Small growers key in shaping India's tea plantation sector, says Piyush Goyal

Nov 12, 2022

India as a whole contributes 23 per cent to the global tea output and is estimated overall employment is around 1.2 million workers in...

200 years and counting, Assam's tea industry continues glory run

Jan 15, 2023

Renowned globally for its richly coloured and aromatic tea, Assam, the country's largest tea producer provides livelihood to millions with many others directly or...

Planters request Assam govt to ban a few pesticides that're compromising tea quality

Jun 02, 2024

Through a memorandum, the tea plantation sector representatives under North Eastern Tea Association, appealed before the minister to prohibit sale, stock, distribution and, or...

Rainfall affects production in Assam, north Bengal, says Tea Association

Jul 12, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 12 : Heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in Assam and the northern part of West Bengal has affected the tea...

BJP govt did not fulfill its promises in Assam, alleges Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Mar 21, 2021

Jorhat (Assam) [India], March 21 : Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party alleging that it has not fulfilled...

Assam: Meeting held to discuss adequate wages for tea garden workers

Sep 03, 2023

A state-level multi-stakeholder consultation on setting adequate wages for the tea plantation workers was organised jointly by the Assam Labour Department and International Labour...