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Heavy winter rain brings hope of bumper 'first flush' crop in Bengal tea belt
After months long dry spell, heavy showers during last week have brought smiles back in the tea belt in Bengal. Blessed with the winter tim...
Assam's Innovation & Transformation Aayog to make an action plan to vitalise Tea Corp estates
SITA will prepare an action plan based on the suggestion received during the interaction and will be submitted to appropriate authority for...
Assam is emerging as a global hub in agricultural production: Narendra Singh Tomar
Reiterating the central government’s commitment for boosting the agricultural sector of Assam, the Union Minister said that Assam produces ...
Tata Consumer accelerates launches of immunity boosting teas amid the pandemic
“Wellness is a Rs 4 billion market in India and has been an ongoing trend for the last 4-5 years. It is not a new segment for us. However, ...
Adivasi leader from tea belt joins TMC, hails Mamata Banerjee's initiatives for tea workers
"I have joined the TMC and we are happy with the govrnment's programmes for the welfare of the tea workers. The chief minister has develope...
Vahdam Teas appoints Ketan Desai as chief tea educator and sustainability officer
Desai has also invested an undisclosed amount in the brand. He comes with an experience of over 25 years and has previously started and suc...
Import of black tea up 24% year-on-year in January-September period
"The industry feels the surge in import has happened mainly due to higher volumes of tea from Nepal entering India. However, we need to hav...
Tennis and tea got this boss through the lockdown
Tennis also kept Bajaj mentally strong, ensured he is more disciplined, and aided faster decision-making.
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Kenya giving tough competition to India's black tea export in global market
Further, payment issues with Iran have dented India’s tea exports. Hardly any tea is being shipped to the Gulf nation these days, said indu...
Cooking oil and tea see an increase in demand during the festive season
The demand for both the commodities also revived in hotels and restaurants, although the requirement for the catering industry continued to...
Bulk tea industry registers sharp rise in consumption, price despite COVID-19 pandemic: Report
"As per our estimates, domestic production in CY2020 is expected to be lower by 12 per cent on a year-on-year (basis), assuming that no fur...
Black tea prices surge 42% from a year earlier, making the brew dearer for consumers
The price increase has been mainly in the common CTC leaf and dust category, which has prompted many planters to shift from orthodox teas t...
Production down, Darjeeling tea industry in 'bad shape': Planters' body
The garden owners are anticipating losses this year as the output will be lower than the annual production of about seven million kg, Darje...
Tea Board makes country of origin details mandatory to curb illegal imports
It has come to the notice of the Tea Board that 60.35 million kgs of tea have been imported in the past three years. Of this, 23.43 million...
Tea gardens in Barak Valley need power supply: Tea Association of India to Assam govt
TAI stated that the Tea industry in Assam and elsewhere struggles to battle various odds. However, the Cachar region of Assam is battling y...
Festive Bonus negotiation in tea plantation for 2020 is likely to generate extra warmth.
Worker's festival bonus is likely to come up as a major issue of conflict in the labour intensive tea plantation sector. While financially ...
Tea production down by more than 10% due to heavy rain, flooding in Assam and West Bengal
Though tea prices have risen by 25-40% on an average, industry executives say that lockdowns in the tea growing regions coupled with irregu...
Lockdown cuts India's April tea output by 54% y/y
In the first four months of 2020, India produced 113.36 million kg of tea, down 40% from a year ago because of lower production in March an...
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