New Delhi: India’s textile industry, the country’s second-largest employment provider, requires stable access to high-quality cotton. In view of the persistent demand–supply gap, the Government has extended the import duty exemption on cotton until 31st December 2025. The decision, notified by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, is expected to stabilise the input costs across the textile value chain, including yarn, fabric, garments, and made-ups, providing relief to manufactu...Read More

Botad, Gujarat – March 7, 2025 – In a successful decoy operation, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Botad apprehended two individuals, including a contract-based computer operator for the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and a cotton gin operator, for accepting a bribe of 265 kilograms of cotton, valued at Rs. 19,798. The operation, which culminated on March 6, 2025, targeted alleged corrupt practices at the CCI purchase center located at Kashtbhanjan Cotton and Oil Industries in Gadhd...Read More

New Delhi: Gujarat topped the charts nationwide in terms of cotton production, with a production of 9,056.99 thousand bales (170 kg each) in the year 2023-24, said the Union Government today. In a reply to a question during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ramnath Thakur, stated: The details of State-wise production of Cotton in the country and the district-wise production of Cotton in the State of Maharashtra during last thre...Read More