Not just yield, but even fibre quality affected adversely, say farmers, industry and agriculture experts. State agriculture minister J.P. Dalal says govt will compensate farmers.
Cotton Association of India demands duty-free cotton imports in letter to Textile ministerIndia cotton is 15% more expensive than cotton from other regions, & the higher price has eroded the competitiveness of textile industry, the letter said.
The USDA’s estimate in August shows India's cotton stockpiles reached 19.2 million US bales, while the Cotton Association of India shows stocks at 11.2 million US bales.
Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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