Assam tea estates venture into tea tourismTea estates in Assam are experimenting with tea tourism, inspired by the Darjeeling model. This initiative aims to create job opportunities...
28 Jan, 2025, 09.46 PM IST
Coca-Cola India enters ready-to-drink tea beverages segmentThe organic green tea for the product will be sourced from Kolkata-based Luxmi Tea Co Private Ltd's Makaibari Tea Estate, company officials...
22 Nov, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
Verleni 1947: Special blend of limited-edition tea to be available from midnight of August 14Interestingly, Makaibari is owned by the Luxmi Group - a company started over 100 years ago by freedom fighter PC Chatterjee who used tea a...
14 Aug, 2023, 06.30 PM IST
Exporters on Amazon Global Selling to surpass $8 billion in cumulative exports from India in 2023Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh emerge as states with maximum number of exporters on the program.
05 Jul, 2023, 04.03 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
Gourmet tea companies reach buyers in domestic market as lockdown dried up international businessThe lockdown dried up the international tea business for three months. Even after countries started lifting the lockdown, there was trade d...
06 Mar, 2021, 11.01 PM IST
Facing problem of funds, Tea Board urges industry to stand on its feetRudra Chatterjee, managing director of Luxmi Tea, which owns the famous Makaibari estate, said that the time has come to focus on the quali...
20 Jun, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
Companies use halted plants’ kitchens to feed migrantsThe ongoing lockdown, forming part of the Covid-19 containment measures, has forced rural migrants to head back to their homes after jobs i...
07 Apr, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
A stand-off in the hills is affecting India's favourite Darjeeling TeaThe losses for tea gardens are not limited to the product. Many estates in Darjeeling have been actively promoting tea tourism, and the unr...
25 Jun, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
Makaibari bags best ever price for first flush tea at Rs 19,363 a kgLegendary tea planter and Makaibari chairman Rajah Banerjee described this tea as a “very delicate, subtle first flush with a pitchy and fr...
28 Apr, 2017, 10.41 AM IST
Darjeeling’s iconic Makaibari tea set to enter Dubai marketThe tea company is in talks with Dubai’s upmarket luxury food chain Bateel to sell its teas where demand for premium quality tea is rising.
22 Jul, 2015, 05.06 AM IST
Darjeeling's Makaibari becomes most expensive tea in IndiaAfter being sold at a record price of around Rs 1.12 lakh/kg, Darjeeling's Makaibari tea estate has become one of the most expensive tea pr...
06 Sep, 2014, 02.34 PM IST
Makaibari cuppa sells for around Rs 1.11 lakh per kilo, most expensive Indian tea everA special lot of handcrafted tea from Makaibari Tea Estate sold for almost Rs 1.11 lakh a kilo, becoming the most expensive Indian tea ever.
05 Sep, 2014, 12.59 PM IST
- Upper income limit for OBC creamy layer may be doubled
In a move that could allow reservation benefits to a larger section of Other Backward Classes (OBC), the upper income limit for creamy laye...
30 Jun, 2008, 07.44 PM IST
- North Bengal: On a growth trail
The state government is doing all it can to reshape the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri belt into an industrial hub.
30 May, 2008, 03.03 AM IST
- Incremental housing will be needed in urban locations
Luxmi Group executive director Rudra Chatterjee talks about the company's venture into real estate and future plans.
30 May, 2008, 02.56 AM IST
- DLF plans to invest up to Rs 4,100 cr
Leading real estate firm DLF on Wednesday said it plans to make investments up to Rs 4,100 crore, including Rs 200 crore for setting up an ...
05 Mar, 2008, 07.54 PM IST