TEA INDUSTRY

National chains such as Third Wave Coffee, Chaayos, AbCoffee, and Boba Bhai have seen a notable increase in foot traffic at their cafes, particularly in northern India, despite the region grappling with record summer temperatures. These cafes are al...

Tea producers in Asia and Africa called for balance between global demand and supply, highlighting quality and sustainability concerns at a recent industry meeting in Dubai. The Indian Tea Association and other stakeholders addressed challenges such...

Sandeep Singhania, President, Tea Association of India stated that the Production figure of North Indian Tea Industry reflect a precarious state of affairs in the industry, consequent to the constant onslaught of insufficient rainfall and excessive ...

India performed well on the first day of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, often referred to as the Oscars of the ad-world. They secured one Silver and two Bronze Lions. Ogilvy Mumbai was awarded a Silver Lion for their innovati...

Tiruppur, known as the 'knitwear capital' of India, is facing a labor shortage as thousands of migrant workers, who returned to their hometowns to vote in the recent Lok Sabha elections, are hesitant to come back. This crisis arises just as export i...

Kota said that the climate and the landscape of Assam are best suited for agar tree plantation. There is a high demand of agarwood of Assam in the global markets particularly, Middle East because of its best quality aroma. Besides, huge domestic mar...

Vikram Ramasubramanian, Partner, Inflection Point Ventures says, “Freshleaf’s approach to crafting premium teas combined with health benefits presents an exciting opportunity for us to contribute to a startup that is set to redefine the tea industry...

Darjeeling tea has been facing nature's wrath for quite some time now. In 2022, Darjeeling tea production was 6.93 million kg. In 2023, it dwindled to 6.18 million kg. Violent agitations in the hills in 2017 and recent resurgence in the demand for G...

Tea Association of India (TAI) stated that the strange phenomenon of drop in crop production with no concomitant rise in prices is in stark contrast to the 2020 scenario when drop in production due to covid closure caused a sharp rise in realization...

Tea industry in season 2024 faces challenges with production declines, weather issues, and financial stress. Darjeeling sector seeks relief package for survival amidst declining yields and prices.

Tea industry shortage due to heat wave: Certain districts of North Bengal are experiencing high temperatures, adversely affecting the tea crop.

The sector is plagued by the twin blows of rising production costs and lower price realisation at the auctions, former Tea Board chairman P K Bezbaruah said. This might have thrown the planters' business and livelihood of 4.5 lakh tea garden workers...

"We urge you to issue appropriate orders on priority, keeping in mind the best interests of the tea industry in Assam and, more importantly, the welfare of small tea growers and associated stakeholders. Your prompt action in this regard will be high...

Sarma said on X, “Today in Mumbai, I had an excellent discussion with Mr. Dev Bajpai of Hindustan Unilever Limited & Mr. Prashant Mehta and Mr Saurav Sharma of Lilavati Medical Trust. Assam is looking forward to new investment opportunities by HUL i...

North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) advocates M S Dhoni as Assam tea ambassador. The 21st Biennial General Meeting (BGM) of NET was held at Guwahati recently. Chairman of NETA Kamal Jalan, during his speech stated, “In a liberalised globalised econ...

After laying the foundation stone of the proposed tea auction center, the Chief Minister said on the X: “A leap towards development of tea industry in Tripura. Today laid the foundation stone of Agartala Tea e-Auction Centre was laid at Gurkhabasti ...

Tinsukia, in Northeast India, becomes the first district to eliminate 1.53 Lakh Metric Ton of legacy waste using bio-mining. The project yields 80 bighas of reclaimed land and establishes Tinsukia as a model district for land reclamation through bio...

Interim Budget Expectations: The ailing tea industry in Assam is hoping for proper promotion and export improvement in the upcoming Union interim budget. The industry is facing oversupply in the domestic market and tepid export demand. The Bharatiya...

The MoU is aimed at undertaking research in the tea estates of AYCL and discover its various health benefits of tea including exploring possibilities for possible applications in the Ayurvedic line of medication and treatments.