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A tea round we can get behind (Picture: Victoria Bitter) We’ve all been there – after a long stressful day, it hits mid-afternoon and you are craving a nice ice-cold pint .  But it’s not really a good idea to just crack open a beer at your desk. Now you can get that beer taste any time in your trusty office mug with these teabags. It’s completely non-alcoholic so fine to drink whatever the time. The tea has been created by Victoria Bitter – an Australian beer brand – ahead of The Ashes cricket series next month. Apparently, the tea tastes and smells just like their beer. It’s made with the brand’s ‘super pride hops’ and black tea leaves to create a tasty brew that can be served without milk. It is to encourage fans to ‘boycott English breakfast tea’, which isn't necessarily a sentiment we agree with. Unfortunately, it’s sold out (Picture: Victoria Bitter) A beer flavoured tea does sound great though. We know Aussies love nothing more than watching the cricke...

The video is an edited version of an old advertisement for Tapal Tea, a Karachi-based tea brand. This fairly funny Pak ad featuring Wing Commander Abhinandan. pic.twitter.com/urnD6M2vmP — Vishnu Som (@VishnuNDTV) March 5, 2019 Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan on February 27 and released on March 1, has now featured in a spoof of a Pakistani tea advertisement. While Varthaman was still in Pakistan’s custody, a video was released, in which the pilot was seen drinking a cup of tea, which he called “fantastic”. The footage has now been used in an edited version of an old advertisement for Tapal Tea, a Pakistani tea brand, based in Karachi. In the original advertisement, a woman spies on a young couple that is lovingly sipping tea in their balcony. The spoof video replaces the couple with Varthaman and has gained immense popularity on Twitter, with many initially believing it to be an authentic ad. It remains unclear who ma...

Industry officials opine that it is primarily on account of Indian plantations being labor-intensive while China has an advanced level of mechanization The Indian Tea Association (ITA) has signed an agreement with China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) to nearly double Indian tea exports to China to 15 million kg (mkg) next year as well as learn cost-effective production techniques from its largest Asian neighbor. Besides joint promotions of its tea across key European markets and sustainability goals, the agreement allows Indian tea producers to understand the mechanization of gardens while maintaining quality. China produces 2609 mkg of tea annually across its 0.28 million hectares cultivable area. Most of these gardens are highly mechanized. On the other hand, in India, 0.57 million hectares are under tea cultivation while production stands at around 1300 mkg – half to what China produces. Industry officials opine that it is primarily on account of Indian pl...