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Your daily chai under scanner: FSSAI proposes new science-based limits for two pesticide residues in tea; what consumers should knowFSSAI has proposed maximum residue limits for two pesticides in tea under draft regulations published on October 16. The proposal sets a li...
These large- and mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos have upside potential of up to 25%, according to analystsTalk of tariffs, especially steep ones, makes the market nervous. Which is exactly why the next few trading sessions are critical, and why ...
Tea stocks rally up to 16% as tea prices likely to soar furtherTea stocks soar as prices spike due to heatwave and floods, reaching new highs. India's struggling tea industry could benefit from the surg...
India's tea prices soar as extreme weather slashes outputIndia's tea prices are on the rise due to extreme weather events affecting production. Heatwaves and floods have led to a significant drop ...
Fast track action to remove non-tariff barriers key to realise trillion-dollar merchandise export goal: GTRI reportIt asked for upgrading domestic systems, in cases where Indian products are rejected due to quality issues; and retaliating if unreasonable...
Tea Mosquito Bug Crisis: Planters Association urges immediate government interventionThe United Planters Association of South India (UPASI) has urged the government to immediately intervene and take appropriate steps to cont...
Tea Board directs all producers, sellers to strictly comply with quality norms of FSSAIThe board has cautioned that no tea consignment that has failed on Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) test parameters sho...
High in pesticides, many countries send back Indian teaIn 2021, India exported 195.90 million kg tea. The major buyers were Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) nations and Iran. The board i...
India raises concerns with EU, Russia over tea exportsIndia has raised concerns at the European Union’s decision to classify dye-making chemical anthraquinone as a pesticide, calling it a non-t...
Plantations swoon under coronavirus attack, suffer heavy lossesKerala, which is home to several plantation crops, has borne the brunt of the loss, while the rapidly growing number of virus victims in ne...
Tea Board for preferential trade pact between India, ChinaTea Board chairman P K Bezbaruah said here that India and China were not competitors as far as tea was concerned, but rather complemented e...
Tea Board enforcing Plant Protection Code to check excess use of chemicalsTea Board said it has put in place a Plant Protection Code to check excess use of plant protection formulation in the country's tea plantat...
Government test shows 12.5 per cent food items contain unapproved pesticidesIn vegetables, the ministry detected residues of non- approved pesticides such as acephate, bifenthrin, triazofos, acetamiprid, metalaxyl.
Organic cash crops are Kerala's new fadAfter the success in organic vegetables, farmers in the state have turned to organic cultivation of cardamom, pineapple, coffee, tea and co...
High pesticides in vegetables and other foods: Government reportMost of the vegetables showed relatively higher pesticide residue detection in rainy season followed by summer and winter seasons, it said.
Indian tea safe to drink: Southern plantersSouth India tea planters strictly followed the guidelines given by UPASI Tea Research Foundation, Peter Mathias said in a release.
Tea Board for strict adherence to quality issuesThe Tea Board warned producers to adhere strictly to quality norms, else it would have to play policing role.
- Sustainability code for tea industry from July 11
Being developed by the board in collaboration with four reputed agencies associated with the industry, the code encompasses all aspects of ...
- Tea Board warns cos against high use of pesticides
With the cola controversy sweeping the country, Tea Board has issued a red alert to all tea companies asking them to undertake stringent ch...
- What is the standard?
The Bureau of Indian Standards has come out with a draft standard which has been under discussion for the last three years but has still no...