Insights India is in Lockdown Fronts Teaser Usually, this is the high point of the year for the tea industry, with some of the season’s choicest teas from Darjeeling commanding high prices. It By Aravinda Anantharaman
Features Assam Planters Rebut Oxfam Report on the Plight of Tea Workers Fronts Teaser A report by Oxfam International likely to discourage UK supermarkets from sourcing tea in Assam, due to working conditions at origin, incited a storm By Pullock Dutta
Features Unilever’s Teas are “Slave-Free”, Will Others Follow? Fronts Teaser Unilever’s announcement that their teas are “slave-free” follows a long campaign to make the world’s largest tea supply chain transparent. Las By Aravinda Anantharaman
Features Assam at a Crossroads, Grants Workers the Maximum Holiday Bonus Fronts Teaser . By Pullock Dutta
Features Indian Tea Industry Demands Government Bailout from Looming Financial Crisis Fronts Teaser The Indian tea industry is struggling with low prices, high labor costs, vagaries of the weather and with every passing year, the problems are both re By Aravinda Anantharaman
News India Undertakes Several Initiatives to Improve Tea Quality in Assam Fronts Teaser The Indian tea industry, including the Tea Board of India and the region’s producers are making a concerted effort to stabilize falling prices amid By Aravinda Anantharaman
Features First Woman to Manage Assam Tea Estate Fronts Teaser The appointment of Manju Baruah as the manager of Hilika Tea Estate in Assam is news. It is unique news, too, in that she is the first woman to hold t By Peter Keen
Insights Flavored Black Teas Begin with a Quality Leaf Fronts Teaser Black tea’s popularity has been bolstered by the myriad flavors tea companies are incorporating into the once traditional tea. Yet creating a good b By Peter Keen
Features Arunachal Pradesh Brings to Market First Wild Harvest Purple Tea Fronts Teaser . By Pullock Dutta