Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha laid the foundation stone of state’s first tea auction centreAfter laying the foundation stone of the proposed tea auction center, the Chief Minister said on the X: “A leap towards development of tea ...
India's tea industry getting drowsy, needs some 'kadak' measuresIf strong measures are not taken, the industry could be struggling for survival. It is beset by problems on several fronts: Price, demand, ...
Tea planters suffering from 'crop loss', 'falling' prices in TripuraTea plantations, the second largest industry in the state after rubber, are facing "crop loss" this season due to a drought-like situation,...
AAI team visits Kailashahar Airport to explore feasibility of resumption of air serviceA team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) visited the Kailashahar Airport in Tripura's Unakoti district to explore the feasibility of...
Tea plucking to stop early to curb supply of low-quality productIn December 2017, India had produced 54.97 million kg of teas.
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...
Tripura seeks restriction on the import of synthetic rubberLeft front ruled Tripura has sought imposition of restriction on import of synthetic rubber from China, Malaysia and Indonesia to stabilize...
Tea vs rubber: Suspicion over move to amend the Tripura Land Reforms and Land Revenue Act, 1960Rubber versus tea, indigenous people versus the rest: a move to amend the Tripura Land Reforms and Land Revenue Act, 1960 is treated with s...
Protests erupt as Tripura bars rubber plants on tea estatesTripura government’s proposal to bar cultivation of rubber on land meant for tea estates has provoked an outcry in the state.
'Workers ownership' model of Tripura fail to enthuse West Bengal's tea beltDespite lot of initial enthusiasm, Tripura model of 'workers cooperative ownership' of tea gardens has failed measurably in tea belt of Wes...
Tea prices expected to remain firm in 2013Factors retarding crop are extremely high temeperature, delayed monsoons and uneven distribution of rainfall and prevalence of pest activit...
Tea prices on a boil due to bad weatherAn erratic weather has affected the quality of second-flush teas produced in Assam, West Bengal and Tripura this season.
Rubber, tea growers demand more facilities in TripuraLow prices of rubber and the lack of processing facilities for tea have left rubber growers and tea planters in lurch in poll-bound Tripura.
- Tripura opposes shifting of Tea Board's zonal office from Guwahati
Tripura has opposed the move to shift Tea Board of India's (TBI) zonal office from Guwahati to Upper Assam township of Jorhat.
- Assam to get Northeast's first integrated tea park
The first integrated tea park of the Northeast will come up on the outskirts of Guwahati. Around Rs 23 crore will be invested in the projec...
- Former tea garden owners are Tripura's new entrepreneurs
A tea garden worker until seven years ago, 48-year-old Matang Tanglua is today among over 5,500 entrepreneurs who own small tea estates of ...
- 'Increase in auction prices has helped Tripura tea industry'
The Tripura government today said that their tea industry has received a boost with an increase in tea prices in the auction markets of Guw...