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In a major boost to India’s textile and agriculture sectors, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has undertaken a national project to strengthen cotton fibre testing infrastructure across India. Operating... The post BIS Invests ₹38.72 Crore Across 21 Laboratories to Strengthen Cotton Fibre Testing...
The initiative will establish high-precision testing facilities across major cotton-producing regions, covering northern, central, southern and eastern zones
Textile mills and garment units in Tiruppur and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu have called for measures to increase availability and improve productivity of cotton, the main raw material
Paddy, oilseeds and nutri-cereals coverage down as cotton and pulses acreage gains
2026 cotton area stabilises at 1.09 lakh hectares; volatile ICE Futures keeps the kapas prices firm, amidst muted demand from mills
The country’s target is to grow cotton yields roughly 72 per cent to 755 kilogrammes per hectare by 2031 up from 440 kg/ha currently
Odisha has emerged as India's highest cotton-yielding state in 2025-26, surpassing Gujarat and Maharashtra. Know how Centre-State synergy
News News: The Press Information Bureau (PIB) recently released a detailed backgrounder titled \"White Gold: India's Cotton Story\", tracing cotton's journey from .
Bayer has launched an insecticide for cotton that targets sucking pests including aphids, jassids and whitefly nymphs
New Delhi, July 20: India ranks first globally in acreage and second in production and consumption of cotton, with the country’s cotton production standing at 290.91 lakh bales in 2025-26 while domestic consumption reached 328 lakh bales during the same period, according to an official factsheet iss...
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