It was a Scottish major called Robert Bruce who, while working in Assam in 1823, noticed that the inhabitants were making tea from a plant which looked similar to the Chinese Camellia sinensis.

Guwahati: The Assam agriculture department has called a meeting of tea industry organisations on April 10 before ... floriculture, medicinal plants, agar wood, sandal wood and bamboo; animal husbandry ...

Assam too registered a decline ... “Attacks of pests on tea plants have increased over the years because of the effects of climate change – rising temperature and erratic rains.

In this two-part series, we'll be exploring how tea farms are combating an onslaught from a variety of pests. We start with a ...

Assam has many calm and beautiful places filled with nature, culture, and wildlife. Here are 8 peaceful spots to relax and ...

These initiatives aim to enhance food and energy security, increase farmers’ income, build capacity among thousands of farmers, and promote sustainable agribusiness models, IIT Guwahati said in a stat ...

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, in collaboration with HDFC Parivartan, on Thursday, launched a series of technology-based rural development initiatives aimed at improving food and energy ...

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Greenfly attacks are causing significant damage to tea crops in Assam and West Bengal ... said the sap-sucking insect has caused significant damage to tea plants, particularly during the dry months, ...

Tea Research Association Jorhat Assam is inviting applications from eligible candidates for recruitment to the posts or career of Field Assistant (Temporary) under a project entitled “Evaluation of ...