Monsoon to arrive in Kerala on May 26, six days early; IMD forecasts below-normal rainfall for 2026The monsoon is expected to arrive in Kerala on May 26, six days earlier than usual. This early onset is significant as it precedes sowing f...
Maharashtra considers rationing of fertilisers, says minister Dattatray BharaneMaharashtra will ration fertiliser sales to farmers for the upcoming kharif season. The state government seeks Centre approval for this pla...
US Section 301 probe: India textile body TEXPROCIL pushes back on USTR excess capacity allegationsTEXPROCIL has responded to US investigations on excess manufacturing capacity and forced labor. The Indian textile body rejects these claim...
India‘s textile and apparel exports degrow by -2.22% in FY 26: Govt DataIndian textile and apparel exports saw a decline in fiscal year 26. Exports in March also registered a year-on-year drop. This comes after ...
Textiles see tariff scars, exports to US drop 29% in February; China hit mostImports from India declined 28.7% year-on-year, compared with a 16.4% fall from Bangladesh, while Vietnam recorded a 5% increase, according...
Textile exporters urge govt to waive cotton import dutyIndian textile and garment exporters are calling for the removal of an 11% import duty on cotton. Domestic cotton prices have surged, impac...
CCI launches ‘Hira’, new brand of Indian cottonCotton Corporation of India launched Indian cotton brand named Hira in Mumbai today.
Cotton prices likely to fall below MSPAlong with slow yarn exports, a rise in cotton imports too weighed on cotton prices.
Rise in cotton MSP, rain may arrest fall in acreageThe central government recently increased the MSP of medium-staple and long-staple cotton by 28.11 per cent and 26.16 per cent, respectivel...
Cotton rises 2.5% on low output worriesTraders say output will be lower than Cotton Advisory Board’s estimate
Cotton prices jump 7% on fear of fall in outputVarious government and trade bodies have undertaken surveys to reassess the crop.
Cotton imports up 20% since OctoberAtul Asher, honorary secretary, Indian Cotton Federation, said Indian traders and mills had contracted imports of 7 lakh bales (one bale is...
Area under pulse cultivation up by 54 per cent in MaharashtraThe area under pulses has increased by 54 per cent, with urad registered the highest increase followed by tur and moong at 64% and 46%, res...
Cotton farmers confused as forecasts unpredictable as weatherWhile some of them rely on forecasts by the India Metereological department, others seek inputs from public and private agencies to decide ...
If China doesn't spoil the party, cotton rates may go up 9%Domestic prices were at their peak at the end of December at Rs 34,000 per candy of the Sankar 6 variety, after the season had star Rs 32,1...
Maharashtra cotton traders resolve to develop Mahacot brand of cottonCotton traders from second largest producer Maharashtra have decided to strengthen their efforts to build the Mahacot brand of local cotton.
Cotton area in Maharashtra declines by 6.3%Cotton acreage in second largest producer Maharashtra has declined by 6.3% due to last year's drought in the state.