The Tripura government has announced to generate an annual income of Rs 2,000 crore by 2025 from agar (Aquilaria malaccensis), an evergreen tree, abandoned in northeastern hills of South Asia, said ...

Agartala: The agar oil of Tripura has received the certification of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for export, which was awaited for more than ...

Guwahati: In what is going to give a boost to the perfume industry in Assam, the state government has removed restriction on agar tree cultivation on non-forest land and its sale, paving the way for a ...

Agar farming by the private sector is changing the lifestyles of many people in the Sylhet region. It is changing the economic landscape of the area and at least 30,000 people are now earning a ...

New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Trade in "liquid gold" Agarwood, among the most commercially prized plant species globally, is now becoming a lucrative venture in Assam, the land famed for its ...

Agartala/Guwahati, July 17 (IANS) After Assam, the Tripura government has taken all out initiatives to export products and to promote commercial cultivation of Agar, which is used in world class ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Agartala, Sep 10 (IANS) The Tripura government has taken initiative for obtaining Geographical Indication (GI) tags for Agar tree in state Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister ...

The first-ever two-day Buyer-Seller Meet on the Agarwood Products of Tripura concluded at Agartala on Wednesday. The meet, aimed at building an economically viable Agarwood industry in Tripura, was ...

JENSEN BEACH -- Martin County is known for its beauty and recreational opportunities as a tropical paradise, but has also claimed through the years, national distinction or recognition for several ...

Silchar, Feb. 24: Cachar district has of late turned out to be the favourite conduit for illegally transporting lucrative agar wood from Manipur, where agar trees are grown in plenty, to Mumbai for ...