Catching up with Linnet Mushran – The Bhuira Jam Maker from Himachal
byMen declare that necessity is the mother of all invention: in Bhuira, a small, calm and serene village in Himachal Pradesh however, the jam…
Agriculture
Uttarakhand CM for of reversing migration from villages
byDehra Dun : Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat recently announced that he had grandeur plans of not only stopping migration from the villages in…
Spring rains have Kullu valley orchard owners worried
byKullu: Unusually heavy spring rains have dampened the prospects for fruit crops across much of the northern hilly states and orchard owners in the…
Himachal Coop Bank launches RuPay Kisan Credit Debit Card
byShimla: To enable easy credit and debit facilities for the farming community, Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank (HPSCB) today launched the RuPay Kisan Credit…
New Law Has Himachal Apple Trade in Jam
byShimla: Knee jerk action of forcing standardization in packaging of apples at a time when the fruit harvest has begun has orchard owners, traders and law enforcers in a fix about how to market the produce.
Himachal apples ready for harvest
byShimla: Early apple varieties fast reaching maturity, the fruit harvest in Himachal Pradesh is ready to start with the first batches already having hit…
Road, Encroachments Trouble Apple Heartland Jubbal Kothkai
byShimla: Passing through rich apple orchard lands, it is one of Himachal’s worst roads that has fruit growers and opposition BJP agitated, who are…
World Bank To Inspect Himachal’s Rs 1000 Cr Horticulture Funding Project
byShimla: Intent upon pushing up fruit crops productivity and upgrading post harvest management infrastructure the Himachal government has sought international funding for it’s ‘Special…
Horticulture: improving – changing life patterns in Spiti Valley
bySpiti Valley is one of the most inhospitable regions of the country. The valley along with Ladakh and Tibet is one of the few…
India to hold International Conference on Sea-buckthorn – Ravi Thakur
byManali: A international conference on sea-buckthorn is to be held in India, Ravi Thakur, the legislator from Lahaul and Spiti disclosed to Hill Post….