Centre to set up dedicated cotton testing labs
[ad_1] NEW DELHI : New Delhi: The union government is planning to set up dedicated labs for testing high-grade cotton in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat and Karnataka as…
Centre committed to continue MSP regime: Piyush Goyal
[ad_1] New Delhi The government is “committed to continue” the minimum support price (MSP) regime, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, adding that it is considering procuring the entire…
Govt to rope in foreign technical institutes to train Indian artisans, weavers
[ad_1] New Delhi: The union government plans to help impart world-class training to Indian artisans, weavers and young professionals through tie-ups and exchange programmes between Indian textile research institutes such…
Farmers protest: Fifth death reported; govt says working to resolve issues
[ad_1] A protester died after a heart attack while others were injured as farmers resumed the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on the Punjab-Haryana border on Friday. The Haryana Police deployed tear…
Cotton pilot in 10 states to boost output
[ad_1] New Delhi: The government has started a pilot in 10 states involving 15,000 farmers to increase production of the best-quality cotton by adopting global agricultural practices, said textiles secretary…
Cotton Corp to procure premium Kasturi cotton this season
[ad_1] New Delhi: State-run Cotton Corp. of India (CCI) is set to procure over one million bales of premium Kasturi cotton in the current season that began in October. Union…