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Pune farmer becomes millionaire amid rising tomato prices

Pune farmer becomes millionaire amid rising tomato prices

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Farmer Ishwar Gaykar (36), from Pachghar village in Junnar tehsil of Pune district, had faced a difficult decision of dumping a large quantity of harvested tomatoes in May this year due to low prices.

For first time Centre will sell tomatoes at discount in metros

For first time Centre will sell tomatoes at discount in metros

Rediff.com12 Jul 2023

In a first, the Centre will start selling tomatoes at discounted rates in retail markets in the national capital and few other cities from Friday to provide relief to the consumers as the price of the kitchen staple is ruling high at over Rs 200 per kilogram in some parts of the country.

Women's Day: 'She never let me feel handicapped'

Women's Day: 'She never let me feel handicapped'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2011

With Women's Day coming up on March 8, we invited readers to write in and tell us about the woman they admire the most. Here are some more responses!

First wine institute in India soon

First wine institute in India soon

Rediff.com19 Mar 2007

The University of Adelaide, Australia, will soon set up India's first wine institute at Narayangaon, 80 km from Pune, Maharashtra, in association with India's largest wine making company, Champagne Indage.

The legend who built India's first radio telescope

The legend who built India's first radio telescope

Rediff.com21 Sep 2020

Even after five decades of use, the telescope at Ooty that Dr Govind Swarup designed and built continues to be the largest single frequency radio telescope in the world.

535 service vans might have done the magic for Samsung India

535 service vans might have done the magic for Samsung India

Rediff.com29 Jan 2018

Samsung eyes growth in consumer electronics business in 80 districts through its service vans, and adding over 250 service points and as many resident engineers.