Cotton
- News
Fire accident destroys Rs 2 cr worth cotton in Telangana
Hyderabad: Property estimated to be over Rs. 2 crore was gutted when fire broke out at a cotton mill in Aler mandal of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana on Saturday afternoon. No…
- Telangana
Telangana: ICAR sanctions 2 coordinated cotton research projects for PJTSAU
Hyderabad: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has sanctioned two All India coordinated Research Projects (AICRP) on cotton research for Telangana, with one research centre at Warangal, and a sub-centre in…
- Telangana
Harish Rao slams Telangana govt over bonus to cotton farmers
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Friday, November 22, slammed the Telangana government for failing to give a Rs 500 bonus to cotton farmers in the state. He…
- Telangana
Cotton purchases resume in Telangana after CCI agrees to relax regulations
Hyderabad: The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has agreed to relax its new regulations for cotton purchases following a strike by ginning mills and protests by farmers in Telangana. The procurement process,…
- Telangana
Harish Rao questions Telangana govt over cotton procurement
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Monday, November 11, questioned the Telangana government for not procuring cotton from farmers. Rao claimed that the farmers played a crucial role…
- Telangana
Telangana: ‘Why not one Nation one MSP?’ Harish Rao asks Centre
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Wednesday, October 16 questioned the Centre as to why it doesn’t bring in “One Nation One MSP” to support the farmers. Rao…
- Telangana
Wary of deficit rains, Telangana farmers alter crop sowing patterns
Hyderabad: Though agricultural operations have picked-up across Telangana for the present Kharif 2024 crop season, farmers are being cautious as 11 districts have received deficit rains this month. Adilabad, Komuram-Bheem Asifabad, Nizamabad,…
- Telangana
Telangana govt plans to raise cotton cultivation area to 60.53L acres
Hyderabad: Estimating that the farmers could cultivate cotton in around 60.53 lakh acres in the state in the coming Kharif 2024 season, the agriculture department is planning to make 120 lakh packets…
- India
TN bans sale of cotton candy after finding cancer causing chemical
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday, February 17, banned the sale of cotton candy in the state. This decision was made two days after the confirmation of Rhodomine-B in pink and blue…
- Telangana
Hyderabad: Women dies as doctor leaves cotton swabs inside womb
Hyderabad: A woman recently died after she gave birth to a baby, allegedly due to the negligence of a doctor and his team, at the Achampet Government Hospital in Telangana. Roja, 27,…
- India
Maha farmers to make bonfire of 1000-quintal cotton as output, prices drop
Yavatmal: Angry over the reduced output, decline in prices and high production costs, over 10,000 farmers will take out a protest rally here on Thursday with plans to burn 1000-quintal of unsold…
- Sports
Kim Cotton becomes first female on-field umpire in men’s international cricket
Dunedin: Kim Cotton of New Zealand made history on Wednesday, becoming the first female on-field umpire to stand in a men’s international match between two ICC full-member countries. Cotton officiated the second…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: 410 kgs of cotton used in Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba)
Riyadh: The weight of the cotton used in the Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba), the cloth that drapes the Kaaba, is 410 kilograms, and the total weight of the covering of the Kaaba is 1,300…
- India
Tamil Nadu: Stalin writes to PM Modi on cotton prices
Chennai: Flagging the “serious disruptions” faced by the textile industry in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the Centre to initiate a series of steps including making mandatory for spinning…
