That's because Irish breakfast usually contains a higher proportion of Assam, a strong, malty tea. Why is that the case? We ...

In order to encourage demand, tea from British India was exempted from import duty, and strong, dark Assam tea became the patriotic national "cuppa". As the century went on, further tea ...

An association of tea producers has named two nonagenarians for its first lifetime achievement awards.

The North Eastern Tea Association will honor Apurba Kumar Barooah and Sagar Mehta with lifetime achievement awards for their ...

Chai tea is a spiced drink that originated in India and is now a fixture on many coffeehouse menus. The name is a bit of a ...

Drinking tea is a national hobby in India. Every nook and corner has a tea stall with a crowd around. India is the world’s ...

India’s tea production in 2024 fell 7.8% from a year earlier to 1284.78 million kg, on lower output in the top-producing north-eastern state of Assam, the state-run Tea Board said in a statement.

Requiring an intensive labour force, the British uprooted thousands of tribal and nontribal rural people from central and eastern India and brought them to the tea estates of Assam. The racial ...

Dibrugarh to be Assam's second capital by 2027 with plans for Tezpur and Silchar; Governor highlights state achievements.