Punjab overflowing granary for tapping Pakistan wheat market
byChandigarh: Punjab has asked the central government to allow the export of wheat to Pakistan and CIS countries through the Attari checkpost as the…
Agriculture
Montek to push for declaring tea as India’s national drink
byGuwahati:Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia Saturday assured the tea planters in Assam that he will take up the issue of…
Foul weather damages the fruit blossom in Himachal
byShimla: A massive hailstorm followed by a cold spell and rain lasting over a week has dampened hopes of a bounty harvest for much…
India won’t be able to store another bumper crop
byNew Delhi: The problem of plenty is once again troubling the Indian government as it does not know where to store the bumper grains…
NABARD disburses record Rs 321 Cr crops loans in Himachal in 2011-12
byShimla: NABARD, the apex rural banker, disbursed a record Rs 321 crore crop loans to farmers in Himachal in 2011-12 through the refinance facility…
Centre will help revive Kangra tea: Anand Sharma
byPalampur: Commerce Minister Anand Sharma Tuesday announced a multi-pronged project to boost production and export of tea produced in the Kangra valley that is…
Punjab saddled with foodgrain pile up
byChandigarh: With huge stocks of wheat and rice occupying foodgrain storage facilities across Punjab, the government has set the alarm bells ringing of its…
Himachal to standardize apple packaging
byShimla: To tackle chaotic apple marketing operations, the state government intends to intervene and introduce standard cartons that would match global packaging norms and…
Low fruit productivity, industrial blues hits growth in Himachal
byShimla: Industrial slowdown on account of withdrawal of incentives and lowest fruit crop production in eight years has hit growth in the hill state…
World Bank funded Theog-Hatkoti road to nowhere
byShimla: A soured road project approved after meticulous planning by World Bank executives five years ago, is not only two years behind schedule, but…