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Rajamannan heads the Mannan tribal community in Idukki, which religiously follows kingship practices.
The rubber, which hovered around 350 Japanese Yen per kilo at the start of the week in the Japanese market, fluctuated this week due to a wave of negative news. The fear that America's high tariff announcement will negatively impact the Chinese automobile sector deterred investors from rubber.
Water Resource Minister Roshy Augustine said that rules for the Land Assignment Amendment Act will be framed to address land-related issues in Idukki before March.
The presence of snails was found in the cardamom plantations of High Range four years ago.
Summer showers destroyed a large area of cardamom plants in Idukki's Kattappana.
The move is part of resuming the use of cardamom in Aravana and appam, the offerings at Sabarimala in the upcoming pilgrimage season.
Errant climate, falling prices, shortage of labour, high production costs have small and medium farmers uproot tea, switch to coffee and cardamom.
The CPM has been targeting a couple ever since they filed a complaint with the District Collector seeking protection.
Devaswom officials said that the new batch of aravana won't taste different, as only a small quantity of cardamom is generally added in its preparation.
The addition of spices like cinnamon, cardamom, black peppercorns cloves etc. to tea not only enhances its taste but also increases the health benefits.
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