by new FTAs that level the playin...
Government allows cultivation of genetically modified crops after full scientific evaluation: Sanjeev Kumar Balyan"Total production of cotton has also increased from 35.2 million bales (of 170 kg each) in 2011-12 to 36.5 million bales in 2013-14," Balya...
Cotton exports may drop 9% this year: US Department of AgricultureIndia had shipped 9.9 million bales in the 2012-13 marketing year (August-July), it added. One bale contains 170 kg of cotton.
- Global cotton trade hit by India, China policies: ICAC
Policies adopted by India and China, the world's top two biggest cotton producers, have affected global cotton trade and prices this year, ...
- DEPB scheme comes to cotton exporters' rescue
The govt will restore the benefit with retrospective effect on the ground that it was no longer its policy to disincentivise exports of com...
- DEPB benefits restored for cotton and cotton yarn exporters
Cotton yarn exporters will get the benefit from April 1 2011 while cotton exporters can claim DEPB from October 1 2010.
- Govt rules out change in cotton policy, populist intervention
The government of Maharashtra is not unduly worried over projections of a record cotton yield this year as it has put in place a policy tha...