Domestic cotton consumption is expected to remain flat in CYi2026, despite subdued output. Analysts cited in the Icra report ...

Global fashion industry drives sustainable cotton demand Independent farmers struggle with certification, prices Big brands, government urged to boost farmer support WARANGAL, India, Nov 23 (Thomson ...

While the government launched ₹11,440-crore Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses (Dalhan Aatmanirbharta Mission) for boosting ...

A field of a genetically modified variety of cotton called Bt Cotton with inbuilt insecticide resistance, in India. Cotton's environmental impacts are well-publicized (if not well-understood), ...

Highest Producer of Cotton In India: Cotton is an important crop in India and supports many farmers and industries. It is grown in several states, but one state produces the most. Let’s find out which ...

Later this month, India’s Supreme Court will hold a lengthy hearing on the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) mustard, which would be the country’s first GM food crop. The court has asked ...

Mumbai's Rich Textile Heritage When one envisions Mumbai, images of skyscrapers, the ocean, and its status as the nation's ...

A seed is a choice that cannot be taken back. As seeds grow, farmers care for them, making choices that they hope might lead to yields, profits, and a good life. In Telangana, India, the seemingly ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — India is the No. 1 cotton producer in the world, but its crop is in distress. Heavy use of pesticides, new genetically modified seeds, suicides, and an overabundance of seed ...

Cotton is the only genetically modified (GM) crop that has been officially approved in India and has been cultivated (illegally then legally) in the country for more than 20 years. Although GM mustard ...

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MUMBAI, May 25 (Reuters) - Cotton acreage in India, the world's second biggest producer, may rise by up to 15 percent in 2011/12 as record high prices in the current season may induce farmers to ...