Himachal government clears 2010 apple procurement payments
byShimla: The state government today released Rs 12.10 crore as the last installment for apples procured last year under market intervention scheme (MIS). For…
Agriculture
Badal scoffs at new minimum price for wheat
byChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday rejected the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs.1,350 per quintal announced by the central government for…
In current season, Punjab to export Rs 2500 Cr worth of rice
byChandigarh: Punjab will export nearly one million tonnes of non-basmati rice worth Rs.2,500 crore in the current season (2011-12), officials said here Wednesday. The…
Borlaug institute to usher second Green Revolution in Punjab – Prakash Badal
byChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said that the central government’s announcement to setting up the Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA)…
Paddy procurement in Punjab, Haryana to start on 1st October
byChandigarh: With a combined target of 188 lakh tonnes, procurement of paddy will begin in Punjab and Haryana — the food grain states of…
BBMB nod for Nadaun irrigation project in Himachal
byShimla: To extend irrigation facilities and bring additional land under multiple cropping, an over Rs 100 Cr medium irrigation proposal for Nadaun area of…
Himachal apple production set to plunge
byShimla : Already more than half of Himachal Pradesh’s apple harvest has reached the market and it is becoming clear that the state could…
Himachal Kishan Sabha Hold Farmers Protest Outside Vidhan Sabha
byShimla: Vegetable growing farmers under the Himachal Kishan Sabha (HKS) banner held a protest demonstration outside the Vidhan Sabha on Friday and demanded protection…
To promote organic farming, Himachal to have policy soon – Dhumal
byShimla: With chemical inputs on farms on the decline, and farmers taking to organic manure, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said that the government…
Future Group for tie-up to market Kinnaur apples
byShimla: Retail chain – Future Group has sought a tie-up with the state government for marketing Himachali Brand Products, which include Kinnaur apples, through…