Upasi requests for additional allocation for commodity boardsUpasi president AL RM Nagappan said this would go a long way in helping the south Indian growers to tide over the critical financial crisis...
25 Nov, 2019, 05.56 PM IST
Upasi pitches for roads laid with rubber bitumenAccording to Upasi, there is huge potential for use of rubberised bitumen in road laying and the attempts made in the past on this has show...
26 Jul, 2016, 04.04 PM IST
Planters’ body wants labour Plantations Labour Act scrappedThe United Planters’ Association of Southern India (Upasi), an apex body of planters in south India, has called for the scrapping of the Pl...
07 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Upasi for scrapping Plantation Labour ActUpasi demanded until changes are made to the PLA all expenses under this category should be given weighted deduction to the extent of 200% ...
06 Jan, 2016, 04.52 PM IST
Rs 500 daily wage for Kerala tea workers not feasible: UpasiUpasi has made it clear that the demand for a daily basic wage of Rs 500 by the tea plantation workers of Kerala is not feasible given pres...
29 Sep, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
United Planters’ Association of Southern India denounces strike tactics of tea workers in KeralaUpasi president Vijayan Rajes said the wages added with statutory and other benefits work out to Rs 410.72 per day.
17 Sep, 2015, 05.32 PM IST
Injustice done to bulk coffee and tea exporters: UPASIThe United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) is an apex body of planters of tea, coffee, rubber, pepper and cardamom in the S...
06 Apr, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
Crash in prices hit tea planters, small growers in Southern India affectedAround 70,000 small and marginal tea growers with a land holding of about 49,000 hectares in the South depend wholly on tea for livelihood.
01 Nov, 2014, 03.23 PM IST
UCEL's online auction to simplify business for tea tradersSouthern India which contributes to 20% of the country's tea production, accounts for 35% of the exports.
23 Sep, 2014, 11.29 AM IST
Indian tea safe to drink: Southern plantersSouth India tea planters strictly followed the guidelines given by UPASI Tea Research Foundation, Peter Mathias said in a release.
14 Aug, 2014, 08.09 PM IST
Upasi expresses concern at the government action against Harrisons MalayalamUpasi feels, certain developments in Kerala targeting plantations would jeopardize the existence of many estates.
14 Nov, 2013, 03.35 PM IST
- Upasi gets go-ahead to hold tea e-auction
“It will take two months to complete the study and a few more months before we can start the e-auction,” said Upasi secretary general Ullas...
23 Sep, 2010, 01.41 AM IST
- Upasi to take part in Moscow Tea Symposium
In a bid to improve the perception about South Indian teas in the world market, especially in Russian market, the United Planters' Associat...
05 Feb, 2009, 06.51 PM IST
- Planters prefer machines as labour pains loom
Faced with problems of labour shortage and declining productivity, tea plantations may take to mechanisation in a big way.
01 Oct, 2008, 02.54 AM IST
- Upasi awards boost tea prospects
The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (Upasi) seems to be scripting a success story with its Golden Leaf India awards for sout...
08 Jan, 2008, 02.16 AM IST
- Upasi seeks removal of obsolete laws
The president of the Upasi has called for structural changes by way of removing legislation which, he claimed, was doing the opposite of wh...
19 Sep, 2006, 02.35 AM IST
- Upasi for revival of degraded forest land
The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (Upasi) has welcomed the reported move by the Centre to enlist the participation of priv...
09 Jun, 2006, 12.57 AM IST