The jute industry’s revenue could fall 5-6 per cent in Financial Year 2023-24( FY24) as weak

will invest about Rs 254 crore to set up a modern integrated jute mill in Rajanna Sircilla district

The government on Thursday raised MSP for raw jute by Rs 285 to Rs 5, 335 per quintal for the

pulses, sugarcane and jute/ mesta rose marginally. Sowing of paddy, the main kharif crop, begins with

The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 17, 408.85 crore' committed price support'to the Cotton Corporation of India( CCI) for seven cotton seasons from 2014-15 to 2020-21. The decision was taken at the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs( CCEA) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The CCEA has approved incurring expenditure for reimbursing losses under MSP operations for cotton during the cotton season( October-September) 2014-15 to 2020-21. The CCEA has given its approval for committed

India has initiated a probe into alleged dumping of electrogalvanized steel, used in auto and electronics industries, from Korea, Japan, Singapore following a complaint by a domestic company. American Precoat Speciality Pvt Ltd has filed an application before the Directorate General of Trade Remedies( DGTR) for investigation of anti-dumping duty concerning the imports of electrogalvanized steel from the three countries. The directorate, under the Commerce Ministry, will see whether the product i

During the period between April and December, 2021, total textiles and apparels exports, including handicrafts, stood at$ 29.8 billion as compared to$ 21.2 billion recorded for the corresponding period of the previous year. This implies a robust growth of approximately 41 per cent as compared to the year ago period, the Ministry of Textiles said in a statement on Wednesday.In FY 2020-21, there was a deceleration in textile exports due to the Covid-19 pandemic that disrupted the supply chain and

After the 13th Ministerial Conference( MC13) of the World Trade Organization( WTO) in Abu Dhabi failed to deliver a substantial outcome in spite of an extended deadline, European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis took to microblogging platform X to vent his frustration.... “ European Union( EU) engaged intensively on: Fisheries subsidies, agriculture WTO reform.... Agreements were within reach, supported by a big majority, but ultimately blocked by a handful of countries — sometimes just 1

Area sown to summer crops like paddy was lagging behind by 1.55 per cent at 1, 043.87 lakh hectare so far in the ongoing kharif season of the crop year 2021-22( July-June), according to data released by the agriculture ministry on Sunday. Sowing operation is still underway and planting of summer( kharif) crops can be continued till the end of August, it said. Farmers had planted summer( kharif) crops in 1, 060.37 lakh hectare in the year-ago period. Sowing of kharif crops begins with the onset o

The area under coverage for paddy has increased 4.33 per cent to 360.79 lakh hectares across the country in the ongoing kharif season as the lag in sowing narrowed in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, and Karnataka, according to official data released on Friday.... Paddy, the main kharif crop, was sown in 345.79 lakh hectares in the year-ago period.... As per the data from the agriculture ministry for the ongoing kharif season till August 18, paddy was sown in 24.80 lakh hectares in Odisha, 0.43