Flora terrorism of spreading ‘Congress Grass’ haunts Himachal lands
byManali: Propagating from US to Maharashtra, then many other southern and northern states of India, the invasive and poisonous weed “congress grass” (parthenium) is…
Agriculture
Himachal hails Delhi HC ruling in favour of apple growers
byShimla: The Himachal government Wednesday hailed the Delhi High Court ruling against the six percent commission fruit merchants in Delhi’s Azadpur market were charging…
Haryana to start paddy procurement from Oct 1
byChandigarh: Nearly 52 lakh tonnes of paddy is expected to arrive in grain markets in Haryana this year with the paddy procurement process starting Oct…
Reliance on Nepalese labor gnaws Himachal apple growers
byShimla: Fruit growers in Himachal Pradesh eagerly wait for a bus from Nepal. For it brings in “sturdy” labourers who make their efforts in farms…
Apple of discord has Himachal orchard owners count losses
byShimla: Apple, from being a crop of boom, has turned into one of doom that hapless orchard owners in Himachal have had to live…
Delicious Kinnauri apples hit markets
byShimla: Red and golden apples of Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, known worldwide for their sweetness, colour and prolonged shelf-life, have hit the markets, trade…
An apple a day: Himachal promises more
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh, the country’s main apple-growing region that is heading for a bumper crop this season, has launched a rejuvenation project spread across…
Haryana farmers get Rs 2/- compensation for crop damages
byAfter a wait of nearly two years, farmers in Haryana have received cheques of as low as Rs 2 as compensation for crops that were damaged in 2011 season. Asked to present photocopies of the offending cheques, the farmers handed originals ones saying, xerox copies would cost more that the compensation.
‘Demand for packaged food rises as vegetable, fruits get expensive’
byNew Delhi: Over 58 percent of people in the middle and low income groups have switched to packaged food items like tomato puree, ketchup and…
Monsoon an important factor in RBI policy: Subbarao
byHyderabad: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subbarao today said the performance of monsoon would be an important factor in determining the central…