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Cotton Crunch Raises Concerns Across Textile Sector

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India’s textile and apparel industry has expressed concern over the sharp rise in domestic cotton prices and tightening raw material availability, warning that the situation could impact production costs, export competitiveness and profit margins in the coming months. Leading textile manufacturers and export bodies have urged the Union Government to suspend the existing
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Turkmenistan Under Fire Over Forced Labor In Cotton Sector

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The global coalition Cotton Campaign has accused the government of Turkmenistan of reversing earlier efforts to reduce forced labor in its cotton sector, following the release of a new monitoring report on the 2025 cotton harvest. The report, prepared by independent groups Turkmen.News and Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights, states that state-imposed forced labor remains
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AEPC Seeks Zero Duty On Cotton Imports

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The Apparel Export Promotion Council has urged the central government to reduce import duty on cotton to zero from the current 11 percent, warning that rising raw material costs and tightening domestic supplies are impacting the competitiveness of India’s textile and apparel sector. AEPC Chairman A. Sakthivel led a delegation of industry representatives that met […]
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SIMA Welcomes Mission For Cotton Productivity

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Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) has welcomed the Union Cabinet’s approval of the Mission for Cotton Productivity (MCP) under the National Mission for Cotton Productivity, also known as Kapas Kranti, with an outlay of Rs 5,659.22 crore up to 2030-31. In a statement, Durai Palanisamy, the chairman of SIMA, described the initiative as a timely […]
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BTMA, CottonConnect Sign Cotton MoU

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Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CottonConnect Ltd to support the development of Bangladesh’s domestic cotton sector and strengthen sustainable cotton sourcing initiatives. The agreement was signed at the BTMA office in Gulshan, Dhaka, with the meeting led by Showkat Aziz Russell and Alison Ward. Under the
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Textile Industry Seeks Removal Of 11% Cotton Import Duty

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The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) and the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) have jointly urged the government to permanently remove the 11% import duty on cotton, citing rising input costs and widening supply-demand gaps in India’s textile sector. The recommendation follows a study titled Economic Analysis of Cotton Supply, Pricing and Trade Policy

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