scorecardresearch
Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicTea

Topic: tea

This hand-rolled Tripura tea variety just fetched ‘highest-ever’ price in state — Rs 12,500/kg

Myithili Hazarika -
Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Only BJP has a plan for Assam’s tea workers. But 5 yrs showed Sonowal didn’t have the will

Anidrita Saikia -
There are 30-lakh tea garden workers in Assam, but they continue to be on the margins even though Assam’s Republic Day tableau called them the state’s ‘backbone’.

Pay bill in 7 days, or no tea-coffee on credit — Maharashtra govt tells ministers, secretaries

Manasi Phadke -
The Maharashtra govt has cracked down because an undetermined amount of money is owed to the canteen of Mantralaya, the state secretariat.

Herbal teas made with sage, perilla leaves suppress SARS-CoV-2 replication, German study finds

Himani Chandna -
Short-term treatment with perilla and sage infusions was sufficient to significantly inhibit replication of SARS-CoV-2, the study by German researchers has claimed.

Tea, chillies & takeaway: What the food choices of second-generation British Muslims reveal

Riyaz Timol -
Human palates evolve, chameleon-like, to reflect changing social and cultural conditions often brought into sharp relief by migration.

For IAF’s multi-billion dollar contract, Dassault, Boeing and Saab in race

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Drinking very hot tea or coffee daily can increase risk of cancer by 90%, says large study

Sandhya Ramesh -
The study, published this week in International Journal of Cancer, was conducted on 50,000 people in Iran.

Tea in kulhad cups will return to railway stations after 15 years

PTI -
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has instructed caterers at Varanasi and Rae Bareli stations to use terracotta-made 'kulhads', glasses and plates.

Why tea from this Assam estate costs Rs 39,001 a kg, making it India’s most expensive

Sankalita Dey -
The orthodox tea from an estate in upper Assam yields a golden colour produce and is derived from a special variety of tea clone.
12Page 2 of 2

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

Seshadri Chari -
So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Dismiss debate on EC functioning as ‘hoo-haa’, then hail India as ‘robust democracy’

Economy

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Defence

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

Follow us

Copyright © 2025 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.