The tea industry in Darjeeling has been a major contributor to its economy, but recently there has been a reduction in the export of tea and the industry's income.
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,
The tea industry has been one of the main economic backbones of Darjeeling in North Bengal as a whole. Tea growers expressed their disappointment with the role of the centre in terms of its revival and urged the Centre to address their plight ahead of the polls. They said that Darjeeling
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
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)
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 12: The Indian Tea Exporters Association strongly endorses and welcomes the decision of our Ministry of Commerce to require the 100pct sale of all dust-grade teas via a public auction on a trial basis.
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.
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], November 30: Goodricke Group Limited, a renowned name in the tea industry, proudly announces a groundbreaking environmental achievement at its Darjeeling tea gardens. According to an independent verification by SGS India Private Limited, the company's operat
The tea industry in India is expected to register a 8 per cent degrowth in revenue this financial year, led by a decline in exports, said Crisil Ratings.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) researchers have developed innovative technologies for sustainable and efficient utilization of tea waste from the tea industry.
TAI, representing tea producers in Assam and West Bengal, is concerned by the pressing challenges faced in the current season by the tea industry in these regions.