In what the tea industry is describing as an “important benchmark moment” for Assam tea, a premium lot of Assam CTC tea fetched ₹800 per kilogram at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) during Auction Sale No. 22 held on May 27.
Known worldwide for its centuries-old Vaishnavite monasteries, vibrant satra culture and riverine landscape, Majuli may soon add another attraction to its identity — tea tourism.
The conclusion of the historic India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (India–EU FTA) is set to open significant new export avenues for Assam’s tea, spices and traditional handicrafts, with Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal calling it a “game-changer” for the state’s local economy.
Dibrugarh, Sept 13: Veteran tea planter and former Warren Tea Limited executive director Uddhab Chandra Sarmah has called for a holistic approach by all...
BJP MLA Mrinal Saikia has expressed alarm over the growing import of Kenyan tea into India, cautioning that the trend could devastate Assam’s century-old tea industry.
A drought-like situation in Assam is spelling trouble for both farmers and the state’s tea industry, with a sharp deficit in rainfall leaving fields parched and tea bushes under severe stress.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer shared a moment over steaming cups of masala chai on July 24, it was a proud Assam-origin brew that took centre stage.
Guwahati, June 26: Assam Tea—the robust brew celebrated worldwide—is set to take centre stage at the Summer Fancy Food Show 2025 from June 29 to July 1...
The Assam government has announced a hike in daily wages for workers in state-run tea gardens to Rs 250, up from Rs 220, with effect from October 1, 2025.
President of the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS), Paban Singh Ghatowar, made a clarion call for a holistic revival of Assam’s tea industry during the annual general conference of the Bharatiya Cha Parishad (BCP) held in Dibrugarh on Saturday evening.
