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…
Agriculture
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…
Himachal for declaring hailstorm a natural calamity
byShimla: With many farmers across regions suffering yearly crop losses, particularly in fruit crops like apple, due to frequent hailstorms, a delegation led by…
Himachal gets 45 per cent less rain in July
byIt has been a virtually dry July this year in Himachal Pradesh with the hill state recording 45 per cent less rainfall than normal,…
NABARD Sanctions Rs 82.87 Cr for Rural Infra projects in Himachal
byShimla: National bank funding agriculture and rural infrastructure NABARD on Friday announced approval of Rs 82.87 crore for funding irrigation, drinking water and road…
Paddy, potato, ginger and maize to have agri-insurance cover
byShimla: On an experimental basis, ginger crop in Sirmuar district would be provided a crop insurance where as paddy, potato and maize crops would…
Deserted, widowed single women demand land for commune farm in Himachal
byShimla: Willing to shun freebies, deserted, widowed and divorced single woman have asked the government to provide them land for starting a commune farm…
Himachal Government not serious on farmers’ issues – Vidya Stokes
bySHIMLA: The leader of opposition in Himachal Assembly and senior most Congress leader in the State Vidya Stokes on Sunday blamed the BJP led…
Encroachers, government at loggerheads as courts enforce law
byShimla: A mass drive to register cases in encroachment of forest lands has had the desired effect of instilling fear among the violators but…
Monsoon arrives in Himachal
byShimla: With the arrival of south-west monsoon in most parts of Himachal Pradesh, the meteorological station here has forecast rain and thunderstorms over the…