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
Bengal turnout outpaces 2024 Lok Sabha pace in first six hoursWest Bengal's Assembly elections are witnessing strong voter participation, surpassing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Polling is underway across...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
West Bengal elections: High-pitched campaign for 152 seats in first phase ends; voting on April 23The high-pitched campaign for West Bengal's first phase of assembly elections concluded Tuesday, with the BJP and TMC clashing over elector...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
West Bengal polls first phase: BJP's north Bengal citadel, deleted names and battle for momentumWest Bengal votes in the first phase of assembly elections on Thursday, covering 152 of 294 seats, with over 3.6 crore voters and heavy sec...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
TMC's Rs 300 tea wage pledge draws cautious industry response over sector viabilityThe Trinamool Congress pledged to increase tea garden worker wages to Rs 300. Industry stakeholders express caution, citing the sector's fi...
22 Mar, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
Selim Hill Tea Estate comes up with a cold brew of Darjeeling tea for the first timeThe cold brew is meant to appeal to a younger audience that understands and appreciates cold brew coffee.
24 Nov, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
Fund-starved Darjeeling tea companies face an existential crisisLenders are reluctant as the planters either do not have existing stocks to borrow against or they had already exhausted their earlier borr...
07 Mar, 2018, 10.19 AM IST
Wagh Bakri's chairman Piyush Desai joins Board of DLX Limited as independent directorPiyush Desai, chairman of Wagh Bakri Group and president of Western India Tea Dealers Association has joined the Board of DLX Limited as an...
12 Jan, 2016, 12.41 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee puts state-run West Bengal Tea Development Corporation on blockA senior government official told ET that the state has hired professional services firm KPMG to evaluate the bids, which have been submitt...
09 Jan, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
Long summer in Europe, strong rupee hit Darjeeling tea exportersEuropean buyers, who have last year’s stock of Darjeeling tea, are yet to import higher volumes of premium Darjeeling tea from India this y...
22 May, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Rupee devaluation robs Indians of Darjeeling teaRupee devaluation has prodded Darjeeling tea producers to step up exports and shift the focus from domestic market to global markets.
15 Jul, 2013, 05.50 AM IST
- Weak Europe demand hits Darjeeling tea
First flush tea, which has a distinctive light colour and aroma, fetches the maximum revenues for Darjeeling's tea industry.
07 May, 2012, 01.41 AM IST
- Darjeeling tea companies smile as local demand goes up
The year 2011 has brought smiles to them as the average price of Darjeeling tea in the domestic market has shot up by Rs 35 per kg.
02 Jan, 2012, 05.38 AM IST
- Domestic market shines for Darjeeling tea
Darjeeling tea industry is in a happy mood. After years of promotion, domestic consumers have started picking up premium Darjeeling tea.
04 Oct, 2011, 05.11 AM IST
- Better prospects for Darjeeling Tea this year
Last year, Darjeeling tea had suffered a production loss due to drought-like situation in the hills.
21 Jul, 2011, 05.24 AM IST
- Darjeeling tea companies likely to perform better this year
Darjeeling tea companies are likely to perform better this year as the crop situation has improved and enquiries from the overseas markets ...
10 May, 2011, 06.36 AM IST
- Gorkha blockade to hit Darjeeling tea companies
Darjeeling tea companies can see losses brewing after the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has put an embargo on movement of teas.
21 Mar, 2011, 01.48 AM IST