"No tea, no life!" This is not just a saying but an emotion for tea lovers. From the first sip in the morning to an evening of relaxed conversations, tea is an integral part of Indian culture. But ...

Plucking of the first flush crop in the Darjeeling hills, known as the world’s most expensive tea, generally starts in the middle of March and continues till the first week of May.

Plucking for the first flush tea ends by mid-April. Opposition trade unions and even apolitical bodies are trying to impress on workers that this was the ideal time to bargain with the state and ...