Luxmi Group signs MoU with Assam govt to promote tea tourismAssam prepares to leverage its rich natural heritage and tea plantations with a 75-acre tea tourism project in Lepetkatta, Dibrugarh, throu...
25 Feb, 2025, 10.09 PM IST
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
TRA Tocklai comes up with first climate-smart tea seed stock -TSS 2The Tea Research Association (TRA) Tocklai has introduced the first climate-smart tea seed stock, TSS 2, which can withstand high temperatu...
21 Sep, 2024, 06.19 PM IST
VisionSpring’s launches ‘Livelihoods in Focus’ to unlock over Rs 300 cr in income-earning potentialThe organisation has announced its partnerships with the Indian Tea Association, five tea gardens and two eye hospitals in India.
12 Mar, 2024, 12.42 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
Tea industry facing multiple challenges in wake of Covid pandemic: ExpertsProduction, too, has seen a decrease in the last few years since the onset of the pandemic due to restrictions on plucking -- from 1,390 mi...
02 Jan, 2023, 04.57 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
Luxmi Group MD says spending time with family has been his biggest stress busterFor the MD, the lockdown proved invaluable for family time.
28 Nov, 2020, 01.19 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
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
- 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
- Earmarked for development
West Bengal urban development minister Ashok Bhattacharjee tells how Siliguri is a favoured investment zone.
30 May, 2008, 02.41 AM IST