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PM Modi to attend ‘biggest ever’ jhumur event in Guwahati today: All about the tribal dance
February 24, 2025 1:39 pm
Jhumur is the dance of Assam’s traditional ‘tea-tribes’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness some 8,600 dancers perform at the Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati on Monday.
As rising inflation punctures wage hike, tea workers seek more — land rights, better health facilities
July 03, 2022 3:25 am
At present, Darjeeling has a total of 87 tea estates, including many of the world's largest working plantations. While most of the owners make profits, the tea workers get a basic wage of just Rs 120-250 a day, which is the lowest among all other plantation industries.
Tea Board warns against adulterated tea; experts share tips to ensure it is authentic
February 15, 2022 6:25 pm
Value of tea depends mainly on the quality of leaves used. "You can determine the quality of tea when you buy by the look, smell and feel of it," said Sakina Diwan, dietician, Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai
Growers body CCPA urges commerce minister not to reduce import duty on tea
August 12, 2020 4:03 pm
According to Consultative Committee of Plantation Associations (CCPA), reduction in import duty, now 100 per cent, will pave the way for cheap tea to flood the market which will have disastrous effect on prices.
Small tea growers' produced 685.08 million kg in 2019
February 03, 2020 5:23 pm
Small tea growers (STGs) have also sought a dedicated fund from the Commerce ministry for helping the promotion of exports of the produce.
Meet Diganta Barman, the man who designed machine to process 2 kg tea at Rs 50 per day
July 16, 2019 8:55 pm
The machine, aimed at benefiting small tea growers, has space for handrolling the dried tea leaves, packing them into plastic bags and sealing them off, all within a space of 3 ft x 8 ft.
Kerala's Munnar may once again see toy trains chugging through tea plantations
June 24, 2019 4:43 pm
Bringing back the railway system to Munnar is one of the tourist department's most high-profile projects and extremely important to minister Kadakampally Surendran, a top tourism official said.
Plantations in Himachal Pradesh's Palampur: A tea that’s not on the menu of any political party
May 18, 2019 5:14 pm
No subsidy, poor marketing and no separate policy to promote it is slowly killing Kangra Tea industry.
Tea label giants vow probe after Sri Lanka labour abuse expose
March 27, 2019 10:30 am
Several labourers complained that their estates only abided by the certifiers' ethical standards during audits but they were afraid of reprisals if they revealed this to auditors.
Assam to give financial assistance to pregnant tea garden workers: CM Sarbananda Sonowal
June 30, 2018 11:51 pm
Stating that lack of proper educational infrastructure at the tea gardens affects academic interests of the tea tribes' students, CM Sonowal asked the Secondary Education department to take up speedy measures for setting up one hundred high schools in the tea gardens.
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On International Tea Day 2023, explore these exquisite tea destinations across the globe
May 21, 2023 5:11 pm
International Tea Day is observed annually on May 21 to recognise the long history and cultural and economic significance of tea around the world, as well as the significant role it plays in rural development, poverty reduction and food security in developing countries.
Death, hunger stalk tea-estate workers in Bundapani
October 02, 2014 10:06 am
Death arrived soon after the Bundapani tea estate closed last year.
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