The indigenous kala cotton, despite its fully organic status, finds few takers. It is a short-staple yarn so much thicker ...

Ahead of the cotton sowing season in Punjab, there has been an increasing demand for Bollgard-3, a pest-resistant cotton variety which is yet to become available in India ...

MUMBAI, March 11 (Reuters) - India's cotton imports in 2024/25 are likely to double from a year ago as production is set to fall below consumption because of a decline in acreage planted and ...

The court explained that under India’s Patents Act of 1970, plant varieties and seeds cannot be patented, and that royalties or “trait fees” on Monsanto’s cotton seeds, which are modified ...

Cotton is the soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant and the fibres consist primarily of a natural polymer known as cellulose. Evidence of cotton being grown, spun and woven ...

CottonConnect, a pioneering social enterprise committed to transforming global textile supply chains through sustainability, farmer capacity building, and women’s empowerment, will soon launch a ...

There is an abundance of natural and synthetic materials available to today's consumer, but when it comes to clothing and ...

An investigation by Transparentem into the working conditions on 90 cotton farms in India's Madhya Pradesh state between 2022 and 2023 revealed "widespread use of child labour and illegal ...

Cotton seeds are the seeds of the cotton plant (Gossypium), which is primarily cultivated for its fibers used in the textile ...

Hisar: Scientists from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (HAU), Hisar, have identified a new pathotype ...

Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, however, took to X on Tuesday and listed a slew of problems he found with Rana Gurjeet ...