The famed Darjeeling tea may have slipped to a new production low in 2025, as changing weather patterns, a shortage of pluckers and mounting economic stress weigh on the region’s gardens. IMAGE: A ...

In 2015, after you were done gawking at the statue of Princess Di in the world’s largest department store, Harrods in London, you could head on over to the world-famous food halls where you could buy, ...

Since the last century, Darjeeling tea -- the priciest variety of Indian tea -- has been sold only in private auctions. This month, it switches to online bidding for the first time, making it possible ...

Early in the morning, before the sun becomes sharp, rows of green bushes stretch across rolling hills. Mist hangs low, clinging to leaves that glisten with dew.

Despite being India's first registered geographical indication, Darjeeling tea has run into several problems in recent years, including production issues and increased competition. The result of those ...

The Covid-19 crisis changed the lives of Shrey and Sparsh Agarwal, the brothers who are the founders of Indian start-up Alt Carbon. If the pandemic had never happened, the Agarwals probably wouldn’t ...

Grown on similar Himalayan terrain and climate across the border in Nepal, the tea made its way into Bengal’s cuppa during the 104-day strike Gorkhaland strike that hit production in Darjeeling. The ...

Rajya Sabha member Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday informed Parliament that tea imports from African countries and Nepal have increased by 45 per cent in the first half of 2025. Speaking during ...