Stokes moots law to streamline apple trade in Himachal
byShimla: To streamline trade in apples, a fruit that sustains a large agri-economy in Himachal, the government is contemplating a legislation to ensure a…
Agriculture
Commodity Interest Groups in Himachal
byHimachal Pradesh is endowed with a peculiar climatic zoning which inherently supports agri-entrepreneurship opportunities for a farmer with small landholding. Although the organization of…
Vidarbha farmers protest with prayers on R-Day
byNagpur: As the nation celebrated the Republic Day, thousands of farmers from Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region Saturday worshipped portraits of political leaders and undertook a…
Israel looks for agri business tie-ups with Himachal
byNew Delhi: Israel ambassador Alon Ushpiz sought out chief minister Minister Virbhadra Singh at Delhi today to explore possibilities of business tie-up in agriculture,…
Himachal gets national agriculture award
byNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Tuesday got a national award for its achievement in increasing production and productivity of wheat. The award, instituted by the…
Tamil Nadu woman entrepreneur awarded
byMumbai (IANS) Josephine Selvaraj from Tamil Nadu was conferred the 20th Jankidevi Bajaj Puruskar for her initiative in spreading awareness about advantages of honey and…
Agriculture’s transformation top policy priority: PM
byKolkata: The transformation of agriculture must be top priority of public policies, including those on science and technology, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Thursday….
Floriculture can be major cash crop for Sikkim – CM
byNew Delhi Sikkim, with a 12.62 percent growth rate, is trying to make floriculture a primary economic activity of this picturesque northeastern border state and…
Himachal seeks help for tapping water infrastructure
byNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh today sought liberal financial assistance from the central government for developing water resource infrastructure in the state. Speaking at the National…
Ratan Tata: Responsible leadership, conscious capitalism
byMuch is written and known about the business success of the Tata Group, the global acquisitions and Ratan Tata’s role in them. Here’s a…