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INDIA - ECONOMY -
AGRICULTURE - TEA |
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Date-wise Events |
- TEA:
- January 10, 1839: Indian Tea -
First Auction in Britain:
- It was auctioned for the first time in Britain.
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Description |
- India is the second largest producer of tea in the world
after China, including the famous Assam tea and Darjeeling
tea.
- Plans seem to be under way to officially recognise tea
as the “National Drink” of India.
- Tea is also the 'State Drink' of Assam.
- India, as the world’s largest consumer of tea uses
nearly 30 per cent of the global output.
- India is also the largest exporter of tea after China.
- The cultivation and brewing of tea in India has a long
history of applications in traditional systems of medicine
and for consumption.
- The practice of Ayurveda has resulted in a long standing
tradition of herbal teas.
- Traditional Indian kitchens have long utilised the
medicinal benefits offered by various plants and spices such
as basil (Tulsi), cardamom (Elaichi), pepper (Kali Mirch),
liquorice (Mulethi), mint (Pudina), etc., and traditionally,
teas made with these plant leaves and/or spices have been in
use for centuries for maladies ranging from the serious to
the trifling.
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