Kolkata, March 31 -- India exported a total volume of 254.67 million kg of tea with value realisation of Rs 7111.43 crores during the calendar year 2024, moving up from the fourth to the third position in world tea exports, the Tea Board India said on Monday. India pipped Sri Lanka to take the third position and captured 13.55 percent of the world market in 2024, as its exports surged to 254.67 million kg from 231.69 million kg in 2023. Kenya and China occupied the top two slots, the Tea Board India media release said here quoting International Tea Committee (ITC) data. The world tea exports during 2024 stood at 1,879.83 million kgs. Among the major tea-producing countries, Kenya led by exporting 594.50 million kgs, cornering 31.63 percent...