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...
VisionSpring’s launches ‘Livelihoods in Focus’ to unlock over Rs 300 cr in income-earning potentialThe organisation has announced its partnerships with the Indian Tea Association, five tea gardens and two eye hospitals in India.
Verleni 1947: Special blend of limited-edition tea to be available from midnight of August 14Interestingly, Makaibari is owned by the Luxmi Group - a company started over 100 years ago by freedom fighter PC Chatterjee who used tea a...
Not my cup of tea: As China extends its lead, India’s tea exports see a steady declineFalling exports have bruised the tea industry over the last few years. Growers should find ways to cater to an increasing preference for he...
Indian-Australian-Japanese experts explore ideas to connect Northeast with Indo-Pacific“Connecting northeast India and Bay of Bengal countries with a resilient and prosperous Indo-Pacific is important for the region’s continue...
Luxmi Group MD says spending time with family has been his biggest stress busterFor the MD, the lockdown proved invaluable for family time.
Be resilient and live to fight every day, says Rudra Chatterjee; feels black swan events like Covid-19 test leadershipChatterjee is using this time in lockdown to catch up on some old business school classes.
Companies use halted plants’ kitchens to feed migrantsThe ongoing lockdown, forming part of the Covid-19 containment measures, has forced rural migrants to head back to their homes after jobs i...
A stand-off in the hills is affecting India's favourite Darjeeling TeaThe losses for tea gardens are not limited to the product. Many estates in Darjeeling have been actively promoting tea tourism, and the unr...
Makaibari bags best ever price for first flush tea at Rs 19,363 a kgLegendary tea planter and Makaibari chairman Rajah Banerjee described this tea as a “very delicate, subtle first flush with a pitchy and fr...
Insurgency-hit Tripura tea industry back on feetAll 58 tea gardens in the state now operate at the optimum level producing one crore kg of tea per year, Tea Association of India secretary...
Darjeeling's Makaibari becomes most expensive tea in IndiaAfter being sold at a record price of around Rs 1.12 lakh/kg, Darjeeling's Makaibari tea estate has become one of the most expensive tea pr...
Maha Kumbh: Cos like Holiday Links, Cox & Kings offer helicopter view, upscale cottages for devoteesOutpouring in search of salvation or even exotic tourism presents a biz opportunity at the largest congregation of humanity on planet.
West Bengal businessmen invoke gods with MahayagyaSome 100 industrialists and businessmen in West Bengal have decided on performing a Shri Mahaluxmi Mahayagya.
- North Bengal: On a growth trail
The state government is doing all it can to reshape the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri belt into an industrial hub.
- Incremental housing will be needed in urban locations
Luxmi Group executive director Rudra Chatterjee talks about the company's venture into real estate and future plans.
- Earmarked for development
West Bengal urban development minister Ashok Bhattacharjee tells how Siliguri is a favoured investment zone.