Siliguri/Kolkata: Raising concerns over the mixing of Darjeeling tea with other low-quality teas, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that the state would set up a lab to check these occurrences."We are ...

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 ...

The Longview estate in Kurseong block is one of Darjeeling district’s largest tea plantations. It lies at the foot of the Darjeeling hills, and stretches across 1,020 hectares. At around 8 am on May ...

After half a century, Darjeeling tea industry, which has long been reeling under financial crisis, got a massive setback due to natural disasters. A single night of relentless rainfall in the hills on ...