Army Veteran On Return To Roots Takes To Organic Poultry Farming
byDharamshala: Veteran military heroes are leaders with vast experience to handle adversity. They are endowed with energy and enthusiasm and their integrity is beyond…
Agriculture
An Apple A Day Can Fight Corona Everyday
byManali: In times of uncertainty people turn to tried and trusted things. Now, with the world scrambling to deal with the effects of the…
Young Himachal Farmer Wins National Agriculture Award
byA post-graduate in fruit science Karan Singh Thakur of Dharo Ki Dhar village of Solan district in Himachal has been awarded the Pandit Deendayal…
Apple Harvest Ready To Commence, Labour Crisis Looms Large
byManali: Restrictions inplace in movement of people and an apple crop ready for marketing, a major concern about shortage of labour has begun to…
The Vanishing Red Rice Of Kullu-Manali Valley
byManali: On verge of extinction, the Himachal Red Rice has got a new lease of life after it became the first crop variety of…
Corona Fears Casts A Shadow Over Himachal Apple
byManali: The coronavirus outbreak has hit Himachal Pradesh with a triple whammy. With the state having closed its borders before the national lockdown, the…
Lahaul Tribals Desperate To Return To Farmlands
byManali: Farmers from the high altitude tribal lands of Lahaul valley fear losing out growing their sole brief summer crops as the curfew lockdown…
Extended Lockdown Hits Himachal Floriculture – Horticulture Farmers
byManali: As countries around the world increase their actions to contain the spread of Covid-19, implications are beginning to be felt across the horticulture…
NABARD Funds IIT Mandi For Setting Up Farmer Producer Organisations
byDharamshala: Indian Institute of Technology Mandi along with the Enabling Women of Kamand (EWOK) Society of IIT Mandi, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement…
Solan Farm Varsity Signs Tech Transfer Agreements With 3 Food Processing Firms
bySolan: The Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with three Himachal based firms for…