Historically, the link to tea is firmly established in Darjeeling and is part of the hill station's heritage. Although originally conceived as a place of relief from the intense heat of the plains ...

Panighatta tea garden in Darjeeling hills set to reopen after 10 years under new owner Bagaria Group, new owner of the estate, currently operates three other tea gardens — two in the Mirik subdivision ...

The West Bengal government and the Tea Planters’ Association of Darjeeling hills on Friday agreed to the demand of tea garden workers across 87 gardens in the Darjeeling hills for a 20% bonus.

Darjeeling has 87 tea gardens spread across roughly 19,000 hectares, employing about 52,000 permanent workers. Around 200,000 families are dependant on the wages of these garden workers.