Question

Which parts of India have commercial tea plantations?

Answer 1

Hint: Tea is an aromatic beverage made by steeping cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to China and East Asia, in hot or boiling water. It is, after water, the most extensively drunk beverage on the planet.

Complete answer:
India is one of the world's top tea growers, despite the fact that over 70% of its tea is consumed within the country. Several well-known teas, such as Assam and Darjeeling, are only grown in India. The Indian tea business has grown to hold a number of international tea brands and has become one of the most technologically advanced in the world. The Tea Board of India regulates tea production, certification, exports, and all other aspects of the tea trade in India.

The Indian government has paid close attention to the Indian tea business as major employment. When export sales dropped, the government was sympathetic to the industry's and cultivators' needs. It has passed local resolutions in favour of the sector and has pushed aggressively with international institutions such as the World Trade Organization.

Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Sikkim, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Bihar, and Odisha are the key tea-producing states in India.

Note: For nearly a century, India was the leading tea producer, but due to greater land availability, China has lately surpassed India as the leading tea producer. Several prominent foreign tea brands, notably Tetley and Typhoo from the United Kingdom, have been acquired by Indian tea firms.