The Betel Leaf Co secures $800K from Venture Catalysts, 9 Unicorns, othersThe company aims to utilize the funds to expand its footprint in India and overseas to build a sustainable supply chain with a standardized...
30 Nov, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop essential oil extractor to economize betel leaf productionThe extractor is capable of saving 44% of the time and 30% of the energy requirement while increasing the oil yield by more than 16%, as co...
10 Apr, 2021, 01.15 PM IST
Will the Mahoba paan leave a bitter aftertaste for BJP in Chhatarpur?The cultivators are mostly from the Chaurasias, a community which is exclusively dedicated to betel farming and are backing one of their ow...
23 Nov, 2018, 06.33 PM IST
Leafy does it: A bit of paan in Indian recipes can give the right spicy, herb-like flavourThere are rare Indian recipes that use paan leaves.
12 Nov, 2018, 10.59 AM IST
- Posco supporters want more compensation, threaten non-coop
The state government had then clarified that the betel vine owners would be compensated despite the fact that they had raised the vines in ...
13 Jan, 2014, 10.22 PM IST
Maharashtra bans betel leaf, 'maava' and flavoured tobacco mixMaharashtra government has extended the ban on sale and manufacture of gutka as well as paan masala to include all types of processed or pa...
22 Jul, 2013, 06.49 PM IST
Odisha: Land acquisition for Posco resumes, locals allege use of forceThe Odisha government resumed land acquisition amidst stiff opposition from villagers who alleged use of force to demolish their betel vine...
28 Jun, 2013, 08.21 PM IST
Land acquisition for Posco resumes after 3-day breakLand acquisition for Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant was resumed today in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after a three-day break.
29 Apr, 2013, 03.57 PM IST
Posco land acquisition continuesLand acquisition for the proposed Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district continued for the second day.
23 Apr, 2013, 12.23 PM IST
- Land acquisition for Posco steel project progressing smoothly
Land acquisition by the Orissa govt for the Rs 52,000 cr Posco steel project progressed smoothly with 51 betel plantations being acquired i...
25 May, 2011, 04.13 PM IST
- Rocky Indo-Pak ties hit Kerala betel leaf exports
Shipments drop to 8 tonne from 40 tonne a month after Osama bin Laden killing.
19 May, 2011, 06.25 AM IST
- Spit India! An egalitarian village
The sight of betel leaf spit may make the average foreign visitor rear back in horror, given that it looks suspiciously like blood spatter ...
24 Sep, 2010, 06.45 AM IST
- Land acquisition for Posco resumes
Land acquisition for the Rs 51,000 crore Posco steel project near here in Jagatsinghpur district resumed today after a day's halt following...
03 Aug, 2010, 03.13 PM IST
- POSCO project remains grounded on betel vs steel fight
It is now the betel leaf farmers of a cluster of villages around Paradip in Orissa who now stand in the way of the Indian footprint of a gl...
27 Jun, 2010, 11.12 AM IST
- India announces package for betel vines workers
Posco-India had announced a rehabilitation package for daily labourers earning their livelihood from betel vines or prawn ponds raised on t...
10 Feb, 2010, 04.47 PM IST
- Govt disallows betel nut imports through Indo-Nepal border
The government has disallowed import of betel nuts from Nepal and the commodity can now be brought into the country only from the Mangalore...
03 Sep, 2007, 03.40 PM IST
- Betel nut imports restricted to M'lore Port
The Government has restricted entry point for betel nuts import to only Mangalore Port, following allegations of large scale smuggling of t...
12 Jul, 2007, 04.43 PM IST