Toyota unveils new fuel cell car in fresh push on hydrogen technologyToyota has failed until now to win drivers over to fuel cell vehicles (FCV), which remain a niche technology despite Japanese government ba...
Low production doesn't set tobacco prices on fireIndian farmers, who largely cultivate Virginia tobacco, may get some 5% better realisation for their produce this time as against the over ...
Scheme to help farmers shift from tobacco extended to 10 statesProduction of flue cured virginia (FCV) tobacco, used for manufacturing of cigarettes, has been going down in the past few years and stood ...
Honda to launch compact SUV BR-V in India next fiscalHonda showcased a lineup of models at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015 here and unveiled a new fuel cell vehicle (FCV) named Clarity Fuel Cel...
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka tobacco farmers seek non-discrimination, hold ‘Growers’ Day’ in DelhiFCV tobacco is grown in AP & Karnataka. According to the association, farmers of FCV tobacco in these states don’t have any viable alternat...
- Output crunch triggers price rally in tobacco, prices may further rise as BAT & Philip Morris buying from India
Tobacco cultivation has taken a hit this year in the prime belt of Karnataka due to patchy monsoon, pushing up auction prices, which may im...
- Carlyle invests $25 mn in Visen Industries
Carlyle's FCV III fund is an India-focused fund that is part of the Carlyle Asia Growth Partners IV, which invests in high growth cos in As...
- Smokescreen as policy
There was a plan to phase out the country’s tobacco crop.
- Andhra FCV tobacco growers smoke rich aroma of success
Andhra Pradesh’s 50,000 growers of Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV and smoked in cigarettes) tobacco have never had it so good.
- Andhra tobacco growers mop up Rs 600 crore more in FY08
Around 50,000 tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh have never had it so good with the cumulative realisations for 2007-08 skyrocketing by Rs 6...
- Tobacco growers see no other crop options
Even as the Union commerce ministry has been talking for the last few months about a 10-year plan to phase out cultivation of the Flue-Cure...
- Govt changes stance on tobacco phaseout, says crop area is hiked to meet demand
Some five weeks after talking about an action-plan to phase out cultivation of tobacco, Union minister of state for commerce Jairam Ramesh ...
- India's tobacco exports to Russia slip by 92% in February
India's tobacco exports to Russia have declined by over 92 per cent to 144 tons in February, compared to 1,576 tons in the same month last ...
- Mysore tobacco fetches record price
This season’s auction of Karnataka Light Soil (KLS) flue-cured Virginia (FCV and smoked in cigarettes) tobacco has been the best since the ...
- Record flavour for K’taka tobacco sale
This season’s Karnataka auction for the FCV (Flue-Cured Virginia) tobacco (smoked in cigarettes) has ended on a very successful note, surpa...
- Tobacco growers told to retain current crop size
Despite pressure from sections of stake-holders like industry for hiking the ‘07 authorised flue-cured Virginia (FCV, smoked in cigarettes)...
- Tobacco exports to rise to 170m kg
Based on the auction response for the last few months, industry sources expect ‘06-07 exports of FCV tobacco, used in cigarettes, to rise t...