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Falling production, shrinking global footprint, and a flood of cheaper imports from neighbouring Nepal – Darjeeling tea, celebrated as the “Champagne of teas”, is losing its aroma. The Mamata Banerjee ...

Significantly, much of this tea is sold not as bulk, but as branded, value-added packets – an area where India, and particularly Darjeeling, lags behind. Sri Lanka’s success in tea marketing lies in ...

In a jolt to the Congress ahead of the next year’s Assembly elections in the state, its one of the popular faces in north Bengal and district party president of Darjeeling, Sankar Malakar, joined the ...

The Mamata Banerjee government has urged the Centre to invoke the safeguard clause in the Indo-Nepal trade treaty to protect Darjeeling tea from unchecked import of Nepalese tea in the domestic market ...

It has helped the state not only preserve its traditions but also create a shared space among the communities, which consists of Nepalis, Bhutias, and Lepchas with a harmonious blend of cultures. Both ...

Kalimpong is not vying against Darjeeling—it's its counterpart. However, for other tourists, especially those looking for solitude, austerity, and spirituality, it will prove to be a choice.

Located opposite the Great Banyan Tree, this sloped garden replicates the style of Darjeeling tea estates and has been opened to visitors on Friday afternoon. The garden also offers 70 species of ...

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Competition from Nepalese teas -- which has duty free access to the Indian market -- has emerged as a lower-cost alternative to Darjeeling tea, challenging its viability. IMAGE: A tea estate in ...

Mishra has chosen to live in the picturesque east Indian hill town of Darjeeling. “I work for a cloud-based start-up and had the option to live in big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore ...