Punjab to bring 12.5 lakh acres under cotton cultivation
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Punjab’s Agriculture Department will provide adequate inputs and BT cotton seeds to enhance the area under cotton cultivation from 9.7 lakh...
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‘Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filter coronavirus’
Seoul, April 8 (IANS) Both surgical and cotton masks were found to be ineffective for preventing the dissemination of SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) from the coughs of...
CCEA approves Rs 1,061 cr to reimburse losses on cotton sale
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The government has approved an additional expenditure of Rs 748.08 crore for the Cotton Corporation of India and Maharashtra State...
Indian farmers spending more on insecticides for Bt cotton
New York, March 15 (IANS) Indian farmers are spending more on insecticides for genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton, say researchers, adding that the situation is...
Women’s T20 WC: NZ’s Cotton, Pak’s Raza umpires for Ind v Aus final
Melbourne, March 6 (IANS) Kim Cotton of New Zealand and Ahsan Raza of Pakistan will stand as on-field umpires for the ICC women’s T20 World...
Cotton, Raza to stand as on-field umpires in T20 WC final
Melbourne, March 6 (IANS) Kim Cotton and Ahsan Raza will stand as on-field umpires in the summit clash of the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup,...
RSS wing writes to Minister on BT cotton
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) At a time when the Modi government has tried to project a pro-farmer image through the recent Union Budget, the...
Cotton yield in Pakistan touches record low
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) The production of cotton in Pakistan has touched its lowest ever level, which is another indicator of the health of the...
Punjab heads towards record production of cotton
Chandigarh, Dec 19 (IANS) Punjab is expected to see a record production of cotton this year at 18.20 lakh bales against last year’s 12.23 lakh...
Irani blames US-China trade war for cotton industry slowdown
Gurugram, Nov 10 (IANS) Accepting the slowdown in the Indian cotton yarn industry, the Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday blamed the US-China trade...
Cotton champions at Day 2 of LFW 2019
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) The first show on the second day of the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019, dedicated to sustainability, opened with an interaction...
Worry in India as cotton prices take a hit in US-China trade war
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) In the ongoing trade war between China and the US, cotton prices have taken a hit of more than 32...
China’s lunar probe sees first cotton-seed sprout
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) A cotton seed carried to the Moon by China’s recent Chang’e-4 probe has sprouted, the first for any biological matter to...
SC rules in favour of Monsanto’s patent of GM Cotton seeds
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of Bayer AG as Monsanto holding patents on genetically modified cotton seeds...