Tea Plantation
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India's tea production rises by 12.06 per cent to 182.84 million kg in October 2023
Business | Dec 02, 2023, 02:23 PM ISTBusiness news: Assam, the country's largest tea-producing state, also registered a higher crop at 104.26 million kg in October 2023. According to the data, the state produced 90.72 million kg of tea in October 2022.
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Lockdown and uneven rainfall hits tea crop, prices firm up at auctions
Business | Jul 23, 2020, 11:44 AM ISTTea crop during the year has been affected due to the two-month lockdown in April and May and subsequent uneven rainfall in Assam, industry experts said. As per the Indian Tea Association (ITA) estimates the production in north India, comprising Assam and north Bengal is down by 40 per cent from January to June as compared to thefigures of 2019.
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Naturally low-caffeine tea plant discovered in China
Lifestyle | Nov 10, 2018, 01:02 PM ISTThe tea plant was also found to cure colds, soothe stomach pain and relieve a host of other ailments, the researchers said.
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Assam set up panel to probe tea garden work conditions
India | Sep 12, 2014, 12:25 PM ISTGuwahati: The Assam government Thursday set up a judicial inquiry commission to study the working conditions in the tea gardens of the state.The commission to be headed by a retired judge will study the implementation