Bubbling pots of chai create fragrant clouds on Indian street corners, where vendors expertly pull the spiced milk tea to ...

Rizhao defies latitude limits to become a green tea powerhouse. By Chen Zebing in Rizhao, Shandong and Chen Liang \| China ...

Darjeeling — the Queen of the Hills — is famed for its toy train, sweeping tea estates, and colonial architecture. But ...

Competition from Nepalese teas -- which has duty free access to the Indian market -- has emerged as a lower-cost alternative to Darjeeling tea, challenging its viability. IMAGE: A tea estate in ...

In the years that I have made my acquaintance with tea, Darjeeling has gone from being a very special tea to one that is struggling to stay afloat. Several factors have brought it to this place ...

The Darjeeling tea industry, which has already been reeling under financial crisis, is now staring at a crop loss for its premium first flush tea due to vagaries of the weather. Unfavourable ...

If you've ever seen photos of the Darjeeling Himalayan ... charm — just a good window seat and a hot cup of local tea. No visit to Darjeeling is complete without stopping by Glenary's, an ...

A vast range of tea flavours are available in India, the land of tea, from strong Assam to delicate Darjeeling. You must try these 7 types of Indian tea! For those who prefer a strong brew, Assam tea ...

Plucking of the Darjeeling first flush tea is likely to get delayed this year due to unfavourable weather conditions prevailing in the hills so far. Plucking of the first flush crop in the ...

(Photos and collage: SB Veda ... The crippling 105-day strike in 2017 opened the foreign market up to cheaper Nepal tea as a substitute for Darjeeling tea, and Covid-19 made 2020 an unviable year.

(Photos by Jayshree Tea & Industries Ltd. collated by SB Veda ... Jayshree’s triumph at The Leafies is a positive not only for the company, but also for Darjeeling tea as an industry, which has been ...