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Kasturi Cotton gains traction as India puts traceability on the textile map

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Kasturi Cotton gains traction as India puts traceability on the textile map

The adoption of Kasturi Cotton has accelerated sharply since its launch (for illustration) | Photo Credit: The Hindu Nearly 2.1 lakh bales of Indian-grown cotton were certified as Kasturi Cotton Bharat in the cotton marketing season that ended on September 30, underscoring the growing importance of traceability in India’s textile value chain. The adoption of…

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Sugar mills to advance cane crushing schedule

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Sugar mills to advance cane crushing schedule

Sugar mills will start operating 10-15 days before the normal schedule for the 2026-2027 sugar marketing season to ensure adequate availability of sugar during the festival season this year. At a meeting held with the Joint Secretary (Sugar) last month, the Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) and the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar…

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Poor monsoon and no Cauvery water: distress in Tamil Nadu’s delta region this kharif season

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Poor monsoon and no Cauvery water: distress in Tamil Nadu’s delta region this kharif season

The hot winds sweeping across the ancient Kallanai, which should be brimming with water by now, are raising temperatures across the Cauvery delta this year. A weak southwest monsoon and the vexed inter-State river water sharing dispute with Karnataka have left farmers in the region in distress yet again. As the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur…

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