After a dip, egg prices have increased marginally
A dip in demand for eggs led to crash in prices in other hubs like Hyderabad, whose impact has been felt in the Namakkal zone too.
Tea growers in Nilgiris stare at poor prices
7 July 2025 7:25 AM ISTThe average price of green leaf as fixed by the Tea Board of India for June was Rs 15.80 per kg, and it was Rs 17.50 per kg in May.
Tamil Nadu: Tea exporters concerned over rising freight charges
7 July 2025 7:20 AM ISTIraq is among the largest buyers of Indian tea, while West Africa, the USA, China, and the United Arab Emirates also import tea in significant...
Tamil Nadu: Pulp units syndicate blamed for crisis
23 Jun 2025 8:38 AM ISTThe farmers seek the intervention of the government in establishing pulp-making units and help them avoid being entirely dependent on the private pulp...
As price crashes, Tamil Nadu farmers leave mangoes unplucked
23 Jun 2025 8:25 AM ISTMany farmers have decided not to pluck the mangoes and have decided to leave the fruit to rot, as market prices are not commensurate with their...
Tamil Nadu: Exotic trees are more prone to falling in the Nilgiris
9 Jun 2025 7:00 AM ISTBesides causing damage to public property, the tree falls also claimed the life of a fifteen-year-old Adhi Dev from Kozhikode in Kerala, who came on a...
Tamil Nadu: Rampant use of herbicides blamed for surge in tree falls
9 Jun 2025 7:00 AM ISTInclement weather led to the collapse of 95 trees within five days, an unusual phenomenon in May. Most of the fallen trees were exotic ones like...
Nilgiris tourism takes a hit amid incessant rains
29 May 2025 6:50 AM ISTOver 7,000 families in the district depend on the 5,000-odd taxis and maxi cabs for their livelihood.