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DARJEELING AND HIMALAYAN FOOTHILLS
Tea planters in Darjeeling region are expecting bright First FlushThe hope comes from the fact that including foothills in Terai, Dooars as well as Darjeeling hills have witnessed spell of deep chill this ...
Bengal Tourism takes special initiative to attract international travellersAmong all sectors of trade and commerce, tourism business has been one of the deepest sufferers of the situation. Now it is the time to tur...
Prevailing heat wave may ruin tea output in Bengal tea beltEminent tea scientist Dr. S. E. Kabir said, “Tea plants love chill. Excessive heat denaturizes their plant proteins and reduces photosynthe...
Darjeeling’s high value first flush tea under troubleOccasional snowing in hills or pleasant not so chilly foothills. Behind these delights, a big worry is brewing up for the tea planters in h...
North Bengal reels under flood scareA fear of isolation has gripped large swathes of land in districts like Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling with the water level in river...
High value First Flush tea production may go down as low as to 30%After gross negative deviation from normal winter rainfall, low humidity and rising temperature are making tea planters in Darjeeling appre...
Europe buys more Darjeeling tea in 2015Even though exports to the EU have increased, the price realisation has not gone up from last year, the DTA chairman said.
Seismic zones should be checked before constructionNorth Bengal, Sikkim and Nepal are definitely on a risk zone of high level of seismic activity.
Dry spell threatens Darjeeling’s first-flush tea productionTea planters in Darjeeling and the foothills of sub-Himalayan West Bengal are worried over the lack of post-winter rains, a condition that ...
Bright summer tourism business in Darjeeling hills may face a bumpy roadFollowing highly favourable business turnout in eastern Himalayan region during winter after many years, present booking trend indicates to...
Encephalitis may ruin festive season tourism business of Eastern Himalayan sector.Deadly disease Encephalitis and its proliferation in northern West Bengal has started casting its dark shadow on next festive season touris...
- Near zero share of Darjeeling in Eastern Himalayan FTA
Tourism hotspot Darjeeling hills have largely failed to have its usual share of FTA in Eastern Himalayan circuit during pre monsoon season.
Tourism sector apprehends Rs 150 crore festive season business loss in DarjeelingDarjeeling tourism arena apprehends a loss of over Rs 150 crore worth business during forthcoming festive season. Courtesy, political turmo...
- Bharat Bandh gets mixed response in Northern West Bengal & Sikkim
“Barring few isolated stray incidents, no major untoward occurrence took place. The bandh remained peaceful,” said Police officials in nort...
- China churning cream out of roaring warm clothing market in Indian foothills
Gradually decreasing mercury in Himalayan foothills has already started increasing warmth in non-branded winter clothing market in the regi...
- Darjeeling hills to have gloomy ending of pre monsoon tourism season
The recently developed fluid political situation in Darjeeling hills has put tour operators into trouble from many corners.
- New outbreak of bird flu hits West Bengal: Minister
Bird flu has spread to the hilly Darjeeling district of West Bengal which has been hit by avian influenza several times already this year.