Kamal Nath government's clean chit to Chauhan govt in plantation 'Scam' has Congress up in arms

Kunal Chaudhary, the Congress MLA from Kalakapil and Vinay Saxena, the Congress MLA from Jabalpur, were the first to raise the banner of revolt.

• Budget 2019: Plantation sector neglected in Union Budget, says planter's body

Bootleg liquor kills at least 12 on tea plantation as dozens fall ill

The deaths come less than two weeks after more than 100 people died after drinking tainted alcohol in India.

• Agriculture sops may not benefit small plantation growers

SpiceXpress plans to start Stevia and Okra plantations in Northeast

Two flights each, consisting of 1000 kilograms of the fruit, took-off from Guwahati to Hong Kong and Dubai.

• Maharashtra farmer destroys brinjal plantation after crop fetches mere 20 paise a kg

Plantation sector in deep crisis: Upasi

The production of natural rubber in India has shown progressive decline primarily due to un-remunerative prices. Low prices have been driving farmers to stop tapping or abandon rubber cultivation.

• Tea plantations express concern over three-day strike called by trade unions

Diminishing interest on plantation job is emerging out as threat for tea industry

Diminishing interest of workers on garden based field work due to sociological change has already started making top brasses of this labour intensive green beverage industry concerned.

• Large scale worker’s absenteeism is putting tea plantations into crisis

Community forests, common lands threatened by new plantation guidelines

• River conservation: Maharashtra to organize tree plantation conclave for awareness