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Difference between Robusta Coffee and Arabica Coffee

Arabica is more popular as a drink in comparison to Robusta mainly because of the taste. Robusta is robust and has almost double the caffeine than Arabica but...

September 19, 2015

Key Facts about Coffee Plant

Coffee is prepared from the roasted seeds called as Coffee beans.  Coffee is grown in more than 70 countries of the world.  Due to Caffeine, it gives stimulating...

September 19, 2015

Tea as National Drink of India

There has been a consistent demand from the Tea Industry for declaring Tea as ‘national drink’ of India. In August 2012, a parliamentary standing committee on commerce recommended...

September 19, 2015

Why Kangra Tea is struggling?

Kangra tea is facing a crisis and many of the tea growers in Kangra valley are abandoning the tea gardens. The key reasons of this crisis are discussed...

September 19, 2015

Kangra Tea: Area and Production in India

Kangra Tea Industry had a golden history but today it is struggling to survive. Kangra was one of the sites where British introduced the China tea in the...

September 19, 2015

Marine population declined since 1970: Study

As per recently released study, populations of marine mammals, fish, birds and reptiles have declined by 49% since 1970. The study report was prepared by the World Wildlife...

September 19, 2015

How Tea entered into Indian Food Culture?

Tea as well as tea consumption was prevalent in China (also in North East India) for thousands of years. Tea made inroads into Europe mainly via two routes....

September 19, 2015

Japan's Parliament passes 2 Security laws to amend its pacifist constitution

Japan’s parliament has passed two security laws to amend its pacifist constitution framed after WWII to allow its troops to fight abroad. The bills already have been approved...

September 19, 2015

Key Facts about India’s Tea Exports

India is world’s fourth largest tea exporter after China, Sri Lanka and Kenya. India exported 222 million Kg tea in 2010; but in recent years, these figures are...

September 19, 2015

Key Facts about Tea Production in India

Botanical name of Tea is Camellia sinensis. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. Tea is an evergreen plant that mainly grows in...

September 19, 2015

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