Eco tours highlight ecological and socio-political challenges in Chennai
CHENNAI: The Pallikaranai watershed complex in Chennai is an area under ecological threat. Now, a climate activism group ...
Fury as councillors agree to cut down 'iconic' palm trees on seafront
Residents have come to the defence of two palm trees on the seafront of a popular holiday destination after a Lib-Dem led ...
20k tappers to tap 3.9cr litres of neera
Patna: Over the next 65 days – from April through July – around 20,000 tappers will be engaged in extracting neera, a ...
The poison fruit from ‘The White Lotus’ is real—and it attacks the heart
The pong pong tree—also known as the “suicide tree”—may be a plot point in the season finale of the HBO series. But the plant ...
Govt expands Oil Palm Scheme to Assam’s tea estates, say planters
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare will extend the NMEO-OP scheme to Assam's tea estates for oil palm ...
Allow Planting Oil Palm Trees In Assam Tea Gardens: Association To Centre
Leading tea planters' body, the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) on Thursday urged both Central and state governments to ...
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NE tea planters’ body urge Centre, Assam govt to allow oil palm trees planting in tea gardens
Based on an appeal made by NETA, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has responded positively and has ...
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Assam tea estates to cultivate oil palm under government scheme
The central government has approved the inclusion of Assam's tea estates in the National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm ...