Belarus eyes deeper BRICS partnership, strengthens India ties for multipolar worldBelarus eyes full BRICS membership, seeking a multipolar world order. The nation is deepening its strong relationship with India. Key areas...
15 May, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
Love tea? Your daily brew could be serving up billions of micro- and nanoplasticsRecent studies reveal that steeping tea bags in boiling water releases billions of microplastic and nanoplastic particles. These tiny plast...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Tea Board for effective adoption of food safety standards by industryThe Tea Board is urging the tea industry to adopt food safety standards. This move aims for long-term sustainability and worker welfare. Ne...
10 Nov, 2025, 10.33 AM IST
Government has a large role to play in boosting demand for Indian coffee: Continental Coffee’s Praveen JaipuriarCoffee demand can increase in India by addressing the issues related to availability, product costs, and purchase barriers, says Praveen Ja...
08 Jan, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Assam anticipates investment opportunities from HUL: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaSarma said on X, “Today in Mumbai, I had an excellent discussion with Mr. Dev Bajpai of Hindustan Unilever Limited & Mr. Prashant Mehta and...
20 Mar, 2024, 09.55 PM IST
HUL joins forces with Tea Research Association to tackle climate challenges in tea sectorHUL partners with TRA to enhance tea industry sustainability through regenerative practices, 'Lifecycle Analysis', and mitigation strategie...
15 Mar, 2024, 08.39 PM IST
Read the tea leaves: Climate change taking toll on Darjeeling tea gardens and workersVarsha*, a 34-year-old tea garden worker, doesn't have a string of degrees, isn't privy to decision making in the estate but knows only too...
18 Jun, 2023, 01.22 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
- Is climate change affecting your cuppa? Researchers to find out05 Jun, 2017, 08.48 PM IST
IFC, Tata Global Beverages face World Bank heat over rule breachAmitava Sen, CFO, APPL, said the company is committed to investing funds in the project and maintaining its momentum to bring about a posit...
11 Nov, 2016, 09.33 PM IST
Compliance Advisor Ombudsman report unfair: APPL chairmanAPPL is the second largest producer and supplier of tea in India and employees over 30,000 people on its 25 tea estates in Assam and West B...
08 Nov, 2016, 08.55 PM IST
- Hindustan Unilever Ltd enters red-light zone for Red Label advertisement
The sex worker was filmed striking up conversations with people, especially the moments when she revealed the nature of her work.
30 Jun, 2016, 02.12 AM IST
TGBL commissions the Tea Research Association to study climate changes affecting India's tea growthThis project will cover predictions on climate change impact in the four tea production regions of Assam: Upper Assam, South Bank, North Ba...
11 Apr, 2016, 12.37 PM IST
Indian tea industry faces major challenge due to climate change"Droughts, floods & severe attack of pests have been commonplace adversely affecting production, quality and costs," said A.K. Bhargava, ch...
23 Dec, 2015, 02.46 PM IST
Flood-like situation in Dehradun due to smart city project: EnvironmentalistsEnvironmentalists oppose tea gardens’ takeover for smart city, say Doon will be waterlogged in absence of these gardens. Protests against t...
07 Dec, 2015, 02.47 PM IST
Worsening climatic dynamics poses threat to Darjeeling teaGlobal warming and an increasing influx of people are affecting this environmentally important region, in turn hurting tea production.
15 Jan, 2015, 07.04 PM IST
Tea companies like Tata Global, HUL go green on pesticide fearsThe NGO said 59% of the samples had the residue of at least one pesticide active ingredient above the maximum level set by the European Uni...
19 Aug, 2014, 12.11 PM IST