India allows fresh cotton exports
April 30th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Succumbing to political pressure, the government Monday revoked the ban on cotton exports and said fresh exports will be allowed without any quantitative restrictions."A ... Read more...
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Pawar complains to PM on cotton, sugar exports (Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that the restriction on cotton exports would have an adverse impact on ... Read more...
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Pawar complains to PM on cotton, sugar exports
April 12th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that the restriction on cotton exports would have an adverse impact on ... Read more...
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India rolls back cotton exports ban
March 12th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Buckling under domestic and international pressure, the Indian government Monday lifted the ban on cotton exports barely a week after imposing it.The government, however, ... Read more...
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Government to lift ban on cotton exports
March 11th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The government Sunday decided to lift the ban on cotton exports following wide-spread opposition to the move.Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma announced the decision ... Read more...
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Andhra seeks lifting of ban on cotton exports
March 7th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 7 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has urged the central government to lift the ban on cotton exports.In a letter to Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Ministers’ panel to review cotton export ban
March 7th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Just two days after the commerce ministry banned cotton exports, citing low output and increased domestic demands, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday ordered a ... Read more...
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25 integrated textile parks soon: Anand Sharma
July 15th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The government plans to set up 25 textile parks across the country and the final decision on the issue will be taken within 10 days, ... Read more...
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Maharashtra cotton farmers to meet Sonia on export ban
May 15th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 15 (IANS) A delegation of cotton farmers and farmers' widows from Maharashtra will meet United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chief Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi May 20, ... Read more...
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Cotton farmers demand lifting ban on exports
May 2nd, 2011 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 1 (IANS) Over 300 cotton farmers went on a day-long hunger strike here Sunday demanding the lifting of the ban on cotton exports, an official said.Kishore Tiwari, ... Read more...
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Lift cotton export ban, demand Vidarbha farmers
February 27th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Feb 27 (IANS) Demanding that the export ban on cotton be lifted, over 2,000 farmers and farm widows Sunday hanged the effigies of union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Agriculture ... Read more...
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Cotton exports will not exceed 55 lakh bales: Maran
January 22nd, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 22(ANI): Union Textiles Minister Thiru Dayanidhi Maran on Saturday indicated that not a single bale over the 55 lakh bales already approved for exports would be allowed to be ... Read more...
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Suspend cotton exports, cap yarn exports: Karunanidi
December 2nd, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) Citing the upward trend in cotton and yarn prices, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Thursday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to suspend cotton exports and cap ... Read more...
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Orissa handloom weavers demand ban on cotton exports
November 24th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (IANS) Expressing concern over the increasing prices of cotton, a leading weavers' cooperative in Orissa Wednesday demanded a ban on cotton's export and other measures to save the handloom ... Read more...
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Textile workers demand ban on cotton yarn export
November 20th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
By JehovahTirupur (Tamil Nadu), Nov.20 (ANI): Several textile industries and weaving units protested against the soaring prices of cotton by observing a day-long strike in Tamil Nadu's Tirupur city, demanding the government ... Read more...
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Bangladesh wants ‘quota’ in Indian cotton export
October 22nd, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) Bangladesh will demand a separate quota in India's export of raw cotton to ensure adequate supply for its garment sector, the prime foreign exchange earner of the country, ... Read more...
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India’s ban on cotton exports unnerves Pakistani industry (Lead)
October 18th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) With India suspending its export of cotton, the Pakistani textile industry is worried, as it was banking on import of one million bales of the commodity ... Read more...
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Floods leave Pakistani textile firms in need of Indian cotton
October 18th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Pakistan's textile industry, hit by a record hike in cotton prices following a massive crop damage in the recent floods, has become dependent on the import ... Read more...
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Registration for cotton exports deferred till Oct 1
September 15th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Registration for cotton export contracts will start from Oct 1, a fortnight later than earlier planned, in a bid to contain speculative rise in prices, Commerce Secretary ... Read more...
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FIEO calls for restricted exports of cotton
September 4th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Saturday urged the government to restrict cotton exports so that adequate quantity of raw materials is made available for the ... Read more...
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India to export 55 lakh bales of cotton in 2010-11
September 4th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The government will allow cotton exports of up to 55 lakh bales in the current financial year, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said Saturday.
"The approximate quantity of exportable ... Read more...
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Inter-ministerial meeting to discuss cotton exports
August 29th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) The commerce ministry has called an meeting of officials of the agriculture, commerce and textiles ministries Sep 1 to discuss cotton exports, an official said Saturday.
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India to allow duty-free cotton exports from Oct 1
August 26th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India will allow duty free exports of surplus cotton from Oct 1 in a bid to ensure that farmers get fair price for their produce without hurting ... Read more...
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India exports registered an increase amid global economic meltdown: Maran
June 9th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): Union Textiles Minister Dayanadhi Maran on Wednesday highlighting the major accomplishments undertaken by his Ministry said the India exports had registered an increase amid the global economic ... Read more...
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Indian ban pushes Bangladeshi spinners to Australian cotton
June 8th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 8 (IANS) Spinners in Bangladesh are switching to expensive cotton from Australia due to "uncertainties" caused by India's export restrictions, the New Age newspaper said Tuesday.
Although India last month ... Read more...
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AIADMK, MDMK walk out of assembly
April 20th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) AIADMK and MDMK legislators Tuesday walked out of the Tamil Nadu assembly protesting what they said was the government's inaction in bringing down yarn prices.
Moving calling attention motion ... Read more...
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India may import rice, if necessary, says Pranab Mukherjee
November 18th, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov. 18 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that India has quite adequate stocks of food grains though some imports may be needed at a later ... Read more...
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Cotton farmers asked not to sell crop in haste
October 26th, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Oct 26 (IANS) The central government's biggest achievement has been turning around the Indian textiles industry from sunset to sunrise sector, said Textiles Minister Shankersinh Vaghela here Sunday, and asked farmers ... Read more...
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Custom duty on raw cotton scrapped
July 9th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India has scrapped import duty on raw cotton and withdrawn export incentives to boost domestic stocks, it was announced Wednesday. The government said in a statement the ... Read more...
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Center is contemplating duty cut on cotton
July 7th, 2008 - 11:34 pm ICT by ANI
By Kestur VasukiBangalore , July 7 (ANI): The Union government is thinking to reduce 14 per cent duty on cotton exports.Addressing a media conference in Bangalore today, Union Textile Minister ... Read more...
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Vaghela calls for withdrawal of import duty on cotton
July 7th, 2008 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 7 (IANS) Union Textiles Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela Monday said he favours the withdrawal of import duty on cotton to enable the textile industry source cheaper cotton from other countries at ... Read more...
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Foreign firms buying Indian cotton push up domestic prices
June 26th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, June 26 (IANS) American and Singaporean companies have begun buying cotton from India, leading to an "abnormal increase" in its price in the country, a leading trade lobby has said. The ... Read more...
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Ban cotton exports, says textile industry
June 20th, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, June 20 (IANS) The textile industry has demanded complete ban on cotton exports until the year-end, even as exports resumed after a brief halt following a hike in air freight. In ... Read more...
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Spinning mills restive over spiralling cotton price
June 18th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, June 18 (IANS) Cotton spinning mills in Gujarat are planning to observe a day's closure in protest against spiralling cotton prices and the government's failure to mitigate its difficulties. Sunil Jain, ... Read more...
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India likely to continue as second largest cotton producer
April 30th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by admin
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) India is expected to retain its current position as the second largest producer, user and exporter of cotton in the new season beginning in August, says the Washington-based ... Read more...
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