Karnataka sanctioned Rs 25 crore for setting up 2,500 Akka Cafes, says M B PatilKarnataka has sanctioned ₹25 crore to set up 2,500 coffee kiosks, called Akka Cafes, to be run by women entrepreneurs trained through self-...
12 Feb, 2026, 08.05 PM IST
High grown, hard won: Inside India's caffeinated comebackDriven by robusta's rising demand and favorable prices, India's coffee exports surged to a record $1.2 billion in FY2024-25. Kodagu, transi...
22 Jun, 2025, 08.36 AM IST
Three life lessons from Kodagu that shaped Anand Mahindra as businessmanAnand Mahindra shared insights from his childhood experiences in Karnataka’s Kodagu region, where his family developed a coffee plantation ...
11 Feb, 2025, 09.48 PM IST
Karnataka: 9 Plantation Companies owe Rs 1,492 cr in lease rentals to Govt, says minister Eshwar KhandreNine plantation companies in Karnataka, including Tata Coffee, owe the state government Rs 1492 crore in lease rental dues. The government ...
09 Dec, 2024, 06.34 PM IST
ITC Hotels expands presence in South India, signs Welcomhotel MadikeriITC Hotels signs management agreement with Narne Hotels to expand Welcomhotel brand in South India. The 150-key hotel in Madikeri, Karnatak...
11 Mar, 2024, 07.50 PM IST
Karnataka: Plantation companies owe Rs 2000 cr in lease rentals to Govt, says Forest Minister KhandreSeveral plantation companies, including Tata Coffee, owe approximately Rs 2000 crore in lease rentals and interest to the Karnataka governm...
09 Jan, 2024, 08.35 PM IST
Tata Group may lose control of 942-acre Karnataka tea estateIn April 2008, revenue authorities had changed the nature of the vast tea estate, under Tata Coffee's lease, as "forest land" from "sagu" l...
23 Dec, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
Tata Group denies reports it may lose control of 942-acre Karnataka tea estateTata Coffee is a subsidiary of Tata Consumer Products. It is Asia’s second largest exporter of instant coffee, with revenue of about Rs 2,2...
21 Dec, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
Homestays operators look for succour as people stay homeSeveral homestay owners in popular destinations such as Chikamagaluru, Kodagu and Uttara Kannada in Karnataka, and Wayanad, Idukki and Erna...
29 May, 2020, 11.11 AM IST
A bitter brew for coffee on rain furyThe loss may put pressure on coffee growers for repayment of loans.
12 Aug, 2019, 09.50 AM IST
Flood damage may slash India's coffee output by 20 per cent : Trade bodySome of the worst flooding in India in a century killed hundreds of people in the southern states of Kerala and Karnataka earlier this mont...
23 Aug, 2018, 04.23 PM IST
Earthy smell of Arabica coffee and kalpasi spice; Why Malnad should be on your bucket listMalnad, the word stems from Malenaadu (which translates into “the land of mountains”), is a region in Karnataka that we hardly ever speak a...
25 Jun, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
Diddahallli unrest: Karnataka tribals want freedom from indented labourThe opposition BJP has accused the state government and Congress leaders of callous indifference. Union minister DV Sadananda Gowda said it...
24 Dec, 2016, 12.59 AM IST
Cauvery crisis: Cauvery's birthplace Kodagu stares at droughtData from the KSNDMC indicated that Kodagu had received 1449.72mm rainfall between June 1 and September 12, against the normal 2219.20mm.
13 Sep, 2016, 01.18 PM IST
- Western Ghats report makes Karnataka planters jittery
Coffee planters in Karnataka's Kodagu district are an apprehensive lot.
20 Jan, 2014, 02.56 AM IST
- Unseasonal rains to hit Karnataka coffee output
Unseasonal rains are expected to hit Karnataka’s coffee output. The state has witnessed a spell of torrential rains which have hit Chikmaga...
09 Nov, 2010, 05.46 AM IST
- Coffee growers eye people who lost jobs after ore mining ban
Karnataka coffee growers who have been complaining of a chronic shortage of farmhands may finally have an answer in the upcoming harvest se...
29 Oct, 2010, 01.12 AM IST