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Sebastian Vettel wins 2015 Singapore Grand Prix of Formula One

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel from Germany has won 2015 Singapore Grand Prix of Formula One. The race was held on the Marina Bay Street Circuit, which is the...

September 21, 2015

BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya passes away

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away in in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was 75. As a cricket administrator, he is hailed...

September 21, 2015

Celebration of weeklong Ladakh Festival begins at Leh

Celebration of the week long annual Ladakh Festival has begun at Leh town in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. The festival has been organized by the Jammu...

September 21, 2015

Novelist Jackie Collins passes away

British-American romance novelist Jackie Collins passed away on 19 September 2015 in California, United States. She was 77 and died due to stage 4 breast cancer. About Jackie...

September 21, 2015

India’s Major Crops: Coffee

Coffee is prepared from the roasted seeds called as Coffee beans.  Coffee is grown in more than 70 countries of the world.  Due to Caffeine, it gives stimulating...

September 21, 2015

Sustainable Sugar Initiative

Sugarcane is a water thirsty crop and enormous amount of water is needed in its production. The problem of optimal utilization of water becomes a major issue in...

September 20, 2015

Palm Oil Cultivation and Sustainability Issues

In recent times, there has been a constant rise in demand of palm oil from all parts of the world. This has led to a high rate of...

September 20, 2015

India’s Major Crops: Tea

Tea as well as tea consumption was prevalent in China (also in North East India) for thousands of years. Tea made inroads into Europe mainly via two routes....

September 20, 2015

Coffee Board of India

Coffee Board of India is an autonomous body, functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It was set up under an Act of the...

September 19, 2015

Importance of Baba Budangiri in India’s Coffee Industry

Dattagiri or Baba Budangiri  is a mountain in the Dattagiri Hill Range / Baba Budan Giri Range of the Western Ghats in the Chikkamagaluru District of Karnataka. There...

September 19, 2015

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