Searched for
POOR QUALITY COTTON
Delhi weather: IMD issues yellow alert, check next week’s forecast and safety precautionsDelhi experienced a scorching Sunday with the maximum temperature reaching 43.6°C, significantly above the seasonal average. Several weathe...
In India’s parched heart, high power costs put cooling out of reachIndia's scorching summers strain power grids, forcing costly upgrades. While cities like Nagpur manage peak demand with advanced cooling, m...
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...
Delhi records soaring temperatures, check the seven day forecast for the capitalDelhi experienced a minimum temperature of 26.2°C, 2.4°C below average, with an orange alert issued for heatwave-like conditions by evening...
Forecast for strong El Nino fans worries about global crops as Iran war bitesA strong El Nino is expected in the second half of 2026. This will bring hotter, drier weather to Asia. Crops and food supplies will be aff...
How to Wash Dark Clothes Without Losing Their ColorDark clothes lose their appeal quickly due to improper washing. Experts reveal hot water and long wash cycles accelerate dye fading. Opting...
You’re Probably Drying Your Towels Wrong - And It’s Ruining Them FasterHarsh drying methods, particularly high heat in tumble dryers, significantly damage towel fibers, leading to brittleness and reduced lifesp...
Karnataka bans artificial colours in Gobi Manchurian, Cotton CandyThe Karnataka government has banned the use of artificial colours in foods like Gobi Machurian and cotton candy due to health concerns over...
Kasturi Cotton may help CCI increase exports, as Centre's MSP procurement expected to increaseThe government has promised to double the income of farmers and it has also promised that irrespective of the reforms in farm laws, the gov...
Kasturi, the first national brand of Indian cotton can fetch at least a 5% price premium: ExpertsGinners from north Maharashtra had launched their own brand Mahacot in 2012 to counter the Sankar-6 brand of Gujarat.
Cotton procurement by traders and government agency to gather pace from DecemberThe initial arrivals this year have not been good due to extended rains across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana and parts of Rajasthan that ...
Planting begins; acreage to be the same as last year’sSoyabean, pulses and sugarcane area could surpass cotton in acreage as prices were firm and pest infestation in those crops was less.
- Non-compliance of guidelines led to resistance of cotton pest
Bengaluru, May 31 (IANS) India introduced genetically-modified cotton (Bt-cotton) containing Bt-toxins capable of killing the cotton pest w...
- Rs 8,000 crore seed sector braces for a hit as farmers shun cotton
India's Rs 8,000-crore seed sector is bracing for a hit because farmers shun cotton this summer after expanding the acreage for two consecu...
- Cotton area may shrink this year over poor prices; farmers may shift to guar, groundnut
Disappointed with lacklustre prices, farmers could scale back cotton acreage by 10% this yr. They could shift to crops like guar and ground...
- 'Unrestricted India cotton export policy may depend on prices'
Continuation of India's unrestricted cotton export policy during the 2011-12 marketing year (October-September) is likely to depend upon do...
- Weak demand, heavy selling hit cotton prices
Cotton prices fell by Rs 2,000 per candy (a candy weighs 256 kg) in the last two days across Gujarat.
- Inferior-quality Cotton worries ginners, traders
Ginners and traders are worried over poor-quality cotton with low micronaire value arriving in the mandis of Gujarat and Maharashtra .
- Cotton yield below expectation in North India
Cotton crop in Punjab was hit by a virus attack that didn't allow ball formation. In Haryana, due to poor quality of seed supplied by natio...
- Contract farming yet to reach state cotton fields
The Maharashtra government’s plan to rope in corporates and textile industry for contract farming in cotton, it seems, is going nowhere.