Darjeeling Faces A Challenging First Flush | Growers Ask for 100% Auction Sales | Two Tea Brands Raise Funding

India Tea News for the week ending February 14, 2025 India Tea News | Aravinda Anantharaman Powered by RedCircle Darjeeling tea harvest begins Feb. 27 Darjeeling Faces A Challenging First Flush In 2024, Darjeeling saw one of its most challenging years, reflected in the low production of 6 million kilos, the lowest in several years. The year has opened to a few challenges already. Media reports say that the Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, announced last week that the ce

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Writer, editor, columnist, tea reporter, and running Copac Media, a creative consultancy. Her interests are history and literature, and their influence on contemporary society. Aravinda has published with Penguin Random House (India).