Does Indian tea have hazardous pesticides?

The industry began to upgrade its practices even before the NGO alleged Indian tea contained harmful pesticides. In its recent report on the activities of Greenpeace, the controversial NGO, the......

Munnar structures: More govt notices to Tatas

In a sequel to its decision to demolish two check dams on tea plantations partly owned by the Tata Group in the Munnar region, the Kerala government has issued a notice to remove the electric......

Kanan Devan eyes Ethiopia to grow tea

In a giant move, the Kanan Devan Hills Plantations company has decided to invest Rs 375 crore (Rs 3.75 billion) in Ethiopia to develop 10,000 hectares of tea plantation. KDHP officials said while......

Workers reject stake in Tata Tea estates

A majority of Tata Tea's workers have rejected the company's plan to induct them as shareholders of Amalgamated Plantations, the new company comprising its tea estates in Assam and north Bengal,......