The North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) appeals to PM Modi to declare tea as the national drink of India on International Tea Day. Learn about the history and benefits of tea consumption.
A week after the state director of agriculture banned the use of an insecticide, monocrotophos, in vegetable and tea plantations, not many are paying heed to it. The insecticide has the potential to affect the nervous system and other organs in the human body, if consumed.
Assam accounts for roughly 52 per cent of India’s tea production and 13 per cent of the world’s tea but this ‘kadak chai’ (strong tea) seems to be losing its quality and quantity due to the very real threat of climate change and extreme weather events
Guwahati: In a bid to ensure quality human resources in Assam’s 200-year-old tea industry, a postgraduate course has been imparting practical training.
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