Tata Group may lose control of 942-acre Karnataka tea estateIn April 2008, revenue authorities had changed the nature of the vast tea estate, under Tata Coffee's lease, as "forest land" from "sagu" l...
23 Dec, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
Tata Group denies reports it may lose control of 942-acre Karnataka tea estateTata Coffee is a subsidiary of Tata Consumer Products. It is Asia’s second largest exporter of instant coffee, with revenue of about Rs 2,2...
21 Dec, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
Not my cup of tea: As China extends its lead, India’s tea exports see a steady declineFalling exports have bruised the tea industry over the last few years. Growers should find ways to cater to an increasing preference for he...
05 Aug, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Weak rains hit plantations hardCoffee growing regions in Karnataka are reeling under a drought.
04 Jul, 2019, 08.39 AM IST
How better pricing is driving companies to introduce single-origin chocolates and beveragesIndia is the world’s second largest producer and fourth biggest exporter of tea, and tea is both the world’s and India’s most preferred bev...
03 Feb, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Rs 500 daily wage for Kerala tea workers not feasible: UpasiUpasi has made it clear that the demand for a daily basic wage of Rs 500 by the tea plantation workers of Kerala is not feasible given pres...
29 Sep, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
SBI and Amalgamated Plantation ink MOU to provide loan to small tea growersSBI on Monday inked an MOU to provide credit to small tea growers operating with Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited (APPL).
16 Dec, 2014, 03.53 PM IST
Indian planters demand scraping of several levies imposed on tea plantationsAssociation wants some sops from govt like scrapping of plantation tax of Rs 700 per hectare & land tax of Rs 500 per hectare to tide over ...
20 Nov, 2014, 03.38 AM IST
Association seeks immediate reconstitution of Tea boardA meeting of stakeholders in the tea industry today urged the Centre to immediately reconstitute the Tea Board and appoint a full time Chai...
19 Nov, 2014, 07.17 PM IST
Indian consumers fail to get the taste of good quality tea, says Wagh Bakri Tea CMDConsumers of tea in India are increasingly not getting to taste high quality premium tea varieties as most of them are exported and only a ...
24 Jun, 2013, 05.52 PM IST
Indian consumers fail to get the taste of good quality tea, says Wagh Bakri Tea CMDConsumers are increasingly not getting to taste premium tea varieties as most of them are exported and only a small part remains in domesti...
24 Jun, 2013, 04.43 PM IST
- Apples in Rajasthan, coffee in Himachal: Innovating farmers cultivate crops not usually grown in their areas
Driven by the urge to do something different or to earn higher returns, a new breed of farmers is cultivating crops not usually grown in th...
28 May, 2011, 10.45 AM IST
- Tea planters seek financial cover against FTA ‘sting’
Tea planters have sought financial support from the government to counter cheaper imports under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that India h...
22 Sep, 2009, 02.22 AM IST
- Jairam launches tea fund scheme for Kerala, TN
Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh launches the Special Purpose Tea Fund (SPTF) scheme for replantation and rejuvenation of...
05 Jan, 2008, 08.00 PM IST
- Scheme to raise orthodox tea output on cards
The Centre would implement a 5-year plan to increase the orthodox tea production in the country from 80 million tones to 120 million tones.
23 Mar, 2007, 01.19 AM IST
- Plantations may get cover from vagaries of weather
The Planning Commission’s sub-group on the plantation sector has mooted the putting in place of a weather-linked insurance scheme to protec...
09 Nov, 2006, 12.28 AM IST
- Foreign equity in coffee & rubber put on hold
The commerce department has put on hold liberalisation of FDI in coffee and rubber. After reviewing the FDI policy for the plantation secto...
25 Aug, 2003, 01.41 AM IST