Cotton

Project To Promote DNA Testing Of Cotton In India

Textile Insights September 2, 2023

Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal informed that a project will be initiated for development of cotton markers in order to promote DNA testing of cotton in the country. Piyush Goyal said this while presiding over the seventh interactive meeting with the Textile Advisory Group (TAG) on Cotton, in

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QCO On Cotton Put Off By A Year By Textiles Ministry

Textile Insights August 31, 2023

“The Textiles Ministry has put off implementing the Quality Control Order (QCO) on cotton bales for a year, following protests and stiff opposition from Vidharbha based cotton ginners. “The implementation of QCO on cotton also called BIS on cotton bales has been extended till August 27, 2024” ToI reported. The Textiles Ministry had approved the […]

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Cotton Cultivation Up In Gujarat, But Down Across India

Textile Insights August 29, 2023

Reports indicate that cotton cultivation in Gujarat has increased by 5 percent to 26.79 lakh hectares in the 2023-24 cotton season. However, there are apprehensions of Indian cotton production declining in the new cotton season as cotton sowing has reduced all over India. “Cotton cultivation across India decreased 1.81 percent over the previous season to […]

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SIMA Contests CAI Cotton Crop Forecast Of 311 Lakh Bales

Textile Insights August 23, 2023

Coimbatore based Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) has contested the estimates of Cotton Association of India (CAI) which forecast a cotton crop of 311 lakh bales (of 170 kg each) for the 2022-2023 cotton season. The Chairman of SIMA, Ravi Sam has urged the CAI to avoid digressing from the forecast made by the Committee […]

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Top Officials To Oversee Punjab Cotton Pink Bollworm Attack

Textile Insights August 22, 2023

Punjab has deployed senior officials following reports of Pink Bollworm infecting the standing cotton crop in the state. Pink Bollworm has been reported from various districts like Muktsar, Bathinda, Fazilka and Mansa, which are the main cotton growing regions in the state. And since the next 15 days are very crucial for growth of the […]