Just as the Biden administration has subsidised the construction of computer chip and electric vehicle factories to limit dependence on for...

In the 22 years that Cannes has been handing out honorary Palmes, the award for Ghibli was the first for anything but an individual filmmak...

Myanmar has become the world's largest producer of opium in 2023, surpassing Afghanistan, according to a United Nations report. The UN Offi...

Under the new policy, nearly 1.12 lakh farmers in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are anticipated to be given lic...

Less than 24 hours after Remembrance Sunday ceremonies, the Edinburgh War Memorial was set on fire. The damage outside the City Chambers bu...

In the latest attempt to airbrush the two from royal history, Prince Harry’s and Prince Andrew’s wreathes were discarded from public displa...

Opium trade was one reason why the East India Company came to India.

Jaggery is at the heart of many sweets in India, especially during Makar Sankranti.

A group of poppy importers and India’s poppy farmers are alleging that a small number of importers have cornered the latest import order vi...

India is having to import opium byproduct codeine phosphate and is in danger of losing its leadership in the international legal narcotics ...

If Piramal's participation is confirmed this month, this will be the first India pavilion at the prestigious event.

The technique can be adapted to produce many cheap plant-derived compounds to fight cancers, infectious diseases and chronic conditions.

In the budget documents there is always a figure which is never mentioned by the FM. This is the receipts from the opium and alkaloid facto...

The finance ministry has shortlisted Sun Pharma, Alcaliber SA of Spain and Johnson Matthey of the UK to cultivate poppy on 5,000 acres and ...

Financial institution IFCI has suggested a corporate like structure for state-owned opium factories to ease excessive govt control on manuf...

State governments have agreed to the Centre’s proposal to slash purchase tax on opium by at least 50 per cent, in a move aimed at making co...

A clutch of pharmaceutical majors, including Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy’s, Cipla and Nicholas Piramal, has formed a queue before the finance ministr...