Darjeeling tea production may fall to a new low in 2025 as erratic weather, labour shortages and rising costs hit gardens, ...

Two tea gardens of the Darjeeling tea industry suspended their operations on Tuesday, taking the total number of closed gardens to 13. This is one of the highest figures of closed gardens at one time ...

At least four operating tea gardens have declared suspension of work in Darjeeling, complaining of worsening industrial relations on the back of unrest over puja bonus. Already affected by falling ...

The famed Darjeeling tea may have slip to a new production low in 2025, as changing weather patterns, a shortage of pluckers ...

The recent flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in north Bengal have caused massive destruction in at least 30-35 tea gardens in Darjeeling, with reports of loss of plantation areas, ...

Darjeeling hills and adjoining areas of north Bengal witnessed a shutdown on Monday (September 30, 2024) over the demands of bonuses by tea garden workers. The strike was called after a tripartite ...

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 ...

A day after tea garden workers began strike in the Darjeeling hills, the West Bengal government on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) issued an advisory to the managements of tea gardens to award a bonus of 16 ...

In April, London-based travel agent and writer Anthony Kingsley visited Darjeeling, often referred to as the Queen of Hills, to trace his family’s origin. It was in this eastern Himalayan region, ...

Every year, when it’s time for the year’s spring harvest, my thoughts turn to Darjeeling. Lately, these come with a lingering anxiety and a growing despondence. In the years that I have made my ...