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Tea e-auction launch in Coimbatore

The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power, Mr Jairam Ramesh, will inaugurate the e-auction of tea at the Tea Trade Association here on Saturday. He is also scheduled to release the Geographical Indication for Nilgiris Orthodox tea and inaugurate the e-auction at Tea Board, Coonoor on Sunday. —

Coimbatore tea auction goes online

The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power, Mr Jairam Ramesh, holds the hammer down and mouse up to signal the launch of the electronic auction system for tea at the Tea Trade Association of Coimbatore. (from left) Vice-Chairman of the Tea Trade Association of Coimbatore, Mr A.S. Singhar, Chairman of the Association, Mr Chandrakant and Executive Director of the Tea Board of India, Mr R.D. Nazeem. —

Tea e-auctions here to stay

Traders gather around wooden desks in a dusty auditorium, pouring over thick catalogues describing tea chests. A broker seated at the front of the room calls out prices in a quick, rolling voice as the traders shout and gesture, signalling their bids. A sharp rap of the gravel closes each sale, and the process starts over. Under the rule, the auctioneer must sell at least three lots in a minute and the scene repeats itself twice a week. Tea has been traded this way since 1 861.

GI for Assam Orthodox tea; e-auction launched

Guwahati (PTI): The Geographical Indication (GI) for Assam Orthodox Tea and e-auction system were launched today protecting the unique special taste of Assam tea.

Tea too less for auction to go online at Jalpaiguri

Siliguri, Dec. 12: Members of the North Bengal Tea Auction Centre (NBTAC) in Jalpaiguri have to be satisfied with only a demonstration of electronic auction system thanks to the pathetic inflow of the brew.

TEA Recognizes BRC Imagination Arts Projects, Executives

Grants Thea Award to Arizona Science Center’s “Forces of Nature” Gallery, Names BRC’s Scott Ault to TEA International Board of Directors

West Indies 224-4 at tea

Scoreboardat tea on the fourth day of the second Test between New Zealand and West Indies here today.

Herbal Tea: The WoW Trials

A couple of British chaps have put herbal tea to the test by consuming copious amounts of it, then placing themselves within various situations in computer games, including a World of Warcraft Player versus Player environment.

E-auction of tea to fetch fair price : Ramesh

Kochi (PTI): Online auctioning of tea will fetch fair price for the growers, Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday.

E-Auction for Tea inaugurated at Kochi

Kochi (PTI): Electronic Auctioning of Tea was formally inaugurated here on Saturday by Union minister of State for Commerce and Power, Jairam Ramesh, who said by January 31 next year the new system would be fully in place.

Proteas get Ponting just before tea

South Africa took the vital wicket of century-maker Ricky Ponting in the final over before tea as the Boxing Day Test took another twist in an eventful first day.

What do you do with tea? Ask Steve Hofmeyr

At a Sun City breakfast for Miss South Africa the other day he threw his cup of tea into the face of Huisgenoot editor Esmare Weideman. Apparently she had annoyed him by publishing details of an affair that broke up his marriage. Apart from that, he's usually very nice to ladies. As he wrote on his blog afterwards: "I am too long-suffering. Too f****** nice."

Cricket-India 134-1 v England second test - tea

MOHALI, India, Dec 19 (Reuters) - India were 134 for one at tea after electing to bat on the first day of the second test against England on Friday.

3rd Test: Australia 155/4 at tea on Day 1

NEW DELHI: Opener Matthew Hayden struggled for his uncomfortable 31 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground as cautious Australia reached 155/4 at tea on Day 1 of the third Test against South Africa.

New Zealand 74 for one at tea

WELLINGTON: New Zealand batsmen Tim McIntosh and Daniel Flynn dug in to take the home side to 74 for one in their first innings at tea on the second day of the second Test against West Indies in Napier on Saturday.

Cricket-England (316&) 68-3 v India 241, first test - tea

CHENNAI, India, Dec 13 (Reuters) - England were 68 for three at tea in their second innings after gaining a first innings lead of 75 runs against India on the third day of the first test on Saturday.

New Zealand 311-7 v West Indies, first test - tea

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand were 311 for seven in their first innings at tea on the third day of the opening test against West Indies at University Oval in Dunedin on Saturday.

Cricket-India 241&304-4 v England 316&311-9dec, 1st test - tea

CHENNAI, India, Dec 15 (Reuters) - India were 304 for four chasing 387 for victory at tea on the final day of the first test against England on Monday.

Cricket-England 31-1&(302) v India 251-7 dec&(453) 2nd test-tea

MOHALI, India, Dec 23 (Reuters) - England were 31 for one in their second innings at tea on the final day of the second test against England on Tuesday.

Pietersen's ton helps England recover from a poor start (Tea Report)

Captain Kevin Pietersen's timely century helped England recover from a poor start and took their total to 211 for four in the first innings at tea, in reply to India's 453, on the third day of the second cricket Test here Sunday.

e-auction inaugurated in Coimbatore

Coimbatore (PTI): Union minister of state for commerce and power Jairam Ramesh has assured tea traders that he would take up with the prime minister, who also holds the finance portfolio, their appeal to bring down from four per cent to one per cent, the VAT for tea traded through auction, as prevailing in some other States.

O'Brien opens door for upbeat New Zealand

A timely 80-run stand between the immovable Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash rescued West Indies from a precarious position as they reached 154 for 4 at tea. Chanderpaul and Nash stuck to their plans as the New Zealanders toiled on a flat track at McLean Park, with Chanderpaul going to tea on 46 and Nash on 34.

Sorapot Art Contest

The Sorapot by designer Joey Roth is a particularly beautiful teapot that has stirred up the design world (including Dwell, as a Product of the Day), and understandably so. It displays the tea inside its glass barrel like an aquarium of tea leaves, sleek chrome framing it like potable art. It also has recently gotten ink in Playboy, attesting to the increasing interest in design throughout American culture. Next in the life of this hot new number is an art contest with works submitted by people inspired by the piece.

High tea at Google takes a hit

Times are tough all over! The Wall Street Journal reports that Google, "one of the most extravagant spenders of the boom years," has finally "begun to tighten its belt."

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