Pragmatic Budget for transformative growth in Northeast India: Industry bodiesIndustry bodies in Northeast India praise the Union Budget 2024-2025 for its focus on holistic development in the region. Allocations for i...
23 Jul, 2024, 06.44 PM IST
Tea stocks rally up to 16% as tea prices likely to soar furtherTea stocks soar as prices spike due to heatwave and floods, reaching new highs. India's struggling tea industry could benefit from the surg...
09 Jul, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
India's tea prices soar as extreme weather slashes outputIndia's tea prices are on the rise due to extreme weather events affecting production. Heatwaves and floods have led to a significant drop ...
08 Jul, 2024, 01.56 PM IST
Looking to buy premium pu-erh of China or Caravan tea from a Russian in Goa? Try Indian phalap teaPhalap is grown in northeastern India and aged in Singpho tribal kitchens over a period of years, creating a unique flavour that profession...
11 Jun, 2023, 10.38 AM IST
First harvest of tea in Assam, West Bengal hit by dry spell in MarchA concern for the industry is the surge in Covid-19 cases, as it could impact movement of tea from the tea estates to the auction centres a...
30 Mar, 2021, 05.13 PM IST
India's tea output drops in 2020, lifts prices to a record highIn the last few months, the key tea producing north-eastern part of the country has received good rainfall and that would lead to higher ou...
04 Feb, 2021, 07.37 PM IST
Indian tea prices jump to record as floods, Covid-19 slash outputFloods have damaged tea gardens in the northeastern state of Assam - which accounts for over half of India's production - where output had ...
22 Jul, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
Assam tea output may drop 8% on rain, floodsThe situation in Assam deteriorated this week as floodwaters submerged 30 of the 33 districts in the state.
18 Jul, 2019, 08.16 AM IST
Tea yet to find insurance coverage against adverse weather conditionsAfter remaining almost dry during entire winter till 25th March, Darjeeling hills and Sub Himalayan West Bengal has started witnessing a su...
06 Apr, 2015, 06.54 PM IST
Growers in Assam are taking to organic green tea cultivationChairman NETA, Bidyananda Barkakoty said that small growers in Assam and other Northeastern states have started making organic hand made gr...
22 Feb, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
- Assam to allow more bought leaf factories
For the last three years, the state government has put on hold the issue of fresh registration of BLF as a quality control measure.
24 Dec, 2012, 06.37 AM IST
Big tea companies upset as Western Indian agencies procure from small growersLeading buyers from Guj, Maharashtra and Rajasthan have started procuring directly from small tea growers since they find their products ch...
02 Oct, 2012, 07.56 AM IST
- Assam flood, pest attack hits tea output
Floods in Assam, the largest tea producing state in the country, accompanied by a pest attack has slowed down the growth of tea leaves.
11 Jul, 2012, 08.35 AM IST
- Heavy rains & pest attack vex tea producers
Tea majors such as McLeod Russel India, Goodricke Group, Rossell Tea Warren Tea and Assam Company are worried over crop loss due to heavy s...
13 Jul, 2010, 12.54 AM IST
Assam wants tea waste sale through auction centreState govt wants sale of tea waste to be made compulsory via auction centre.
02 Nov, 2009, 11.22 PM IST
- First tea park in Assam soon
The first tea park of Northeast India is likely to come up in Assam. The state government has moved the union ministry of commerce for sett...
10 Oct, 2009, 10.01 PM IST
- India determined to boost tea market share
Tea industry has launched an aggressive fight back strategy to boost production and sales.
02 Sep, 2007, 10.04 AM IST