The Textiles Ministry requires certification to guarantee the industry receives high-quality cotton supplies

The mandatory certification of cotton bales under the Quality Control Order (QCO) has been approved by the Center, and the Ministry of Textiles expects this would increase the supply of high-quality cotton to the textile industry.According to officials, the requirement that cotton bales supplied in India have Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification is intended…

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Wheat producers will benefit as the heat is expected to break

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the daytime temperature will decline after Tuesday as the anticyclonic circulation above Gujarat moves towards the Arabian Sea following days of a persistent heat wave that jeopardized wheat yield, particularly in Gujarat and west Rajasthan. Yet as a precaution, the government has established a high-level committee to…

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Telangana’s cotton production increased by 33% in just six years

Telangana, the third-largest cotton-producing State in the nation, increased its cotton production by 33% from 18.85 lakh tonnes (lt) in 2015­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­. This is right despite the crop’s area not significantly expanding. 19 lakh hectares (lh) of cotton were planted over the time period, a 12 percent increase from 17 lh. The state’s ability to export…

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