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Assam, Arunachal Pradesh face worst ever floods recorded in June
Issue Date: Jun 28, 2012
While parts of the country remains parched, northeastern states are reeling under the effects of one of the worst floods they have ever faced in the month of June. Assam has already received 104 per cent excess rainfall in a week starting June 20. Twenty-three of the 27 districts are flooded, displacing 300,000 people and killing 20.
Scientists study flavour and aroma of Darjeeling tea
Issue Date: Aug 31, 2006
what gives Darjeeling tea its much sought after flavour? A team of scientists is trying to find out just that. Experts at India's Tea Research Association's Tocklai Experimental Station (tes) in Jorhat, Assam, and researchers from Japan's Kyoto University are working to decode the chemistry of the Darjeeling leaf to identify what lends the tea its unique taste and aroma.
