AI, machine learning systems, drones show new-age face of Kerala's plantation sector
As many as 166 stalls by 120 entrepreneurs were open for the public at the expo organised by the Plantation Directorate of the State Industries Department.
Tea plantations may be a dying breed, but small-time producers have become the lifeline for chai lovers
India’s mainstream tea industry appears to have little interest in these small producers. Luckily, the internet allows them to sell to tealovers around the world — while the larger tea industry continues its steady decline.
Assam eyes multiple world records with plantation drive
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that around 1.46 crore seedlings of 53 commercially valuable species have been mobilized of which 1.17 crore seedlings have been mobilized via competitive bidding. As on 5th September, 2023, 68 lakh seedlings have already been delivered to various Stocking Points across the state. This initiative will promote tree Economy in the State and will attract new investment in the wood-based industry sector as over 5000 crore is expected to be added to the state in the period of next 5-10 years from the trees planted under the programme.
PM Modi lauds UP's statewide plantation drive during 'Mann Ki Baat'
During his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio braodcast on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Uttar Pradesh government's feat of planting 30 crore saplings in the state. Modi highlighted the active public participation in the state's 'Vriksharopan Jan Abhiyan 2023', which was kicked off on July 22 by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath by planting a sapling in Bijnor.
Growers cut tomato plantation
Maharashtra is a key supplier of tomatoes to the country during July and August.
Mango plantation: A reminder of how NREGA can tremendously contribute to rural development
Whichever way you look at it, the IRR is really high: 31% in the baseline scenario. Even in an ultra-conservative scenario where the baseline yields and output price are halved, and just 30% of the saplings survive, our estimated IRR is still a respectable 6% - similar to the rate of return on NREGA wells in the IHD study cited earlier.
Gautam Adani's Adani Group announces country’s biggest plantation drive of 10 crore trees
The group made the pledge to plant 10 crore tress at the 1t.org — the 'Trillion Trees Platform' of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The platform is a multi-stakeholder platform spearheading aglobal movement to conserve, restore and grow 1 trillion trees by 2030, in support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Tyre makers to invest Rs 1,100 crore in rubber plantation in Northeast, West Bengal
Apollo Tyres, CEAT, JK Tyre and MRF together pledged Rs 1,100 crore over the next five years as a "business investment" to increase rubber plantation in seven states of the region and West Bengal, ATMA chairman Satish Sharma said.
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