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Erratic Rainfall, High Temperatures, Pests Hit Assam Tea Production
Tea production in Assam was adversely impacted in Assam as erratic rainfall in June and high temperatures in July affected the current crop.
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Assam's Crisis-Hit Tea Industry Welcomes Rs 550 Crore Budget Allocation
The Assam government has earmarked nearly Rs 550 crore for the state's tea industry, a welcome move as it grapples under a long-drawn financial crisis.
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Now, Sip A Cup Of 24-Carat Gold, Bhut Jolokia Chilli Tea
At a time when organic tea variety is gaining popularity, an Assam-based startup offers 'ghost pepper' and 'gold' tea among its 40-odd speciality blends.
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Assam Tea Industry Reels Under Drought-Like Situation Due To Rain Deficit
The tea industry of Assam, which is the backbone of the state's economy, is now facing a drought-like situation due to rainfall deficit after having recovered from the losses it suffered due to the COVID-enforced lockdown last year.
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Assam's Breathers For Tea Industry To Tackle Post-Covid Finance Crunch
In a bid to encourage Assam's tea industry towards producing more export-quality orthodox tea, Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Friday announced to add more subsidies for those choosing orthodox over CTC teas, along with the ones the Tea Board of India, Assam provides.
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Hit By Covid Lockdown, Floods, Rain, Assam Tea Growers Eye Price Rise
This year has been tough on the Assam's tea gardens producing the strong liquor tea. First, it was the lockdown, then floods and then incessant rains in Upper Assam, which, according to industry estimates, together account for a production loss of close to 40 per cent.
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1 Kg Of This Rare Assam Tea Was Sold For Rs 70,500 At Auction
A rare variety of tea in Assam was auctioned for Rs 70, 501 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Wednesday. Ortodox Golden Tips, from the Maijan tea estate, smashed the record set by another specialty tea-the Manohari Gold-that was auctioned for Rs 50,000.
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Rare Assam Tea Fetches Rs 50,000 Per Kg At Auction, Sets New Record
At a time when the 200-year old tea industry in Assam - established under the British rule -is facing tough times, a rare variety of handmade tea from the Manohari Tea Estate was auctioned for Rs 50,000 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Tuesday, setting a new record.
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Veteran Industrialist Brij Mohan Khaitan Dies At 92
Veteran industrialist and Williamson Magor Group patriarch Brij Mohan Khaitan died today at his residence here. He was 92. He was suffering from old-age ailments, according to company sources. A widower, he is survived by his younger son, Aditya, and daughter Divya Jalan.
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180-Year-Old Assam Tea Industry Gets Its First Woman Garden Manager
The 180-year-old Assam Tea industry has always been male dominated. The tea leaves are pluck by women, but they are always led by male 'Sardars'.
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Greenpeace Trying to Hurt Indian Tea Industry, Says Home Ministry
The Home Ministry has alleged that Greenpeace is hurting the Indian tea industry, which employs 35 lakh workers and earned $ 644 million from exports last year, by projecting abroad that homegrown leaves of the beverage have hazardous pesticides.
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Erratic Rainfall, High Temperatures, Pests Hit Assam Tea Production
Tea production in Assam was adversely impacted in Assam as erratic rainfall in June and high temperatures in July affected the current crop.
-
Assam's Crisis-Hit Tea Industry Welcomes Rs 550 Crore Budget Allocation
The Assam government has earmarked nearly Rs 550 crore for the state's tea industry, a welcome move as it grapples under a long-drawn financial crisis.
-
Now, Sip A Cup Of 24-Carat Gold, Bhut Jolokia Chilli Tea
At a time when organic tea variety is gaining popularity, an Assam-based startup offers 'ghost pepper' and 'gold' tea among its 40-odd speciality blends.
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Assam Tea Industry Reels Under Drought-Like Situation Due To Rain Deficit
The tea industry of Assam, which is the backbone of the state's economy, is now facing a drought-like situation due to rainfall deficit after having recovered from the losses it suffered due to the COVID-enforced lockdown last year.
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Assam's Breathers For Tea Industry To Tackle Post-Covid Finance Crunch
In a bid to encourage Assam's tea industry towards producing more export-quality orthodox tea, Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Friday announced to add more subsidies for those choosing orthodox over CTC teas, along with the ones the Tea Board of India, Assam provides.
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Hit By Covid Lockdown, Floods, Rain, Assam Tea Growers Eye Price Rise
This year has been tough on the Assam's tea gardens producing the strong liquor tea. First, it was the lockdown, then floods and then incessant rains in Upper Assam, which, according to industry estimates, together account for a production loss of close to 40 per cent.
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1 Kg Of This Rare Assam Tea Was Sold For Rs 70,500 At Auction
A rare variety of tea in Assam was auctioned for Rs 70, 501 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Wednesday. Ortodox Golden Tips, from the Maijan tea estate, smashed the record set by another specialty tea-the Manohari Gold-that was auctioned for Rs 50,000.
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Rare Assam Tea Fetches Rs 50,000 Per Kg At Auction, Sets New Record
At a time when the 200-year old tea industry in Assam - established under the British rule -is facing tough times, a rare variety of handmade tea from the Manohari Tea Estate was auctioned for Rs 50,000 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Tuesday, setting a new record.
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Veteran Industrialist Brij Mohan Khaitan Dies At 92
Veteran industrialist and Williamson Magor Group patriarch Brij Mohan Khaitan died today at his residence here. He was 92. He was suffering from old-age ailments, according to company sources. A widower, he is survived by his younger son, Aditya, and daughter Divya Jalan.
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180-Year-Old Assam Tea Industry Gets Its First Woman Garden Manager
The 180-year-old Assam Tea industry has always been male dominated. The tea leaves are pluck by women, but they are always led by male 'Sardars'.
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Greenpeace Trying to Hurt Indian Tea Industry, Says Home Ministry
The Home Ministry has alleged that Greenpeace is hurting the Indian tea industry, which employs 35 lakh workers and earned $ 644 million from exports last year, by projecting abroad that homegrown leaves of the beverage have hazardous pesticides.
