Wayanad plantation workers hope their woes will get national attentionThe agrarian district is known for cultivation of coffee, tea, spices and rubber, and has seen suicides by some farmers unable to repay the...
02 Apr, 2019, 11.32 AM IST
Cardamom may face another bad year due to heat, low rainsInterestingly, the rally in cardamom price happened without the support from export.
26 Mar, 2019, 09.00 AM IST
Codex committee to draft standards for a variety of spicesTwo new work proposals will also be taken up for deliberations so as to develop harmonized standards for global trade in these two much in ...
21 Jan, 2019, 08.03 PM IST
Farmer collective to turn Idukki to fully organic farming districtManarcadu Social Service Society (Mass) a collective of 5000 organic farmers cultivating spices, coffee and cocoa in 5800 acres is hoping t...
05 Nov, 2018, 04.52 PM IST
Plantation sector in deep crisis: UpasiThe production of natural rubber in India has shown progressive decline primarily due to un-remunerative prices. Low prices have been drivi...
30 Sep, 2018, 12.02 PM IST
Onion index falls by 11%Seven of the nine commodity group sub-Indices and 20 of the 29 individual commodity sub-Indices declined this week.
03 Sep, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
Kerala floods hit paddy, banana, spices in 45,000 hectare: CentrePaddy has been affected in 20,000 hectare and even banana plantations has been hit badly. Spices like cardamom have been affected in 2,000 ...
27 Aug, 2018, 02.30 PM IST
Your kitchen bill set to rise due to floods in KeralaAccording to reports, prices of small cardamoms across the country have risen at least 20% and black pepper and nutmegs have seen a steeper...
24 Aug, 2018, 01.05 PM IST
Over dozen FMCG companies pledge to donate food items to Kerala, says Harsimrat Kaur BadalThe companies have pledged full support to the endeavour of reaching out to the people hit by the floods, she said in a statement.
21 Aug, 2018, 02.07 PM IST
Kerala floods: Prabhu says DGCA monitoring airfares but no micro management of airlinesThe ministry had also clarified that high airfares shown on some social media tweets are for hopping and very long duration flights.
20 Aug, 2018, 09.53 PM IST
Kerala floods: Rainfall may gradually subside this week, says IMD“Rainfall activity over Kerala is likely to decrease further gradually during the next five days,” India Meteorological Department (IMD) sa...
20 Aug, 2018, 07.50 AM IST
Kerala floods live: Worst flood in a century kills 67; Kochi airport closed till SaturdayKerala to witness acute shortage of drinking water as most water treatment plants have either been damaged or have been flooded.
15 Aug, 2018, 11.38 PM IST
Monsoon revival brings mix of misery & cheer for farmersHeavy showers have helped soybean farmers in central India, but ravaged rubber and cardamom farms in Kerala.
15 Aug, 2018, 11.18 PM IST
Cheap Guatemalan cardamom spoiling India’s exportsProduction has been higher in current season but export orders have thinned
04 Mar, 2016, 05.52 AM IST
Falling cardamom prices an opportunity for exporters to meet challengesThe falling prices of cardamom may have left growers fretting but exporters see an opportunity to meet the challenge from Gautemala.
04 Aug, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
SpiceJet announces 'flash sale', tickets starting from Rs 599SpiceJet has announced its latest flash sale of air tickets for Rs 599 on domestic routes and Rs 3,499 for international flights.
11 Feb, 2015, 10.39 PM IST
Cheap import, Gutka ban may drag areca pricesDirectorate of Arecanut and Spices Development data show that output has dropped 5% to 5,29,097 tonne mainly due to a 20% fall in productio...
12 Jun, 2013, 05.48 AM IST