Darjeeling is world renowned. But demand for ‘champagne of teas’ is going flat as drought dulls its flavour

Darjeeling is world renowned. But demand for ‘champagne of teas’ is going flat as drought dulls its flavour

On a misty March day in Darjeeling, Satish Mitruka walks through the dried-up leaves of his estate's tea bushes, explaining how changing weather patterns are affecting his business. "Darjeeling is a dying industry," said Mitruka, a third-generation tea harvester in

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