Codex committee to draft standards for a variety of spicesTwo new work proposals will also be taken up for deliberations so as to develop harmonized standards for global trade in these two much in ...
21 Jan, 2019, 08.03 PM IST
Munnar's tea heaven: From mild green tea to expensive whiteThe first sip will tell us whether the tea is sweet, bitter, acidic, or umami. Next, we focus on aroma, palate notes, body, astringency lev...
14 May, 2017, 12.49 AM IST
Buyer seller meet generates spice order worth Rs 10 croreAccording to a statement the buyer-seller meet, ‘Eastern Emporia – from the farmlands of North East’, facilitated trial orders which may tu...
16 Jan, 2017, 09.47 PM IST
Poor back-to-back monsoons, coupled with depleting reservoirs and a heatwave have hit rural India hardThis year’s monsoon is expected to be good, but officials say it may take up to three months for water scarcity to ease as soil moisture ha...
12 Apr, 2016, 07.02 AM IST
Drought may hit crop output across South IndiaDrought in southern states has affected the cultivation of major commodities like rice, cotton and spices. Production of these commodities ...
08 Apr, 2016, 10.36 AM IST
Sikkim's black cardamom giving its farmers a major economic boostSikkim’s famed black cardamom has of late been giving its farmers a major economic boost, with the price of the endemic crop soaring more t...
19 Jan, 2016, 05.33 PM IST
North East spices to be promoted overseas by Spices BoardThe board, under the Commerce and Industry Ministry, has decided to promote in the overseas market spices such as large cardamom.
26 Jul, 2015, 03.23 PM IST
Horticulturist effects cardamom bumper growth in hamlet, triggers local economyLikha Maj had started horticulture activities in 1993 to encourage the locals to tap vast horticulture potential through AGUN to become sel...
14 Apr, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
- Chilli, Jeera prices decline on subdued demand
Weakening trend in futures market and hopes of a greater area under cultivation and higher output also put pressure on the select spice pri...
24 Jan, 2013, 03.40 PM IST
Budget 2011: Finance Bill 2011A BILL to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2011-2012. Be it enacted by Parliament in...
01 Mar, 2011, 01.30 AM IST
- Spices sizzle on bad weather
This season, the prices of all major spices across the country have soared, encouraging more people to take up spice cultivation.
10 Feb, 2011, 01.59 AM IST
- Indian restaurants-on-wheels becoming hip in US
Food trucks serving cuisine of India have become popular in California, New York, Texas, North Carolina, Philadelphia and Washington.
26 Dec, 2010, 09.50 PM IST
- Two Kerala pepper varieties to get GI tags
Kerala’s Malabar pepper and Tellicherry pepper are set to get geographical indication (GI) status.
31 May, 2007, 04.36 AM IST
- Black cardamom growers told to diversifiy crops
Black cardamom growers, who are facing an income slump due to declining productivity, are being advised by the Spices Board to go for diver...
09 Oct, 2006, 03.53 AM IST
- Spices Board seeks central aid for black cardamom
Encouraged by a central package of Rs 400-crore for the rejuvenation of black pepper plantation and boosting its export, the regional offic...
20 Sep, 2006, 12.06 AM IST
- Few takers for govt's pepper revival package
The Centre’s plans to raise the yield rate of Indian origin-black pepper through replantation has evoked little cheers from small farmers i...
19 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- Crash crops do the flip-flop
For India's coffee and spice-cultivating sector, the name of the game is survival. The demand from the grassroots is for policies to facili...
15 Feb, 2003, 12.42 AM IST