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Political gameplan of TMC and BJP fatal for tea industryIn his last complete budget proposal prior to next assembly election in state, West Bengal Finance Minister has earmarked Rs 500 crore for ...
West Bengal government withdraws fertilizer subsidy on teaCost of fertilizer constitutes substantial portion of production cost of the tea, which is a major economic pillar for the industrially bac...
Deep chill brings delight in Bengal Tea beltAfter peak winter dormant phase of no plucking of leaves, fresh healthy leaf, known as ‘first flush,’ starts coming in heavy quantity from ...
Deep chill brings delight in Bengal tea belt“We are hopeful of positive post winter first flush if overall normal weather condition prevails for entire January,” said veteran planter ...
Planters happy with Rs 400 crore benefit schemeSpecial Packages for North East, Idukki district of Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have been devised for taking care of the speci...
Bright first flush tea output is expected to be followed by even brighter second flushAccording to eminent tea scientist Dr. S. E. Kabeer, high atmospheric temperature at this season causes rapid proliferation of harmful pest...
Tea belt in Bengal foothills apprehends catastropheThe touch of unrest in foothills is evident with increasing number of incidents like torching of Government offices or scuffles there durin...
Tea is yet to find support of any weather based insurance coverMeteorological record clearly shows the tea belt of Bengal or Assam in a critical climatic zone with high frequency of adverse weather cond...
Steep rise in production cost hits Northern India tea beltEscalated cost of tea production is apprehended to continue even after the monsoon making things tough for the whole industry.
Tea auction throughout the whole country has gone under dead lockThe reaction recorded came as a protest against few clauses in the new Pan Country Tea Auction system introduced by Indian Tea Board(ITB).
Warning of heavy rainfall worries Bengal tea sectorOne can imagine what it is to have good rainfall after such a long dry spell that started last October, continued till May-end causing to s...
West Bengal tea industry demands insurance cover against droughtTea industry in northern West Bengal tea belt is demanding immediate introduction of insurance coverage against draught condition.
Lack of winter time rainfall makes planters worried in sub Himalayan West Bengal tea beltLack of winter rainfall has put Tea planters in Himalayan foothills under serious apprehension of significant shortage in high value yield.
Heat wave emerging out as big worry in Bengal tea beltPrevailing heat-wave over Dooars or Terai in Sub Himalayan West Bengal region has put Tea planters, under deep worry.
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 ...
Vital Tea wage settlement meeting remained inconclusiveThe vital meeting to settle new wage structure for around 3.5 lakh workers of over 400 tea gardens in Terai ended inconclusively.
- Drought threatens tea industry
An unprecedented drought-like situation and high temperature in the Darjeeling hils is posing a threat to the tea industry in north Bengal,...