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Assam Tea Industry thrives despite climate impact, sets new revenue milest
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Tea traders have expressed their enthusiasm and hope after the tea trade witnessed a significant growth of over Rs 2,800 crore sold at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) during the financial year 2024-2025 so far.
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Guwahati: CTC and bought leaf tea both fetched record prices at auction
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Renowned globally for its richly coloured and aromatic tea, Assam's tea industry, provides livelihoods to millions, with many others directly or indirectly dependent on the plantations. The state is famous for both Orthodox as well as the CTC (Crush, Tear, Curl) varieties of tea.
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Planters request Assam govt to ban a few pesticides that're compromising t
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Through a memorandum, the tea plantation sector representatives under North Eastern Tea Association, appealed before the minister to prohibit sale, stock, distribution and, or use of certain pesticides in the Assam in the best interest of the tea industry. Those six pesticides are Cypermethr
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Assam seeks deferment in mandatory sale of dust tea through public auction
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Through a gazette notification on February 26, 2024, the central government had mandated the sale of 100 per cent of dust grade tea through public auction from April 1, 2024, for dust grades tea manufactured in a calendar year in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya,
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Lok Sabha polls: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal begins campaign in tea-
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Union Minister Sonowal, who has been fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was canvassing for the party for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. He began the campaign on Sunday with meetings in Dikom Sesa tea garden field, Bamunbari tea garden field, and Keheng tea garden in Tingrai Itakh
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Diversification to oil palm will help solve issues facing Assam tea indust
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The tea plantation sector in Assam, which reached a crucial milestone of 200 years in 2023, is not in the best of health and has been struggling with issues such as rising production costs, relatively stagnant consumption, subdued prices and crop quality issues apparently due to climate c
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Rope in MS Dhoni as ambassador to promote Assam tea, suggests tea associat
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Renowned globally for its richly coloured and aromatic tea, Assam's tea industry, which is the country's largest, provides livelihoods to millions with many others directly or indirectly dependent on the plantations. The state is famed for both Orthodox as well as the CTC (Crush, Tear, Curl)
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PM Modi spends time at tea garden in Assam, promotes tourism around it
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Assam's lush tea gardens have more to offer to the world than just the beverage itself.
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Guwahati hosts two-day Bi-Centenary conference to mark 200 years of Assam
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The two-day Bi-Centenary Assam Tea International Conference was held in Guwahati to commemorate the completion of 200 years of Assam tea.
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KIYG 2023: Assam tea-seller's daughter Panchami hopes KIYG medal will give
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Panchami is excited at the prospect of facing off against her idol and Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu, who also competes in the same weight division. For Panchami, the first goal at the senior level remains a podium finish at the Commonwealth Games
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Interim Budget 2024: Assam tea industry seeks exports promotion policy
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The ailing tea industry in Assam needs proper promotion, particularly overseas, so that it can tap new markets, said Nalin Khemani, Chairman of Bharatiya Chai Parishad.
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Assam: FSSAI CEO, Tea Board join hands with growers, planters to ensure sa
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a significant move towards ensuring the safety and quality of tea production, Shri G Kamala Vardhana Rao, CEO of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), addressed a gathering of Tea Growers and Tea Planters during an interactive session held on Friday, 19th January 2024
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