Thoothukudi market sees festive surge as Karthigai Deepam drives demand for farm produce

Dec 03, 2025

Banana stems, banana leaves, coconuts, lemons, and palm leaves used for making kozhukattai, and Karthigai earthen lamps were brought in from various parts of...

Tamil Nadu: Prices of banana leaves shoot up on Ganesh Chaturthi, Subha Muhurtham

Sep 07, 2024

Last week, a bundle of banana leaf, which was sold for around Rs 1,000, is now being sold for 3,500 rupees to 6,300 rupees.

Karnataka's GI-tagged Bananas, Betel Leaves, and Limes exported to Maldives

Jan 15, 2026

In a landmark move for India's agricultural diplomacy and trade, three of Karnataka's Geographical Indication (GI) tagged products--the Nanjangud Rasabale Banana, Mysore Betel Leaves,...

WB: Abhishek Banerjee targets BJP during visit to kin of lightning strike victim

Jun 09, 2021

Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], June 9 : While visiting West Bengal's Murshidabad to meet the family of a person who died in a lightning...

The return of the thali

Mar 15, 2022

New Delhi [India], March 15 : There was a time when almost everyone in India ate out of a thali. The word derives from...

Tamil Nadu: Nendran banana prices plunge in Tiruchirappalli, farmers seek Govt support

Mar 14, 2026

Banana growers were left concerned on Saturday with a sudden fall in Nendran banana prices in Tiruchirappalli and are now demanding government intervention to...