Lack of winter rainfall has put Tea planters in Himalayan foothills under serious apprehension of significant shortage in high value yield.

After remaining almost dry during entire winter till 25th March, Darjeeling hills and Sub Himalayan West Bengal has started witnessing a su...

Tea planters in Darjeeling and the foothills of sub-Himalayan West Bengal are worried over the lack of post-winter rains, a condition that ...

Global warming and an increasing influx of people are affecting this environmentally important region, in turn hurting tea production.

"This low humidity may significantly delay breaking of buds and growth of new leaf hampering first flush," said Darjeeling planters.

Behind the delight of Sunny spring in Darjeeling hills, severe shortage of rainfall there has brought a big worry for tea planters.

Behind the delight of tourists with snowing Darjeeling hills, freezing foothills, the moist, the fog and chill of northwestern wind, there ...

Heavy and continuous downpour for last five weeks in entire tea belt in Darjeeling and adjoining foothills has become a major concern for t...