Agriculture
Scrap cotton import duty and build strategic reserve, textile industry asks govt
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry warned in a report that if the current domestic-international price disparity continues, yarn exports could drop 20-25%, resulting in an estimated annual loss of up to $1.2 billion in textile export earnings.
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