Chirag Paswan flags spice export quality issues, says rejections are “disheartening and embarrassing”Union Minister Paswan highlighted spices’ historic role in India’s trade and their vast untapped potential beyond culinary use.
17 Apr, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Supply setback sends saffron past Rs 5 lakh markThe closure of the Attari-Wagah border, following a terror attack, has disrupted saffron supplies from Afghanistan, causing retail prices o...
30 Apr, 2025, 01.29 AM IST
'Not just in mountains': PM Modi on noteworthy effort to grow apples in Karnataka; also mentions Kerala's saffron cultivation, litchis in TNPrime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted agricultural innovations across India, including apple cultivation in Karnataka's plains by Shri S...
27 Apr, 2025, 02.23 PM IST
How a couple built a ₹50 lakh Kashmiri saffron empire in 'scorching' Nagpur without soil or waterA couple from Nagpur has successfully cultivated saffron, the world's most expensive spice, using an innovative aeroponic technique. Their ...
20 Feb, 2025, 03.08 PM IST
Amid worsening air pollution in North India, Punjab hits record number of farm fires this seasonPunjab witnessed its highest single-day tally of farm fires this season on Monday, with 1,251 new incidents reported. The surge brings the ...
18 Nov, 2024, 06.21 PM IST
Kangana Ranaut does U-turn on comments on farm laws, BJP distances itself, Congress seeks actionBJP MP Kangana Ranaut retracted her call to reinstate the repealed farm laws, sparking controversy. The BJP distanced itself from her remar...
26 Sep, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Saffron in peril: Kashmir's golden harvest threatened by global warmingIn Kashmir Valley, saffron has long been more than just a crop; it is a symbol of heritage and a vital source of income for local farmers. ...
21 Sep, 2024, 01.26 PM IST
BJP slams Kangana Ranaut for linking farmers' protest to Bangladesh unrest; says she has 'no right' to speak on party's behalfThe Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) stated that it disagrees with Kangana Ranaut's remarks linking the 2020 farmers' protest to Bangladesh unre...
27 Aug, 2024, 01.17 PM IST
Vietnamese honey maker Tieng Thu Cam eyes India market for exportsTieng Thu Cam's MD Ai Linh said that India has a huge customer base for honey. The company is also looking for a local distributor.
04 Nov, 2023, 10.26 AM IST
Climate change ravages Kashmir's 'red gold' saffron cropDry conditions blamed on climate change have seen yields of the world's most expensive spice halved in the past two decades, threatening th...
22 Dec, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
15 saffron exporters register for J&K Trade Promotion Organization's New York eventThe virtual promotional event is scheduled on November 18 at Consulate General of India in New York in association with JKTPO and US-India ...
12 Nov, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
PM Modi 'broke' all promises, says Rahul GandhiThe Congress has been accusing the Modi government of indulging in crony capitalism from time to time, a charge which has been vehemently d...
29 Nov, 2018, 12.33 PM IST
Banning liquor sale on highway won't solve the problem: Lord Meghnad DesaiThe Supreme Court has overreached itself. If you want to prevent drinking and driving, there is a lot of experience of the UK and other cou...
05 May, 2017, 11.59 PM IST
PM Modi calls for tetrad revolutions in farm, allied sectorsThanking farmers for taking his advice seriously, Modi said sowing of pulses and oilseeds has touched a record this Kharif season.
25 Jul, 2015, 03.33 PM IST
BJP vows 50pc profits to farmers, careful release of GM cropsThe BJP said it would also link Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to agriculture.
07 Apr, 2014, 04.44 PM IST
Czech Republic offers to provide advance technology to J&KHe added that Czech Republic would check the modalities with India for export of walnut and saffron from Kashmir and Basmati rice from Jamm...
16 Apr, 2013, 10.42 PM IST
- Farmers’ interest fall as cash crops fail to give high returns
Once trumpeted as highly profitable crops, vanilla, saffron, jatropha and safed musli seem to have failed to live up to their promise.
17 Oct, 2012, 10.47 AM IST