For most of the world, tea is a quiet ritual, leaves steeped gently in water, sometimes touched with lemon, rarely with milk. But in India, tea is a full-blown experience. It’s noisy, spiced, and ...
CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tea estates in southern India are hiring temporary workers during peak plucking season and denying these laborers basic rights as required by law, said a ...
MUMBAI, July 8 (Reuters) - India's tea prices have been soaring and are expected to stay high as heatwaves and floods during the peak harvesting season slash output in key producing regions. The price ...
India’s tea output during November 2025 declined by 16.29 per cent to 124.19 million kg (mkg) over 148.36 mkg a year ago. While major producing States Assam and West Bengal saw a decline during the ...