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Cotton sowing started in Punjab                                                  In order to save the crop from the menace of pink bollwormand get good yield, farmers in Punjab started sowing of cotton early.Cotton sowing has been started in Punjab for the Kharifseason of 2022-23. At present, more than 2500 hectares of area has been sown.It is expected that sowing will pick up in the coming 10 days. Two main reasonsare being given for early sowing. The first reason is that the harvesting ofwheat and mustard crops is almost complete due to the high heat reading and thefarmers have started paying attention to the sowing of cotton and the secondreason is the inter-state advisory committee on cotton to the farmers fromApril 15 to 15. To be encouraged to complete sowing of May Tabak cotton. Infact, last year a large part of the cotton crop was infected with pink bollwormdisease, the committee has concluded that if the sowing is completed on time,the crop will be saved from this infection.target of 4 lakh hectares                                                   Farmers have benefited well this season due to the increasein cotton prices. This is the reason that this time the farmer is very excitedfor cotton cultivation. As a result, this time the area under cotton isincreasing in almost every state. For the Kharif season 2022-23 in Punjab, a targethas been set to increase the area under cotton by 23 percent to 4 lakhhectares. Out of the seven main cotton districts of Punjab, Fazilka has thehighest share of 1600 hectares, Bathinda 310 hectares, Mansa 300 hectares andMuktsar 153 hectares.The weather is favorable for farmingOfficials of Punjab's Agriculture and Irrigation Departmentsaid that canal water has been started in major districts for cotton crop.Farmers are now demanding power supply to irrigate with tube well water so thatthey can complete the sowing on time. According to agricultural experts, thecurrent season is completely favorable for sowing of cotton. Hardeep Kumar, acotton farmer from Mansa district of Punjab told that my family has beencultivating cotton for the last 38 years. We cultivate on 35 acres. For thisseason we have started sowing. This time the prices have been good, attractedby them, some new farmers are also turning to cotton cultivation.

Today evening, the rupee strengthened by 30 paise to close at Rs 76.20 against the dollar.Today the stock market closed sharply.Today, where the Sensex rose by about 574.35 points, closed at the level of 57037.50 points. On the other hand, the Nifty closed at the level of 17136.50 points with a gain of 177.80 points.

Rupee opens 17 paise stronger against dollarRupee opened with strength today against the dollar in the domestic currency market. Today the rupee opened with a gain of 17 paise at Rs 76.33 against the dollar. At the same time, on Tuesday, the rupee closed at Rs 76.50 with a weakness of 25 paise against the dollar.Sensex rises, opens up 125 pointsToday the stock market opened with great momentum. Today the BSE Sensex rose by about 125.03 points to open at the level of 56588.18 points. On the other hand, the Nifty of NSE opened with a gain of 41.00 points at the level of 16999.70 points.

All India Weather Forecast for April 20, 2022Weather systems made across the country A Western Disturbance is over North Pakistan and adjoining parts of Jammu and Kashmir.A Cyclonic Circulation is persisting over Northwest Rajasthan and adjoining areas.Another circulation is seen over West Central Bay of Bengal off North Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh coast.A trough is extending from Chhattisgarh to South Interior Karnataka across Telangana and Marathwada.Weather movement across the country during the last 24 hoursDuring the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain with isolated heavy falls occurred over parts of Karnataka and KeralaLight to moderate rain occurred over Interior Tamil Nadu, Coastal Karnataka, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and rest of Northeast India, Lakshadweep and South Chhattisgarh.Heat wave conditions prevail in isolated parts of Northwest Rajasthan and Himachal PradeshHeat wave conditions were observed over parts of Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.Probable weather activity during next 24 hoursDuring the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain is very likely at isolated places over Northeast India, interior parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Light to moderate rain is possible over Western Himalayas.On April 21 and 22, there is a possibility of thunderstorm and light rain with isolated thunderstorms over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, eastern parts of Jharkhand and Bihar as well as parts of West Bengal.Pre-Monsoon thunderstorms are also very likely to occur over Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Interior Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and southern parts of Andhra Pradesh.In view of the pre-monsoon activities in many parts of the country, the temperature may moderate to some extentDuring the next 24 hours, heatwave conditions are possible at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, North Rajasthan, parts of Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Jharkhand and it may decrease thereafter.

Know why cotton production is decreasing in IndiaAccording to the USDA report, cotton production in India decreased by 7 to 8 percent in the last three years, while domestic use increased.India is said to be the leading country of cotton production. Cotton is sown on most of the land in India, despite this, if we look at the recent report of USDA, there has been a decrease of 7 percent cotton production in India in three years. This reduction in bales is more than 20 million bales per bale of 480 pounds. According to the report, the cotton production in India in the year 2019-20 was 28.5 million cotton bales which decreased to 27.6 million bales in 2020-21 and in 2021-22 this figure decreased to just 26. million cotton bales. According to experts, the reason for the reduction in production in such a large quantity is due to the weather and failure to protect the cotton crop from diseases and farmers are not able to make them aware.Increase in domestic consumptionAccording to the report, there has been a decrease in production, but in these three years, there has been a steady increase in domestic use i.e. domestic consumption. The consumption which was 20.5 million in 2019-20 has reached 26 million bales in 2021-22 and 2022-23. While the increase in consumption is a positive sign for the industry, the decline in production to such an extent is a matter of concern for the government and top officials. Due to low production, India's closing stock has also decreased significantly in these three years. The closing stock in 2019-20 was 15.68 million cotton bales while in 2020-21 it decreased to 11.94 million cotton bales and in 2021-22 it has been recorded only 8.34 million cotton bales.The good thing is that there has been a tremendous jump in export figures in these three years. India's cotton exports stood at 3.2 million bales in 2019-20, which increased sharply to 6.19 million bales in 2020-21 and is at 5.2 million bales in 2021-22.

On the second day of the trading week, the stock market continued to decline, the Sensex fell 703.59 points to reach the level of 56,463.15. Rupee weakens against the dollar, the price fell by 25 paise to 76.50. Gold shines in the matrimonial season, till the writing of the news on Tuesday evening, the price rose by Rs 53 to Rs 53,225. There was stability in the cotton physical market on Tuesday, the market remained stable on Monday's price. With no change in the prices of raw cotton, the market of cotton yarn also remained stable on Tuesday.

Corona hit China cotton export, figure halved in last two yearsChina, known as the cotton textile king, is constantly lagging behind in terms of cotton exports. According to the USDA report, China's cotton exports have decreased continuously in the last three years. If we look at the figures, in 2019-20, where 0.16 million cotton bales were exported by China, in 2020-21 it came down to only 0.01 million. However, this figure has slightly improved in the current year 2021-22 and now it has reached 0.08 million bales. But, still cotton exports have come down to half as compared to 2019. One of the many reasons for the decrease in exports is also believed that after the Corona period, many countries had stopped doing business from China, especially imports, so there has been a decrease in China export figures.Increase in domestic use is also a reasonOne of the reasons for the decline in cotton exports in China is that the domestic consumption of cotton has increased here. The domestic use of cotton in China was 33 million bales in 2019-20, it increased to 40 million bales in 2020-21 and 39 million bales in 2021-22. On the other hand, if we talk about cotton production, the cotton production in China was 27.25 million bales in the year 2019-20, which increased to 29.5 million in 20-21 and again to 27 million in 2021-22.

Today evening, the rupee depreciated by 25 paise to close at Rs 76.50 against the dollar.Today the stock market closed with a fall.Today, where the Sensex fell by 703.59 points, closed at the level of 56463.15 points. On the other hand, Nifty closed at the level of 16958.70 points down by 215.00 points.   

Sensex returns, opens up 89 pointsToday the stock market opened with great momentum. Today the BSE Sensex rose by about 89.40 points to open at the level of 57256.14 points. On the other hand, the Nifty of NSE opened with a gain of 46.60 points at the level of 17220.30 points.

Rupee depreciates against dollar, breaks 6 paiseRupee opened with weakness today against the dollar in the foreign exchange market. Today the rupee opened with a weakness of 6 paise at Rs 76.32 against the dollar. At the same time, on Monday, the rupee closed at Rs 76.26 with a weakness of 8 paise against the dollar.

All India Weather Forecast for April 19, 2022Weather systems made across the countryA Western Disturbance is over North Pakistan and adjoining areas.A Cyclonic Circulation is persisting over Northwest Rajasthan.A trough is extending from Vidarbha to Interior Karnataka via Telangana.Another cyclonic circulation lies over the central part of South Arabian Sea.A Cyclonic Circulation is persisting over West Central Bay of Southwest Bay of Bengal off Andhra Pradesh and North Tamil Nadu Coast.Weather movement across the country during the last 24 hoursDuring the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain with isolated heavy falls occurred over Assam, Meghalaya and Sikkim.Light to moderate rain with one or two heavy spells occurred over Tamil Nadu, Kerala and rest parts of Northeast India.One or two hailstorm activities were observed over Sikkim and southern parts of Chhattisgarh.Scattered light rain occurred over Interior Karnataka, North Coastal Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal and South Chhattisgarh.Yesterday, heat wave conditions were observed over one or two parts of West Rajasthan, West Jharkhand and Delhi.Weather activity likely during next 24 hoursDuring the next 24 hours, one or two heavy spells of rain with light to moderate rain may occur over Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Interior Tamil Nadu and South Karnataka.Light to moderate rain is very likely over rest of Northeast India, parts of South Madhya Maharashtra, North Interior Karnataka and Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, South Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and isolated parts of West Himalayas.Thunderstorm or light dust storm is very likely over parts of Punjab and Northwest Rajasthan.Heat wave conditions are possible over isolated parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, South Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha.