Chef Vikas Khanna, at the Assam Tea 200-year celebration in New York, proposed hosting an Assam Tea Festival at his restaurant 'Bungalow' to honour the state's tea legacy. The Assam government welcomed the idea as part of its global outreach.
The India Pavilion at the Summer Fancy Food Show 2025 was inaugurated on Sunday at the Jacob K Javits Center in New York, by Ravi Kota, the Chief Secretary to the government of Assam, and Ambassador Binaya S Pradhan, Consul General of India in New York, reads an official press release.
The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel has severely disrupted India's Orthodox tea exports, particularly damaging Assam, the country's largest producer of Orthodox tea.
"The Assam cabinet today approved a scheme named "Eti Koli Duti Paat." Under this scheme, the state government will provide one-time assistance of Rs 5000 to each permanent and temporary labourer of the state's tea gardens on the occasion of the 200th celebration of Assam tea," Sarma said
The central government has allowed tea estates in Assam to benefit from the flagship oil palm mission, weeks after an industry body in the region made representations.
A specialized session on capacity building and regenerative agriculture was conducted by HUL on Thursday (March 27), offering valuable insights and practical knowledge to over 300 small tea growers who attended.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday termed the Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit as a landmark event in Assam's industrial journey and said that the summit will mark a new era of growth and opportunity.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shook his legs on the stage as he arrived at the Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati to inspect the preparations of "Jhumoir Binandini" set to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 24. 8600 artists from tea gardens across the state will
More than 8,000 artists from tea garden areas across Assam are set to perform the traditional Jhumoir dance. The event, organised by the Assam government, is being held to celebrate 200 years of the Assam Tea Industry.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday held a video conference at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati with the District Commissioners from across the state.
At the stakeholders' meeting for the tea industry held in Guwahati on Saturday, Union Minister of Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addressed the financial crisis faced by the Tocklai Tea Research Institute of the Tea Research Association (TRA).
The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) has witnessed a significant surge in Assam tea sales, with over Rs 2,800 crore worth of tea sold during the financial year 2024-25 till October.