Apple Fruit

The apple industry fears a repeat of 2025 when weather-related closures of national highway-44 caused estimated losses of over Rs 2,000 crore to the sector

Apple cultivation sustains nearly 3.5 million farmers in Kashmir besides accounting for nearly 78 per cent of India’s annual production of the fruit

Archaeological evidence from the Jordan Valley suggests figs were cultivated as early as 9,400 BCE. The finding shows figs were being deliberately grown long before apples and many staple crops.

DK Shivakumar, during a visit to his constituency, took a bite from an apple in a massive fruit garland and tossed the remaining piece into a cheering crowd of Congress workers.

A sharp gap in apple prices between Kashmir and India’s metro cities is explained by transport, storage, supply chains and demand. The difference shows how logistics, cold storage and retail mark-ups raise consumer prices away from producing regions.

Both are low-calorie, fibre-rich fruits but when it comes to weight loss, the difference between apples and pears lies in how full they keep you and how steadily they control sugar spikes.

Both apples and oranges are nutritional powerhouses, but one delivers a stronger immunity punch. Here’s what experts say.

Bananas and apples both offer unique benefits as pre-workout snacks. Choosing the right fruit depends on your workout type and energy needs.

Choosing the right fruit can make a difference in your weight loss journey. Discover how bananas and apples stack up when it comes to shedding pounds and staying healthy.

Apples are a nutrient-dense fruit offering multiple health benefits including heart and gut support. Eating whole apples provides better nutrition than juice or apple sauce and helps regulate blood sugar effectively.

Certain teas and fruits top the list of must-have naturals to nourish the body and enhance skin health

A new breed of farmers in India are going beyond the lure of paddy and wheat MSP, and sowing unconventional cash crops that are in high demand. They are bending the climate and conventional wisdom in the process by growing apples and saffron in Rajasthan, dragon fruit in Bihar and Thai guava in Madhya Pradesh. If the Green Revolution filled stomachs, Green Revolution 2.0 promises to fill bank accounts.

Once a leading producer of pear, peach, plum, and apricot and the third largest producer of high-quality apples in the country, the yield of major fruit crops has plummeted significantly.

Officials and farmer unions report that the catastrophe has wiped out approximately $122 million worth of fruit, leading to nearly halving the country's apple production.

Apple is coming after Fruit Union Suisse for its official logo. The Fruit Union Suisse is a fruit farmer's organisation and its logo features a red apple with a white Swiss flag cross superimposed on it.

In this ground report, India Today examines how resentment among fruit growers over levying 18 per cent GST on apple boxes and pesticides may cost the ruling BJP dearly in the upcoming Himachal Assembly elections.

The fruit vendors in Kashmir protested against the stopping of fruit-loaded trucks at various locations on the Jammu-Srinagar highway.

Taiwan has threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the suspension of sugar apple and wax apple imports on pest concerns.

A Pakistani anchor confused Apple - the tech giant - with the fruit - during her news show. A video of the moment has gone viral on social media.

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