Tea Board looking at tea tasting certification course to skill youth: Commerce secretary Sunil BarthwalThe Tea Board of India plans to launch tea tasting certification courses. This initiative aims to skill the youth and boost tea literacy. I...
21 May, 2025, 07.34 PM IST
ITA and UNICEF draw up protections against child trafficking in North Bengal tea estatesThe Indian Tea Association (ITA) and UNICEF have launched a programme to combat child trafficking in 30 tea estates in North Bengal. The in...
29 Aug, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
Banks branch out as deposits hard to come by on appsMore banks, contrary to expectations, are busy building brick-and-mortar presence across the country for access to something that has defin...
27 Feb, 2024, 12.27 AM IST
This Kerala village on way to 100% literacy in HindiAt a time when Kerala, along with Tamil Nadu, is opposing any attempts of 'Hindi imposition', and netizens engaging in heated debates over ...
23 Oct, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
Economic Survey: The best places to set up your business in IndiaThe overall Entrepreneurial activity is highest in Delhi, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Haryana. While lit...
31 Jan, 2020, 02.17 PM IST
Key highlights of Assam state budget 2018-19Assam government in the state budget 2018-19 presented on Monday announced ex-gratia to next of kin of who lost their lives during the Bodo...
12 Mar, 2018, 06.52 PM IST
NALSA offers new hope to the marginalisedJustice Gogoi said NALSA would set up legal literacy club in five government schools in each district and students would be provided legal ...
10 Jan, 2018, 01.31 PM IST
Assam inks MoU with Google to increase internet connectivityThe MoU would be used as a launch pad to materialise the government’s vision of women empowerment, skill development and universal educatio...
07 Sep, 2017, 07.37 PM IST
Camp Millionaire, a summer camp familiarising children with money mattersThe camp is a 6-day gamified simulation of real-life scenarios for children where they pick up jobs and invest to earn money.
27 Apr, 2017, 10.38 AM IST
Banks to launch drive for opening bank accounts of tea workers and setting up ATMs in tea estatesChief Minister appreciated the active role played by the Banks in tiding over the crisis, especially the issue concerning timely payment of...
21 Nov, 2016, 07.58 PM IST
Timely payment of wages to tea workers top priority: Assam CM Sarbananda SonowalIn a high level meeting attended by top bank officials and representatives of tea associations, Sonowal underlined the importance of financ...
21 Nov, 2016, 06.55 PM IST
Battleground Assam: No party can take Adivasis for grantedKnown as the tea tribe, Assam's nearly 60 lakh Adivasis are a dominant chunk of voters in 800-odd tea gardens spread across 126 Assembly se...
31 Mar, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
Ethnicity-based politics: Why Assam’s adivasis are soft targetsAdivasis, say observers, suffer because they are caught in the vortex of Assam's ethnicity-based politics. The BTAD has tried to use the ad...
04 Jan, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
How upcoming 16th Lok Sabha election is different from othersBy the time the 16th Lok Sabha elections roll off next month, the estimated 97 million new, first-time voters will hopefully, enforce their...
09 Mar, 2014, 07.37 AM IST
- Tarun Gogoi sticks to 'low literacy, high population' remark
Gogoi triggered a controversy when he told a news channel recently that low literacy levels among Muslims contributed to their growing popu...
13 Sep, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Re-hit sectors may get cheaper packaging credit
The govt is considering relief for exports of garments, leather, handicrafts and plantations in the wake of the appreciation of the rupee. ...
31 Oct, 2007, 06.20 PM IST
- Rupee hit sectors may get relief
Minister of state for commerce Jairam Ramesh has submitted a proposal to finance minister P Chidambaram seeking relief for exports of garme...
31 Oct, 2007, 02.16 AM IST