Kerala eyes over 10% growth in tourist arrivals in 2015Kerala is eyeing over 10 per cent growth this year in tourist arrivals for which the state tourism board has lined up several new attractio...
04 Feb, 2015, 06.33 PM IST
Cardamom auctions come under scrutiny following rate hikeAs Spices Board pitches for more auctioneers the existing ones try to protect their turf.
08 Dec, 2014, 12.46 PM IST
Need to develop domestic market for spices: Nirmala SitharamanThe Minister said the seriousness of the issue lies in the fact that when import comes in prices come down causing sufferings to the grower...
26 Sep, 2014, 03.09 PM IST
Kerala Tourism signs historic agreement with UNESCOThe MoU signed yesterday seeks to formalise a framework of cooperation in the areas of cultural heritage protection and promotion in the st...
02 Aug, 2014, 07.20 PM IST
Kerala Tourism signs historic agreement with UNESCOThe MoU seeks to formalise a framework of cooperation in the areas of cultural heritage protection and promotion in the state.
02 Aug, 2014, 03.47 PM IST
- Cardamom auctions resume
The auctions of small cardamom, which remained suspended for nearly a month on account of the non-participation of the cardamom dealers in ...
24 Oct, 2012, 04.50 PM IST
- Spices Board to link farmers through mobile tele-network
Spices Board has introduced a novel initiative to link spice farmers in various states on a mobile tele-network for direct interaction.
11 Jul, 2012, 08.21 PM IST
- Spices Board to avail Railways offer to explore north Indian markets
Spices Board will avail the offer from the Railways to run a new train to facilitate movement of products originating from Kerala to differ...
20 Feb, 2012, 08.00 PM IST
- Resumption of small cardamom auctions
Spices Board has decided to resume on December 26 the cardamom auctions that were suspended following the row between Tamil Nadu and Kerala...
20 Dec, 2011, 08.55 PM IST
- Spices Board expanding cultivation in new areas
The European Union’s recent warnings about rising pesticide levels in chillies and nutmeg have spurred Spices Board, under the Union commer...
23 Feb, 2011, 05.00 AM IST
- Spice parks at a locality near you is a reality, well almost
The Spices Board is on course to build spices parks across the country.
10 Jan, 2009, 02.31 AM IST
- India targets $10 bn spice exports by ’18
India has set a target of increasing spice exports to $10 billion in the next ten years. This will translate into a more than tenfold incre...
31 Jan, 2008, 02.48 AM IST
- Govt plans spices parks to lift exports
These parks will help eliminate middlemen and ensure more earnings for growers.
11 Dec, 2007, 02.38 AM IST
- Cardamom e-auction to start from today
Small cardamom has outbid tea in having a full-fledged electronic auctioning system.
23 Aug, 2007, 04.19 AM IST
- Govt to start e-auction of spices
The Government plans to start electronic auction of spices by July as part of its efforts to make India a global hub for processing and mar...
17 May, 2007, 10.25 PM IST
- Tea, rubber & spices look for new homes
In a bid to boost production of tea, spices and rubber, the government is planning to shift focus on non-traditional areas.
31 Oct, 2006, 12.49 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