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Why parts of India are hotter than in the past? A ground report from Andhra Pradesh's TiruvuruAs per a report, heatwaves in India caused 4,620 deaths in the last four years, out of whom 4,246 people died in Andhra Pradesh and Telanga...28 May, 2017, 11.17 AM IST- Farmers bet on dwarf coconut seedlings in the countryDwarf palms grow to an average height of 30 to 35 feet and start bearing fruit after three years. Tall palms grow to 80 feet or more.06 Jun, 2014, 12.18 AM IST
- Farm workers in Kerala can earn upto 5 figure salaries a monthThe Agriculture Department, with the support of village panchayats, has drawn up the scheme to ensure decent wages to farm workers.23 May, 2014, 03.20 PM IST
- Cos plan cooperative coconut farming on lines of AmulFarmers pool resources to look after plantations, buy inputs through bargains & combat labour shortage by using machines to pluck coconuts ...23 Sep, 2013, 11.24 AM IST
- Kerala youth turns coconut plucking into a hi-tech jobFor 37-year-old Selvin Chacko coconut plucking is a hi-tech profession involving car, mobile and even a dedicated website.03 Apr, 2012, 01.13 PM IST
- Soaring farm costs: Rs 14,000 salary to pluck coconutsA shortage of workers coupled with competition from other sectors is driving wage levels in the farm sector in Kerala upwards.14 Jun, 2011, 07.02 PM IST
- Farmers, industry bet high on normal monsoonThere is a very low probability for the season rainfall to be deficient (below 90% of LPA) or excess (above 110% of LPA) according to IMD.20 Apr, 2011, 04.22 AM IST
- Going nuts over it! The Obama visitThe man whom Churchill once called “a half-naked fakir” would have been even more vulnerable to falling coconuts than Obama.06 Nov, 2010, 05.17 AM IST
- Labour shortage cripples plantation sectorShortage of labour is now threatening to paralyse the plantation of south.30 Sep, 2009, 12.58 AM IST
- Coconut's own country seeks ideas to reach the nutsFor Kerala's coconut growers the tall trees present an inherent problem in the backdrop of a labour shortage: The trouble of reaching the n...19 Aug, 2009, 05.45 PM IST
- Coconut board works out strategies to raise yieldHybrid and dwarf palms may finally be the answer to a vexing problem faced by Kerala, the largest producer of coconuts in the country.25 Jul, 2009, 02.19 AM IST
- New varieties to solve climber shortage and low yield in coconutHybrid and dwarf palms may finally be the answer to a vexing problem faced by Kerala, the largest producer of coconuts in the country.21 Jul, 2009, 06.19 PM IST
- India to adopt Israeli method to increase mango yieldIndia will soon adopt an Israeli technology to rejuvenate mango trees that will increase productivity of the crop.02 Apr, 2009, 04.00 AM IST
- Heaven scentIt happens to all of us, we all get bushed by ennui there are days when the urban jungle seems closing in on us, there are moments when dea...17 Apr, 2008, 05.49 AM IST
- Coconut Board to boost copra in stateThe Coconut Development Board has initiated steps to popularise copra production in Kolkata.05 Sep, 2007, 04.59 AM IST
- Help sought for improving coconut productionGovernment agencies have sought the help of farm experts for healing sick coconut plants and raising yield.24 Aug, 2007, 05.30 PM IST
- Holi break in GoaWould anyone who wants to play Holi go to a beach when they can do so even in a landlocked area?03 Apr, 2003, 12.00 AM IST
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