Saffron

Kashmir's saffron industry is struggling with reduced production, shrinking land, and increasing porcupine infestations. Despite government initiatives, traditional farming challenges, climate change, and rodent damage threaten the livelihoods of thousands, casting a grim future for the region's prized ‘red gold.’

Natural remedies to protect your eyesight from UV rays: Saffron, cucumber, ghee, coriander, more

Protecting your eyesight from UV rays is crucial as excessive exposure can lead to serious eye conditions like cataracts and macular degeneration. Here are some natural remedies that protect your eyesight from UV rays.

Strength in a tea cup: Take a sip of the health benefits of ginger, basil, or black pepper masala chai

Be it the warmth of ginger tea or the bold kick of black pepper aka kali mirch chai, the richness of saffron-infused kesar chai, the aromatic charm of cardamom tea (elaichi chai), or the herbal embrace of tulsi tea, each cup offers a unique and delightful experience.

Saffron: From acne to dark spots, here's how kumkumadi is at the heart of every skincare home remedy

If you want to pamper your skin, saffron is your best friend. This golden spice, also known as kumkumadi, has amazing benefits for your skin health. It is packed with vitamins A, C, and B, and has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects that can help with various skin issues.

Tata Consumer Products Enters Kashmiri Saffron Segment with Premium Grade 1 Saffron under its Himalayan Brand

With the launch of Grade 1, 100% pure Kashmiri saffron, the brand Himalayan is extending its existing product portfolio comprising of Natural Mineral water, Honey, and Fruit Spreads into this new category. Himalayan is directly sourcing the Grade 1 Kashmiri saffron, recognized for its purity and quality, from the picturesque valleys of Kashmir.

Tinkering with saffron’s genetic makeup to develop climate resilience

Being a sterile species, saffron is not easy to breed, making genetic modification to create climate-resilient varieties challenging.

Kashmir sees rise in saffron production; 2020 record of 13 MT likely to be broken

Farmers say production this year is roughly 25-30 percent higher than the previous years. Though the state agriculture department is yet to calculate the exact numbers, they say production is expected to break the 2020 record of 13 MT. Saffron flowers are currently sold at Rs 1.5 lakh- Rs 2.5 lakh per kg.

Farmers in Kashmir try growing saffron indoors

Across the world, saffron is used in products ranging from food to medicine and cosmetics. Nearly 90 percent of the world’s saffron is grown in Iran, but experts consider Kashmir’s crop to be superior for its deep intensity of color and flavor.

Climate change: How a double whammy of rising temperatures and scanty rainfall has hit Kashmir's saffron industry

Climate change and extreme weather events are affecting yield. And farmers are reducing the acreage under saffron, as the yield shrinks over time.

It's saffron harvest season in Kashmir, a time for intense work and a few grievances

Saffron yields have been falling, say Kashmiri saffron growers. Add to that pressures from cheaper varieties of saffron from Iran and Internet shutdowns, and business is not as vibrant as before.

Kashmiri saffron production peaks to highest in decade, crosses 13 metric tonnes

Kashmir Valley, along with parts of Iran and Spain, is among the handful of places in the world where saffron is grown. Known as the "world's most expensive spice", it sells at around Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh per kilogram.

From a flower in Kashmir comes a precious spice - Saffron; here's how it's cultivated

Saffron is one of the most expensive and sought-after spice in the world also known as the golden spice

In a historic first, Kashmir saffron gets GI certification

This is the first major step to put saffron produced in the Kashmir valley on the world map

Saffron hue for Yogi Adityanath's office in UP capital

The building which also has the office of the chief secretary has traditionally sported white and blue colours but a proposal was recently made for repairing and painting the building and saffron colour was approved by all, they said adding that work on it has already started.

BJP, Congress-SP alliance confident about Uttar Pradesh victory

BJP leaders said they would get a "two-third majority" in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly.

Bihar polls: Nitish has the edge, says Bhupendra Chaubey

Bhupendra Chaubey, the national affairs editor of CNN-IBN, says the Saffron combine has been hit by a jam of sorts. The BJP poll strategists feel the first three phases haven't gone down well for them. The BJP had thought that the Yadavs will vote in favour of Modi

PM calls for tetrad revolutions in farm, allied sectors

Aiming to make the country self- sufficient, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for tetrad revolutions of green, saffron, white and blue to boost production in agriculture, power, dairy and fishery sector.