Himachal, New Zealand eye horticulture, tech transfer tie-up
byShimla: With fruit production yields having stagnated in the state, Himachal hopes to benefit from technology transfer from New Zealand that a business delegation…
Agriculture
Punjab procures record paddy
byChandigarh: Beating the drought this year which saw 42 percent deficient rainfall in the state, Punjab has made a record procurement of 127 lakh tonnes…
Should cultivation of high end marijuana from Himachal be legalized ?
byShimla: As politics of marijuana advocacy sobers up America, residents of Kullu valley meekly look for a way out from the draconian Narcotic Drugs…
Uttarakhand becoming a paper tiger
byDehradun : For about twelve years now, ever since Uttarakhand came into existence, the ‘babudom’ has been painting rosy pictures on paper, making it…
Himachal’s lean apple harvest ends with 2 crore boxes
byShimla: The apple season in Himachal Pradesh has almost come to an end with the total production around 20 percent less than the normal…
Himachal cabinet nod for market intervention scheme for citrus fruit
byShimla: The Himachal cabinet today approved a market intervention scheme (MIS) for procuring citrus fruits in the state and decided to charge nothing for…
Kashmir’s royal legacy, saffron gardens
byPampore Highlands (Jammu and Kashmir): A 16th-century royal was smitten by the beauty and voice of a singer-poetess in these south Kashmir highlands during…
Rubber transforms life of poor tribals in Tripura
byBishramganj: Thirteen years ago, Bipin Chandra Debbarma was a poor nomad. Today, the septugenarian tribal lives in a concrete house, drives a car and…
Anti hailguns of no use in the apple belt of Himachal Pradesh
byEver since the anti hail guns have been installed in Jubbal-Kotkhai, the government and the opposition are making claims and counter claims regarding the…
FDI in retail to benefit farmers – Sonia Gandhi
byMandi : Taking a dig at the BJP for trying to derail the government’s economic reforms, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday said FDI in…