A recent investigation reveals that child exploitation and forced labor are being used to pick cotton on dozens of farms in ...

Cotton, a major commercial crop in India, comprises approximately 23 per cent of global cotton production. It supports the livelihoods of about 60 lakh cotton farmers and 4-5 crore people involved ...

The Indian cotton crop for the 2024-25 season is expected to be bigger than the initial estimates on higher yields in the key growing regions of central and southern parts of the country.

In its revised estimate, the Cotton Corporation of India has projected that production will touch 337 lakh bales, better than the previous year’s level, but still below the 352 lakh bales of ...