Search For "cotton"
Pakistan takes steps to control locust attack
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): The Provincial Secretary Agriculture, Wasif Khursheed, on Saturday said that teams have been formed to control the latest locust threat which has put thousands of acres of cotton crop in the line of devastation in Pakistan.
Read More
Locusts from Iran endanger cotton crops in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], Jun 24 (ANI): Things don't seem to be looking up for Pakistan's economy, as a locust attack from Iran has put around 2,00,000 acres of cotton crop in the line of devastation in Sindh.
Read More
Strict action will be taken against firm selling unapproved cotton seeds:
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Akola (Maharashtra) [India], June 18 (ANI): Strict action will be taken against the companies which are selling unapproved cotton seeds to farmers in the state, said Agriculture Minister Sadabhau Khot on Tuesday.
Read More
Hyderabad police arrests two persons for illegally selling unauthorised he
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 11 (ANI): A team of Hyderabad police nabbed two persons accused of illegally transporting and selling unauthorised herbicide-tolerant cotton seeds.
Read More
Tamil Nadu: Open-end spinning mills closed for five days
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 3 (ANI): Open-end spinning mills in the state have been shut down for five says protesting against rising prices of raw materials and the export policy of the government.
Read More
Greaves Cotton's profit falls to Rs 169 crore in FY19 on account of IL&FS
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 2 (ANI): Engineering major Greaves Cotton said on Thursday its profit after tax dropped to Rs 169 crore in 2018-19 from Rs 203 crore in the previous year.
Read More
Online sleep solutions brand Durfi launches its flagship product
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): New Delhi based innovative online sleep solutions brand, Durfi, has announced the launch of its flagship product - Cotton Candy memory foam mattress. Designed to keep the back aligned, the innovative Durfi Cotton Candy memory foam mattress combin
Read More
India's cotton textile export contributes to reducing trade deficit with C
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): China is an important trading partner for India with imports of $65 billion and exports of $15 billion in the period April 2018 to February 2019, recording an all-time high in exports and sharp decline in imports from China.
Read More
TEXPROCIL welcomes scheme to rebate state, central embedded taxes to Texti
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) welcomed the Cabinet's approval of the scheme to rebate state and central embedded taxes for the Made ups and Apparel sectors.
Read More
Foodgrain production increases to 281 million tonnes in 2018-19
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Total food grain production India is estimated at 281.37 million tonnes during 2018-19 as compared to 277.49 million tonnes in the previous fiscal, the government said on Thursday.
Read More
Odisha: Cyclone Phethai causes widespread damage to cotton, paddy
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Cyclone Phethai, which is currently causing havoc in parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh, has caused destruction of paddy and cotton crops in Odisha, Joint Relief Commissioner Pravat Mohapatra said on Tuesday.
Read More
New duty drawback rates will boost cotton Textiles exports
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 12 (BusinesswireIndia): Welcoming the announcement of the new Duty Drawback rates, Chairman of The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL), Dr K. V. Srinivasan, said that the revised rates will lead to increase in the exports of Cotton textil
Read More