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India's tea industry is the fourth largest in the world, producing $709,000,000 worth of tea. [13] As of 2013 the consumption of green tea in India was growing by over 50% a year. [14] The major tea-producing states in India are: Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Nagaland. [15]
Maniram Dutta Baruah, popularly known as Maniram Dewan (17 April 1806 – 26 February 1858), was an Assamese nobleman in British India.He was one of the first people to establish tea gardens in Assam.
The British started commercial tea plantations in India and in Ceylon: "In 1824 tea plants were discovered in the hills along the frontier between Burma and Assam. The British introduced tea culture into India in 1836 and into Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1867. At first they used seeds from China, but later seeds from the clonal Assam plant were used."
His most famous accomplishment was the successful introduction, although it was not the first by any means, of Chinese tea plants (Camellia sinensis), along with skilled tea makers, from China to India in 1848 on behalf of the British East India Company. Robert Fortune worked in China for several years in the period from 1843 to 1861.
Today, India is one of the largest tea producers in the world, with over 70% of domestic tea being consumed within India itself. The Indian tea industry has grown to own many global tea brands, and has evolved to one of the most technologically equipped tea industries in the world. Tea production, certification, exportation, and all other ...
With every craze comes entrepreneurs jumping on the bandwagon; among them is Quebec-based Bobba, self-described as a “ready-to-drink bubble tea made with an infusion of real tea and unique fruit ...
India is the world's largest tea-drinking nation, [126] although the per capita consumption of tea remains a modest 750 grams (26 oz) per person every year. Turkey, with 2.5 kilograms (5 lb 8 oz) of tea consumed per person per year, is the world's greatest per capita consumer. [127]
In India, a 2020 study found that 44 per cent of forests were experiencing lantana invasion, contributing to the deterioration of forest ecosystems and threatening the habitat of the country’s ...