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 Integrated
cotton cultivation programme launched in TN
After a month of the formal national launch of at Hyderabad,
contract farming in cotton has been successfully taken off in Pollachi,
Tamilnadu.
Grasim
halts production at staple fibre plant in Nagda
Grasim Industries Ltd, an Aditya Birla group company, has stopped
production at its staple fibre plant at Nagda, Madhya Pradesh, till
the onset of monsoon, due to water shortage.
Cotton
prices firm up on improved sentiment
During the week ended June 6, 2002 cotton prices moved upwards.
Cotton
yarn prices generally firming up
Despite “undercutting” by textile mills in India,
the price of cotton yarn has firmed up slightly, coupled with improvement
in exports during the current fiscal, according to an industry association.
Mulberry
should not be neglected
In stead of promoting and pumping in more money to develop bivoltine
silk, various agencies including the governments should concentrate
on promoting cluster specific silk in India, a senior official of
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation said recently.
India-Bangladesh
trade treaty to be extended by two months
The India-Bangladesh bilateral trade treaty which expired on
June 4 is likely to be extended by two months pending review of
the agreement.
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