With cotton being sowed on 49% of the cultivation area in Telangana, the state’s agriculture department is concerned about prices decreasing this year
2 min read5 Oct 2017Balraj Joshi, technical director of NHPC, was elevated to the position of chairman-cum-managing director by DoPT
1 min read22 Sep 2017India is likely to export 6.8 million bales in the 2015/16 season, up 18% from a year ago as demand from Asia is expected to improve, says an official
1 min read3 Nov 2015Govt buying, aimed at supporting farmers, will prevent the dumping of cotton in overseas markets by India at a time when global prices are near 6-year lows
2 min read20 Oct 2015First advance estimate by ministry pegs India's cotton output at 33.5 million bales, the lowest in five years
2 min read25 Sep 2015CITI has urged the govt to direct CCI to dispose cotton stocks through e-auctions at reasonable prices
1 min read10 Apr 2015India is expected to produce 39 million bales this crop year, down from the previous forecast of 40 million bales as yields suffered due to poor rains
1 min read31 Mar 2015Cotton Corp. of India is being forced to sell cotton into a weak market as it struggles to store purchases of around 5 mn bales made in current crop season
1 min read28 Jan 2015Genetics panel may propose safety check for Bt brinjal
1 min read25 Feb 2010Commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal may take a year
3 min read16 Oct 2009The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared