News for 'Planters'

Witness identifies 7/11 blast accused in court

Witness identifies 7/11 blast accused in court

Rediff.com23 Nov 2010

In a significant development, an eyewitness in the July 11, 2006 serial train blasts case, on Tuesday identified the alleged planter of the RDX laden bomb in the train that blasted at Matunga station in Mumbai.

ULFA attacks tea garden; torch vehicles

ULFA attacks tea garden; torch vehicles

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

After lying low for the last two years since one of its factions declared unilateral ceasefire, United Liberation Front of Asom militants attacked a tea planter and a garden employee and torched vehicles in upper Assam along Arunachal Pradesh.

Gorkha league chief killed, GJM denies role

Gorkha league chief killed, GJM denies role

Rediff.com21 May 2010

All India Gorkha League president and Gorkhaland proponent Madan Tamang was seriously injured after being attacked with sharp weapons by unidentified assailants in Darjeeling town on Friday.

High tea in Darjeeling

High tea in Darjeeling

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

A hamper of fresh Darjeeling tea takes the author back to warm days and cold nights in this colonial town.

First Look: Suresh Gopi returns in My God

First Look: Suresh Gopi returns in My God

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

The film is currently being shot in Thodupuzha.

Iran set to topple Russia as India's largest tea importer

Iran set to topple Russia as India's largest tea importer

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

Under the trade agreement between India and Iran, the West Asian country can pay India in rupees for its imports against oil exports to India, which New Delhi pays for in Iranian rial.

Plantations can claim carbon credits: Nath

Plantations can claim carbon credits: Nath

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

According to the Kyoto protocol, one carbon credit can be earned by reducing a tonne carbon dioxide. One carbon credit is worth $10 as per the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) guidelines.

Cambodia beckons Indian rubber growers

Cambodia beckons Indian rubber growers

Rediff.com7 Aug 2007

Want to make it big in rubber? Cambodia beckons you. The war-torn country has opened up its rubber belts for foreign direct investments.

India to be 2nd largest economy: Chidambaram

India to be 2nd largest economy: Chidambaram

Rediff.com10 Jul 2007

Though poverty had not been eradicated, the level of poverty had come down. 'Money alone did not decide whether a man is rich or poor, Chidambaram said.

India eyes Pak to boost tea export

India eyes Pak to boost tea export

Rediff.com1 May 2007

India has launched an aggressive campaign to boost tea exports to Pakistan, Egypt, Iran and Iraq apart from traditional buyers Britain and Russia.

11th five-year-plan to be approved on Nov 8: Min

11th five-year-plan to be approved on Nov 8: Min

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

Speaking at the annual conference of the Karnataka Planters' Association in Bangalore, he said the coffee sector had been allocated a sum of Rs 750 crore (Rs 7.5 billion) in the 11th plan (2007- 2012), up from Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) in the previous plan.

Malegaon blasts: ATS arrests Raees Ahmed

Malegaon blasts: ATS arrests Raees Ahmed

Rediff.com5 Nov 2006

The Anti-Terrorist Squad on Sunday arrested Raees Ahmed for his complicity in the September 8 blasts in Malegaon that killed 31 people.

Time to say cheers for the millennials

Time to say cheers for the millennials

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

'With more and more young people relocating outside their home states for work, an all-India MLDA of 21 would be a good way to ensure that more Indians can go with the flow,' recommends Kanika Datta.

Ludo review

Ludo review

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

Between that constant feeling of I've seen it all before and inability to balance comedy and darkness, Ludo wobbles towards its finish, sighs Sukanya Verma.

Dulquer Salmaan's Kammatipaadam gets A certificate

Dulquer Salmaan's Kammatipaadam gets A certificate

Rediff.com19 May 2016

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

350,000 tea workers plan strike

350,000 tea workers plan strike

Rediff.com24 Jun 2005

No end to struggle of migrant workers even after reaching home

No end to struggle of migrant workers even after reaching home

Rediff.com25 May 2020

The corona-fuelled lockdown having shattered their dreams, they are now walking, cycling and hitchhiking hundreds of miles under an unforgiving sun blazing down at over 40 degrees to reach their homes in an impoverished Bihar, where an uncertain future awaits them.

Falling exports have hit tea tags

Falling exports have hit tea tags

Rediff.com1 Aug 2003

A sharp decline in exports had affected the overall tea price situation in the country, according to United Planters' Association of Southern India.\n\n

Tea Board plans Rs 20 crore ad blitz

Tea Board plans Rs 20 crore ad blitz

Rediff.com3 Feb 2004

The Tea Board has proposed a Rs 20-crore advertisement campaign for generic promotion of tea. It will project tea as a health drink.

The strange case of Darjeeling tea

The strange case of Darjeeling tea

Rediff.com7 Nov 2003

Italy top Indian coffee buyer

Italy top Indian coffee buyer

Rediff.com4 Feb 2003

'Irrefutable' evidence against RSS leader in Malegaon case: AAP

'Irrefutable' evidence against RSS leader in Malegaon case: AAP

Rediff.com19 May 2016

The former journalist claimed the National Investigation Agency had 'irrefutable evidence against senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar and it wanted to take him into custody for interrogation'.

Tea Board blends AI, digital tech for that perfect cup of chai

Tea Board blends AI, digital tech for that perfect cup of chai

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

Chai Sahay, an artificial intelligence-based mobile app, will be primarily used to issue advisory, disseminate information related to various schemes of the board for the sector as well as provide real-time weather updates, says Avishek Rakshit.

Monsoon worries: is India ready?

Monsoon worries: is India ready?

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

Farmers of Haryana suffered because of unseasonal rain.

Kerala floods: Businesses stare at a loss of over Rs 20,000 crore

Kerala floods: Businesses stare at a loss of over Rs 20,000 crore

Rediff.com20 Aug 2018

Kerala floods take a toll on small businesses, NBFCs brace for losses

Why India's exports of fruit and vegetables have dipped

Why India's exports of fruit and vegetables have dipped

Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

Experts call for consistency in government policies to enable Indian exporters to frame a long-term strategy.

In Ooty, chai pe charcha to double tea export to Pak

In Ooty, chai pe charcha to double tea export to Pak

Rediff.com24 Sep 2016

At 235,000 tonnes per annum, Pakistan is the third largest importer of tea in the world as it can't grow tea because of adverse climate conditions. India supplies just about a tenth of tea imported the neighbouring country

How India can become a world power

How India can become a world power

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

'Unless we start making the products we need, we cannot become a developed country or call ourselves an economic power.'

IPL was on Indian Mujahideen radar, says ATS

IPL was on Indian Mujahideen radar, says ATS

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

Indian Mujahideen had plotted to target cash-rich IPL and one of its operatives had surveyed the Wankhede Stadium here from inside during a T20 match in 2011 but the plan was aborted owing to tight security, a Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad officer said on Tuesday.

Your favourite cup of tea could be in trouble!

Your favourite cup of tea could be in trouble!

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

The world-famous Darjeeling tea is losing its flavour even as it struggles with falling production, says Avishek Rakshit.

'We won't have Onam this year'

'We won't have Onam this year'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

Flood in the rice bowl: Keralites who lost everything stare at uncertainty.

Note ban: In Assam's tea gardens cash is perennially in demand

Note ban: In Assam's tea gardens cash is perennially in demand

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

In the fifth of a six-part series on the impact of demonetisation, Avishek Rakshit senses a storm brewing over the 850-odd tea gardens in the north eastern state, which have a weekly and fortnightly payment cycle.

German Bakery case: Convict moves HC for reinvestigation

German Bakery case: Convict moves HC for reinvestigation

Rediff.com15 Sep 2013

In the backdrop of arrest of Yasin Bhatkal, alleged founder of Indian Mujahideen, condemned convict in German Bakery blast case, Himayat Baig has approached the Bombay high court seeking reinvestigation into his case by a neutral agency or a court-appointed Special Investigation Team.

'Big catch' Yasin Bhatkal to be handed over to NIA: MHA

'Big catch' Yasin Bhatkal to be handed over to NIA: MHA

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

Yasin Bhatkal, a dreaded terrorist and co-founder of terror-outfit Indian Mujahideen, who was arrested from the Indo-Nepal border in north Bihar, will be handed over to National Investigation Agency.

Where instant coffee is a bad word

Where instant coffee is a bad word

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

Nikita Puri visits an artisan coffee label's first caf and understands why nothing beats the punch of freshly-roasted beans.

Step inside Salman Khan's office

Step inside Salman Khan's office

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

''Being Human represents a concept.' 'We could have pushed the budget to any level we wanted, but we did not.' 'We wanted to design a place that was easily identifiable and relaxing.' 'When somebody comes in for help, you don't want to have onyx and marble flooring.'

Budget: Experts seek higher farm investment, market reforms

Budget: Experts seek higher farm investment, market reforms

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

In a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the experts suggested timely implementation of the BJP's election manifesto promises to fix higher support prices. They also favoured a Kissan TV channel, an efficient procurement policy, priority for farm mechanisation and the linking of rivers.

Priced tea falls prey to Darjeeling unrest

Priced tea falls prey to Darjeeling unrest

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

Being a victim of recurring political unrest over three decades, low productivity and escalating production cost, the Darjeeling tea industry has not been in good financial health over a long time.

O Pedro serves Goan tradition, not cliches

O Pedro serves Goan tradition, not cliches

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

This restaurant channels the spirit of laidback Goa in the heart of frenetic Mumbai.