Ooty: As the BJP held events across the country on Thursday to mark the conclusion of the birth centenary celebrations of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the hill farmers here, especially ...

Continuing chilly weather conditions in Munnar and the Nilgiris since December have begun to worry tea producers, who fear prolonged cold conditions could dent output in the coming weeks.

Large, palatial houses now peek over the high canopy of silver oak trees in Yedapalli in Coonoor. Over the years, the once-sprawling tea estate on which these houses stand was sold in small parcels in ...

Small tea growers can now rent essential equipment from INDCO tea factories to address labor shortages and reduce costs.

(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, Sep 18 (IANS) The Nilgiris Forest Department has issued a strict directive curbing tourism-related activities inside private tea estates, after an inspection revealed that ...

OOTY: For the eco-rich Nilgiris, the core centre of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, now it’s the period of dry weather and drought management as frost in the preceding months as well as the continuing ...