Indian tea exports reported an 18.4 per cent rise in value in 2025 to ₹8,488.43 crore, buoyed by a weaker rupee against major foreign currencies such as the dollar and the euro and record shipments.

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. Quiet footsteps move between the plants ...

Under blazing skies at a tea plantation in India's northeastern state of Assam, picker Kamini Kurmi wears an umbrella fastened over her head to keep her hands free to pluck delicate leaves from the ...

Bala Sarda’s family has been in the tea business for generations—four to be exact. But the Indian entrepreneur never thought he would join the world of tea himself. “From the outside, it looked like a ...

My home state of Tamil Nadu, at the southern end of India, is famous for its coffee. “Filter kaapi,” as we call it, is the definitive drink, hot, milky, bitter with chicory, and served in an iconic ...

Tea is an essential part of daily life for millions of people in India. Whether it is the first cup in the morning or a ...