Carpe Diem: Pluck the day, trusting as little as possible in the next oneThis piece emphasized the importance of embracing each new day and seizing the opportunities it presents. Drawing from ancient wisdom, incl...
04 Aug, 2024, 11.21 PM IST
Dhanush goes global, proud Yatra & Linga join dad on red carpet of 'The Gray Man' premiere in LAMahindra is impressed to see Dhanush as an 'intimidating killing machine'.
15 Jul, 2022, 10.58 AM IST
Assam: Tea planters say climate change affecting the sectorNorth Eastern Tea Association (NETA) in a representation to Union commerce & Industry minister Piyush Goyal who in Guwahati on Sunday state...
22 Nov, 2021, 08.03 PM IST
Getting the cap on the bottle: Inside P&G's robot ambitionsP&G is the world's largest consumer-goods maker and dominates many of its businesses. For example, analysts estimate its Bounty brand accou...
19 Jul, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Domestic aviation to be back to pre-Covid level in 3 months: Aviation secretary“In the next 2-3 months, domestic aviation will be back to normal... Big countries like India, which have a huge domestic market, is where ...
07 Jan, 2021, 08.27 PM IST
Plucking resumes in Assam's tea estates, workers follow social distancing normsTea gardens have been asked to ensure social distancing in the tea factories besides providing facilities for frequent hand washing and san...
11 Apr, 2020, 08.44 PM IST
Tea expert recommends mechanised plucking of tea leavesComparing Japan's tea production to Kenya that practices manual plucking throughout the year, tea experts claimed that machine plucking has...
08 Jul, 2017, 07.06 PM IST
Rustic, real & raw: Learn modern farming in Tinchuley hamlet of BengalIn Hindi, the word Tinchuley is translated as three chullas (oven). And the quaint town is represented by 3 hill tops that resemble 3 chull...
15 Jan, 2015, 08.22 AM IST
Low-cost cotton plucking machine ready for commercialisationA low-cost cotton plucking machine has been developed by the SIMA Cotton Development and Research Association for the benefit of farmers.
19 Sep, 2014, 03.38 PM IST
Only a multi-skilled engineer can drive corruption and sloth-riddled Indian government institutionsTo do public policy in India, the skill required is that of an engineer and not the driver. It is about opening the hood, understanding wha...
10 Apr, 2014, 07.12 AM IST
Vikas Rai, the 'techie farmer', who keeps himself abreast of new farm technologiesHe may use a basic Rs 3k Nokia mobile phone but the Air Force School and Hansraj College alumnus is much more demanding when it comes to hi...
13 Mar, 2014, 10.06 AM 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
- Significance of cotton economy
White gold cotton is India's largest cash crop, accounting for a third of the farm GDP. A large number of rural families in 10 states depen...
18 Nov, 2011, 03.28 AM IST
- Mark Hurd joins Oracle as president
Silicon Valley technology giant Oracle has hired Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard who resigned amid a scandal, as p...
08 Sep, 2010, 04.42 AM IST
- India to adopt Israeli method to increase mango yield
India will soon adopt an Israeli technology to rejuvenate mango trees that will increase productivity of the crop.
02 Apr, 2009, 04.00 AM 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
- Canada warms up to Assam tea
At a time when the tea sector is passing through rough patches, traditional communities engaged in brewing tea are experimenting with innov...
05 Sep, 2007, 01.18 AM IST