COVID-19: Global financial crisis could cripple Indian tea industry

Centre and state governments should keep political rivalry aside and develop multiple strategic management plans

आहार संस्कृति: आइए, जानते हैं कैसे बनती है धुरचुक चाय

अंतरिक्ष यात्रियों से लेकर आम लोग तक ठंडे इलाकों में पाए जाने वाले धुरचुक के गुणों से वाकिफ हैं, आप भी जानिए 

वैज्ञानिकों की खोज, रसायन मुक्त चाय उत्पादन में मददगार हो सकते हैं सूक्ष्मजीव

भारतीय वैज्ञानिकों ने अब चाय के पौधों की कोशिकाओं में पाए जाने वाले ऐसे सूक्ष्मजीवों की पहचान की है जो रासायनिक उर्वरकों के उपयोग ...

वैज्ञानिकों ने बनाया सस्ता माइक्रोस्कोप, फफूंद की होगी पहचान

भारतीय शोधकर्ताओं के एक नए अध्ययन में चाय की पत्तियों में फफूंद रोगजनकों की पहचान के लिए कागज जैसी सामान्य सामग्री से बने फोल्ड ...

Bengal's tea belt: 3 lakh voters, but nobody cares about elections

Tea garden workers in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and North Dinajpur, which go to polls on April 18, depend on Bhutan more than India for employment …

West Bengal’s tea-tribe voters have a jumbo problem

Workers in Majherdabri tea estate say no candidate is addressing their fear of elephant attacks

India’s timekeeper says country needs two time zones

It is technically feasible to have two time zones & two ISTs in India-IST-I for most of India, IST II for Northeastern region-separated by an …

Darjeeling tea faces climate risk

The West Bengal State Climate Action Plan expressed concern over reduced productivity of Darjeeling tea due to increase in extended drought periods

A flower which can treat skin cancer and prevent greying of hair

Used for worship and hair colouring, modern entrepreneurs have found new uses for the hibiscus flower

Plucking out problems

Tea estates in Darjeeling are embracing innovative techniques to combat the impacts of climate change

India’s Manas National Park illustrates the human dimension of rhino conservation

 The fortunes of the park’s rhinos are intertwined with ethnic politics in India’s restive Assam State

Tea tag takeaway

The Geographical Indication tag for Darjeeling tea may have opened a window of opportunities for big estates, but there are huge challenges for …

Sharp cut in tea board budget will impact tea industry says Parliamentary Panel

The allocation has been reduced to Rs 16 crores as compared to previous year’s Rs 67 crore

Tea garden workers celebrate Dehradun’s failure to make it to smart cities list

City residents say the smart city is proposed in an area with tea gardens which are home to rich biodiversity

Why are tea plantation workers dying of hunger?

Lack of oversight by state governments, along with low wages and tough working conditions, is causing starvation deaths, says a fact finding team

Pesticide-rich food

Agriculture department confirms high pesticide residues

Small tea growers in Arunachal unable to avail tea board subsidy

Forest clearance from MoEF required to register with the Tea Board of India

Low rain may affect production of quality teas from West Bengal, Assam

A scorching April is leading to more pest attacks, increased costs might affect wage revision, says Indian Tea Association

Prominent Indian tea brands contain pesticides: Greenpeace

Study finds 67 per cent of tested samples of packed tea leaves contained banned pesticide DDT; some samples had acutely poisonous monocrotophos

Residents of closed tea estate decide to boycott elections

Bundapani is one of the seven closed plantations in northern West Bengal where starvation deaths have been reported in recent past

Comfort backpack

An improved plucking basket promises to alleviate muscular pain and fatigue, two major health problems faced by tea garden workers

Just like a forest

Analog forestry mimics a forest to create an economically productive and ecologically diverse landscape

Lost in plantation

Millions of growers and workers are in distress in Kerala, the plantation capital of India, as domestic and international prices of cash crops …

Simmering discontent over tea

The newfound success of brand Darjeeling is fuelling suspicion between planters and workers. Sayantan Bera reports

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