About 7 million kilograms of Dajling tea is produced every year. The Tea Board of India has requested a huge $120 million bailout for the industry because they're concerned that it's going underwater. High quality Dajling teas can fetch up to $2,000 per kilogram on the international market.
Scientists have reported a long-awaited nuclear-fusion breakthrough, using lasers to ignite hydrogen-isotope fuel in a self-sustaining burn. But that marks just one step on a long, uncertain road to clean fusion energy. Same-sex marriage in America is now protected by legislation, in a compromise that could provide a template for future culture-war clashes. And the uncertain future of Darjeeling teas.
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