attacks between israeli and palestinan forces escalate as the un s middle east envoy meets hamas leaders in gaza to try and defuse the current tensions. winter bites in southern california as los angeles braces itself for a rare blizzard. it s exactly one year since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine and the un general assembly has voted to demand that moscow immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from ukraine. 1m countries backed the motion which has no legal weight while seven opposed it and 32 abstained, including one of moscow s staunchest allies china. this is how ukraine s foreign minister reacted to the vote. 1m countries, member states of the united nations, reiterated their unequivocal support to ukraine s territorial integrity and sovereignty, and they reiterated their demands to the russian federation to withdraw its armed forces from ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. the us ambassador to the united nations a
Compared to the previous year, Assam’s tea production as well as the prices declined in 2023, which is not a good sign for the Assam tea industry as a whole and the scenario has thrown up new challenges.
President of Tea Association of India, Ajay Jalan, emphasizes the transformative role of technological intervention in addressing rising costs, workers shortage, and climate change. Precision agriculture, automation, and AI-driven systems can increase quality, productivity, and reduce production costs. Tea production in India has increased by 39% in the last 15 years, reaching 1366 mkgs in 2022.