India imports 500,000 bales of high-quality ... “It will be done through indigenous varieties of cotton seeds,” the second person said. “Two decades ago, when Bt cotton was introduced ...

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 ...

As of October 2024, the states cotton cultivation area expanded to 26.8 lakh hectares, marking an increase of 9 lakh hectares ...

Increasing import of raw and waste cotton in the last seven months has brought to fore the urgent need for measures to improve cotton productivity in India. Also Read:Allocation for cotton in ...

Some of the best-known global apparel brands procured cotton grown in Indian farms that employ child and bonded labourers, a report by a US-based rights group alleged Tuesday (Jan 7). An ...