Assam heat wave kills over 10 people
Cyclonic disturbance diverts monsoon winds; tea plantations affected
Small tea growers in Arunachal unable to avail tea board subsidy
Forest clearance from MoEF required to register with the Tea Board of India
COVID-19: Child trafficking, assault on the rise in north Bengal
Most tea growers lost livelihood to the pandemic; cases of sexual assualt do not reach courts
Comfort backpack
An improved plucking basket promises to alleviate muscular pain and fatigue, two major health problems faced by tea garden workers
Why are tea plantation workers dying of hunger?
Lack of oversight by state governments, along with low wages and tough working conditions, is causing starvation deaths, says a fact finding team
Crushed and torn
Closed tea gardens of West Bengal are enclaves of death and destitution. Speculative ownership and a callous government have prolonged the crisis,…
Low rain may affect production of quality teas from West Bengal, Assam
A scorching April is leading to more pest attacks, increased costs might affect wage revision, says Indian Tea Association
Residents of closed tea estate decide to boycott elections
Bundapani is one of the seven closed plantations in northern West Bengal where starvation deaths have been reported in recent past