Quote of the Day by Martha Washington: “I am still determined to be cheerful…” — inspiring lesson on staying positive in tough times by America’s first First LadyMartha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States, shared a simple message about staying happy in all situations. Her life had b...
05 May, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
Ghaziabad won't allow building construction without tree plantation anymore: Check new plot approval norms for builders & land ownersGhaziabad Development Authority has introduced a new rule making tree plantation compulsory based on plot size for all building approvals f...
11 Apr, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge urges people of Kerala to vote for govt that listens, cares and deliversAs Kerala heads to the polls, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged voters to elect a government that listens, cares, and delivers, e...
09 Apr, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
150,000 Bangladeshi tea workers strike against dollar-a-day wagesThe minimum wage for a tea plantation worker in the country is 120 taka a day -- about $1.25 at official rates, but only just over a dollar...
13 Aug, 2022, 03.49 PM IST
- Nurturing Nature - Rubber estates are pvt forests: HC
The Madras high court on Thursday settled a longstanding legal dispute over whether the vast private estates and rubber plantations in Kany...
12 Mar, 2016, 07.04 AM IST
- Nurturing Nature - Rubber estates are pvt forests: HC
The Madras high court on Thursday settled a longstanding legal dispute over whether the vast private estates and rubber plantations in Kany...
12 Mar, 2016, 07.02 AM IST
- Nurturing Nature - Rubber estates are pvt forests: HC
The Madras high court on Thursday settled a longstanding legal dispute over whether the vast private estates and rubber plantations in Kany...
12 Mar, 2016, 07.02 AM IST
- Nurturing Nature - Rubber estates are pvt forests: HC
The Madras high court on Thursday settled a longstanding legal dispute over whether the vast private estates and rubber plantations in Kany...
12 Mar, 2016, 07.02 AM IST
Gujarat tribals turn bamboo plantation ownersBetween April 2014 and June 2015, a mill lifted 96,000 tonnes of bamboo. Wages paid totalled a whopping Rs 12 crore.
24 Jan, 2016, 10.59 AM IST
Kerala CM Oommen Chandy terms MLA's action as 'cheap political stunt'Kerala Assembly witnessed noisy scenes over the alleged attack by CPI woman MLA as Chief Minister Oommen Chandy termed her action as a "che...
06 Jul, 2015, 04.05 PM IST
West Bengal tea plantation employees Welfare Fund bill passedLabour Minister said that the bill will will provide interest subvention and matching grants to the employers of tea gardens as soft loan.
18 Jun, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
31 cases filed against tea garden owners for irregularitiesAssam govt said it has registered cases under Plantation Labour Act against number of tea garden owners for not implementing various scheme...
23 Apr, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
Darjeeling tea industry unfair to tea pluckers: anthropologistAs the first flush of prized Darjeeling tea nears harvest this spring, workers in fair-trade tea plantations there are still waiting for a ...
21 Mar, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
- Migrants land sops as labour shortage grows
Plantation owners in Kerala and Punjab say that to retain the immigrant workforce, they will offer provident fund, gratuity and pension.
02 Apr, 2010, 03.01 AM IST
- What’s palm oil got to do with orangutans?
Palm oil is everywhere. This globally traded vegetable oil is found in thousands of products you buy off the shelf.
04 Jun, 2008, 01.56 AM IST
- Tata Tea may uproot from Sri Lanka
Tata has invested in Sri Lanka through a joint venture with Watawala Plantations, who sells Ceylon tea under the 'Zesta' and 'Watawala' bra...
03 Oct, 2006, 05.50 PM IST
- Govt to raise aid cap for small plantation owners
With little demand from small growers for assistance under the price stabilisation trust fund (PSTF) scheme against price fluctuation of pl...
05 Sep, 2006, 12.00 AM IST