Cotton
- Hyderabad
AP farmer held in Shameerpet for carrying 100 kg banned cotton
Hyderabad: A farmer from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, was arrested in Shameerpet on Sunday, May 10, for carrying 100 kgs of the banned BT-3 cotton seeds worth Rs 2 lakh. Srinivasa Rao from…
- Telangana
Harish Rao slams Telangana govt over delay in crop procurement, farmer neglect
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao has strongly criticised the government for repeatedly urging farmers to adopt crop diversification while failing to procure the produce grown under such initiatives. During his visit…
- Telangana
Telangana to become textile capital of South Asia by 2047: Revanth
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday, April 3, declared his ambitious goal to transform the state into the ‘textile capital of South Asia’ by 2047. Speaking at the Asian…
- Telangana
Telangana consumer panel directs insurer to pay Rs 26.76 L in seed damage case
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that rejection of an insurance claim for seeds damaged during transportation due to rain amounts to a deficiency in service. It directed…
- Telangana
Telangana 2nd in cotton production, procured 141 L quintals at MSP: Centre
Hyderabad: Telangana ranked second in the country in cotton production during the 2024–25 season, Union Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, February 10. Replying to…
- Hyderabad
2 minor fire accidents in Hyderabad result in Rs 2 lakh loss
Hyderabad: Two minor fire incidents were reported in Hyderabad on Tuesday, January 20, affecting a cotton industry unit and a furniture shop, officials said. According to officials, the fire control room first…
- Telangana
Telangana: BRS protests at BJP MP’s residence over cotton procurement limit
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at the residence of BJP MP G. Nagesh in Adilabad as BRS cadres staged a protest to demand that the Centre remove the restrictions on cotton procurement in the…
- News
Fire accident destroys Rs 2 cr worth cotton in Telangana
Hyderabad: Property estimated to be over Rs. 2 crore was gutted when fire broke out at a cotton mill in Aler mandal of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana on Saturday afternoon. No…
- Telangana
Telangana: ICAR sanctions 2 coordinated cotton research projects for PJTSAU
Hyderabad: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has sanctioned two All India coordinated Research Projects (AICRP) on cotton research for Telangana, with one research centre at Warangal, and a sub-centre in…
- Telangana
Harish Rao slams Telangana govt over bonus to cotton farmers
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Friday, November 22, slammed the Telangana government for failing to give a Rs 500 bonus to cotton farmers in the state. He…
- Telangana
Cotton purchases resume in Telangana after CCI agrees to relax regulations
Hyderabad: The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has agreed to relax its new regulations for cotton purchases following a strike by ginning mills and protests by farmers in Telangana. The procurement process,…
- Telangana
Harish Rao questions Telangana govt over cotton procurement
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Monday, November 11, questioned the Telangana government for not procuring cotton from farmers. Rao claimed that the farmers played a crucial role…
- Telangana
Telangana: ‘Why not one Nation one MSP?’ Harish Rao asks Centre
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Wednesday, October 16 questioned the Centre as to why it doesn’t bring in “One Nation One MSP” to support the farmers. Rao…
- Telangana
Wary of deficit rains, Telangana farmers alter crop sowing patterns
Hyderabad: Though agricultural operations have picked-up across Telangana for the present Kharif 2024 crop season, farmers are being cautious as 11 districts have received deficit rains this month. Adilabad, Komuram-Bheem Asifabad, Nizamabad,…
- Telangana
Telangana govt plans to raise cotton cultivation area to 60.53L acres
Hyderabad: Estimating that the farmers could cultivate cotton in around 60.53 lakh acres in the state in the coming Kharif 2024 season, the agriculture department is planning to make 120 lakh packets…
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