Exim Bank to fund branding of Indian organic tea

COONOOR - State-run Export-Import (Exim) Bank will finance planters up to 50 percent for branding Indian organic tea in overseas markets, a top bank official said here.

Plantation labour law amendment bill in Parliament: official

COONOOR - A bill to amend the Plantation Labour Act, 1951 has been introduced in Parliament, a senior official said Tuesday.

Labour minister Kharge, top officials skip planters’ meet

COONOOR - The absence of chief guest, Union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, and top commerce ministry officials has dampened spirits of participants at the 116th annual conference of coffee, tea, spices and rubber planters here.

Central minister Kharge, top officials skip planters’ meet

COONOOR - The 116th annual conference of coffee, tea, spices and rubber planters here Tuesday got short shrift when chief guest Union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge failed to turn up, disappointing the participants.

Planters seek level-playing field to be globally competitive

COONOOR - Tea, coffee, rubber and spice planters in South India Tuesday called for drastic amendments to the various acts pertaining to land, labour and wages so that they could be globally competitive.

Indian coffee planters profit from higher global prices

COONOOR - Indian coffee planters have never had it so good as their aromatic beans continue to fetch higher prices, with the global meltdown having marginal impact on the consumption of the brew.

Exim Bank to fund overseas plantation acquisitions

COONOOR - State-run Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) will fund Indian firms to acquire plantation estates in African and South American countries, a top official said here Monday.

Planters seek relief from free trade pact with ASEAN

COONOOR - Planters of tea, coffee and spices in southern India are seeking financial support from the government to counter cheaper imports under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) India signed Aug 13 with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Recessionary impact, lower exports loom over planters meet

COONOOR - Plantation owners from south India will deliberate on the effects of global recession on the exports of tea, coffee and spices among other issues during their annual jamboree beginning Monday in this small town atop the Nilgiri hills.

Five-year-old elephant calf captured in Coonoor

COONOOR - A five-year-old elephant calf was captured by forest officials in Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.