US-India strategic partnership forum explores investments in North Bengal and North EastThe United States-India Strategic Partnership Forum delegation are in Kurseong and Darjeeling and are exploring investment opportunities in...
03 Nov, 2023, 07.33 AM IST
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...
14 Aug, 2023, 06.30 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
Brewing Sustainability: How to safeguard India’s Darjeeling tea industry from climate changeRajah Banerjee is chairman of the Selim Hill Collective and former owner of the Makaibari tea garden in Darjeeling. Writingin ET Evoke, he ...
09 Jul, 2021, 09.45 PM IST
Taj's first tea tourism venture set to come alive on December 14, in DarjeelingNamed as 'Taj Chia Kutir,' the 22 acre luxury property in Kurseong near Darjeeling is one of the five upcoming projects of Ambuja Neotia Gr...
12 Dec, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
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...
25 Jun, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
Darjeeling tea prices up 25 per cent on lower outputTea boutique owners in west India said tea drinkers are ready to pay Rs 1,300-1,500kg for Darjeeling aroma.
15 May, 2017, 09.57 AM IST
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...
28 Apr, 2017, 10.41 AM IST
Why PM Narendra Modi’s gift of tea to Queen Elizabeth was appropriateThe choice of a Darjeeling varietal from Makaibari instead of the robust 'masala' concoction that India is associated with must be particul...
18 Nov, 2015, 06.02 AM IST
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.
18 Sep, 2015, 10.07 AM IST
Darjeeling’s iconic Makaibari tea set to enter Dubai marketThe tea company is in talks with Dubai’s upmarket luxury food chain Bateel to sell its teas where demand for premium quality tea is rising.
22 Jul, 2015, 05.06 AM IST
- Scottish independence talks hit Darjeeling tea producers' business
Planters in Darjeeling largely depend on the UK and European markets to export their premium teas. Both the British pound and euro have wea...
10 Sep, 2014, 04.30 AM IST
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...
06 Sep, 2014, 02.34 PM IST
Makaibari cuppa sells for around Rs 1.11 lakh per kilo, most expensive Indian tea everA special lot of handcrafted tea from Makaibari Tea Estate sold for almost Rs 1.11 lakh a kilo, becoming the most expensive Indian tea ever.
05 Sep, 2014, 12.59 PM IST
- Get ready for exotic leisure resort from Makaibari Tea
Construction of the 150-room extravaganza, in collaboration with Ambuja Realty, is expected to get underway by mid-2010.
17 Feb, 2010, 05.08 AM IST
- Indian tea tourism helps spread Darjeeling aroma
Touring tea gardens in India's famous Darjeeling hills and tasting several varieties of the gold-coloured brew has got Audrey Dreyer thinki...
19 Aug, 2008, 08.53 AM IST
- Ambuja Realty to set up two business hotels
Ambuja Realty Development on Friday said it will set up two business hotels in Darjeeling district of West Bengal to promote tea tourism in...
26 Oct, 2007, 08.00 PM IST