Silchar Assembly Election Result 2026: BJP's Rajdeep Roy vs Congress' Abhijit Paul. Who is winning?Silchar Election Result 2026: Silchar, an urban constituency in Assam’s Cachar district, is a key economic hub in the Barak Valley and part...
04 May, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
More Indians need to become tea-totallersA Kolkata tea seller showcases a rare Darjeeling tea. This highlights the unique qualities of Darjeeling tea, often overlooked. Like Champa...
02 May, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Khowang 2026: Upper Assam’s tea belt turns into key political battlegroundKhowang constituency in Assam is set for a crucial 2026 Assembly election. The BJP faces a strong challenge from the AJP president. An inde...
05 Apr, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
Assam Elections: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren predicts tea tribe vote shift to JMMAssam Elections: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren predicted a shift in the tea tribe-Adivasi vote towards Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. He c...
03 Apr, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Assam tea estates face labour shortage as absenteeism tops 50%Tea estates face severe labor shortages and rising costs, impacting production and profitability. Despite a modest increase in Assam's tea ...
29 Mar, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Cairn Oil & Gas powers Assam’s tea industry with clean energy shiftCairn Oil & Gas is supplying clean natural gas to tea estates in Upper Assam, aiding the state's crucial tea industry. This initiative, in ...
24 Jun, 2025, 09.07 PM IST
Govt expands Oil Palm Scheme to Assam’s tea estates, say plantersThe Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare will extend the NMEO-OP scheme to Assam's tea estates for oil palm cultivation. This ...
03 Apr, 2025, 09.31 PM IST
Assam tea estates venture into tea tourismTea estates in Assam are experimenting with tea tourism, inspired by the Darjeeling model. This initiative aims to create job opportunities...
28 Jan, 2025, 09.46 PM IST
Assam based tea planters get into value chain of tea businessRujani Tea, the online brand of Aideobarie Tea Estate in Jorhat, is making waves in the tea industry with new CTC variants and a focus on s...
11 Jul, 2024, 09.09 PM IST
Assam's tea estates record rise in covid casesTea estates have a large concentration of workers and were largely unaffected by COVID-19.
06 May, 2021, 09.23 PM IST
Dhunseri Tea to sell three Assam tea estates by December 2020The estate is being sold as a going concern to the partnership firm for a total consideration of Rs 6.60 crore, the company said in a filin...
01 Oct, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
Plucking resumes in Assam's tea estates, workers follow social distancing normsTea gardens have been asked to ensure social distancing in the tea factories besides providing facilities for frequent hand washing and san...
11 Apr, 2020, 08.44 PM IST
Following the killing of a doctor, doctors resign from tea estates in AssamThe IMA has demanded that the Assam government ensure exemplary punishment to the culprits. Police has taken into custody around 26 people.
03 Sep, 2019, 09.28 PM IST
Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha demands workers of state owned tea estates be paid at par with private estatesThere are 26,000 workers in state government owned 14 tea estates of Assam Tea Company Limited (ATCL).
29 Dec, 2018, 10.07 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
Assam tea workers to be included in banking operations with 7 lakh new accounts and 1,000 new ATMsPost demonetisation, the first ATM was opened at Dolaguri Tea Estate at Letekujan of Golaghat by the State Bank of India.
28 Nov, 2016, 06.10 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