Luxmi Group signs MoU with Assam govt to promote tea tourismAssam prepares to leverage its rich natural heritage and tea plantations with a 75-acre tea tourism project in Lepetkatta, Dibrugarh, throu...
25 Feb, 2025, 10.09 PM IST
Assam cabinet approves Assam Right to Public Service (Amendment) OrdinanceThe commission to be an independent quasi-judicial 3-member body with a Chief Commissioner and 2 Commissioners. The commission can recommen...
02 Apr, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
A batch of Assam Orthodox Specialty Teas was sold in Kolkata Auctions at Rs 22000 per kg“We, usually, export such high valued specialties to Europe directly and rarely sell through auction” said Ajay Jalan, Director of Mokalbar...
11 Aug, 2022, 10.13 AM IST
Tea Board of India to instruct all the Development Officers of the Tea Board to monitor strict compliance of the qualityPatoway interacted with the representatives of small tea growers’ associations of the state at a meeting held at Assam Administrative Staff...
24 Jul, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
Goodricke plans to acquire tea gardens in AssamGood quality Assam tea is being sold at Rs 145 per kg, down from Rs 175 a year ago.
25 Feb, 2017, 11.36 AM IST
Tea to turn costlier by 15% as output fallsThough the Tea Board is yet to come out with figures, industry executives said they expect April 2016 production to be less by 10-15%.
09 May, 2016, 11.19 AM IST
Scientists search for tea variety that can withstand climate changeIn the last 100 years, TRA has recorded a drop of 200 mm in average annual rainfall and an increase in minimum temperature of 1.3 degrees C...
30 Aug, 2015, 11.18 AM IST
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi urges Nirmala Sitharaman to appoint chairman of Tea BoardGogoi sought the minister’s intervention for filling up the Tea Board post in Assam which has been lying vacant for two years.
03 Aug, 2015, 08.40 PM IST
Tea Board asked to allow mini and micro tea factoriesCM Gogoi requested Ministry of Industry & Commerce to to allow mini and micro tea factories as this will lead to improvement in quality of ...
14 Oct, 2014, 06.59 PM IST
Solar to light up McLeod Russel India Limited’s tea estate in AssamThis solar system with battery back-up has received 30 per cent subsidy from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of...
07 Mar, 2014, 04.12 PM IST
- Assam tea industry to focus on export to ASEAN countries
Vietnam and Indonesia are leading tea producers among the ASEAN countries with Malaysia and Myanmar also contributing in a small way.
16 Dec, 2012, 04.07 PM IST
- Tripura opposes shifting of Tea Board's zonal office from Guwahati
Tripura has opposed the move to shift Tea Board of India's (TBI) zonal office from Guwahati to Upper Assam township of Jorhat.
19 Jul, 2012, 10.10 PM IST
- Rainfall deficit delays first flush tea in Assam
Tea plantations in several parts of Assam are reeling under rainfall shortage. This has led to a delay in the arrival of first flush of tea...
12 Mar, 2012, 04.46 AM IST
- Centre mulls separate directorate for small tea growers
The central government is mulling to set up a separate directorate for small tea growers under Tea Board.
16 Jun, 2011, 05.28 PM IST
- Quality tea now finding takers in smaller cities
Tier-II and Tier-III cities are emerging as major growth drivers for domestic consumption of tea.
27 Apr, 2011, 04.45 AM IST
- Govt to map unorganized tea sector in Assam
With the unorganized sector in Assam accounting for almost 29 per cent of the total tea production in Assam and almost 14 per cent of the t...
29 Aug, 2009, 10.57 PM IST
- Jajodias may buy Balmer Lawrie's UK tea business
Duncan MacNeill group of the UK is likely to acquire Balmer Lawrie & Co's tea business in the UK.
30 Oct, 2007, 04.13 AM IST