CAG Finds Faults With Improved Apple Stock Plants Import
byShimla: Failure of horticulture department to timely import planting material which including apple, cherry and peach plants not only resulted in loss of Rs…
Agriculture
Anti-hail guns silent as hail pounds Himachal apple orchards
byFarmers demand compensation for hail losses Shimla: With the Rs 3.29 crore anti hail gun installed under a pilot project failing to fire and…
Forest clearances hampering road projects in Himachal – NABARD
byShimla: Forest clearances was becoming a major obstacle for funding road projects in Himachal Pradesh, even as rural apex bank NABARD stated that in…
Himachal produces 21,267 tonnes ginger
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh has produced a record 21,267 tonnes of ginger in 2010-11 with Sirmaur district alone accounting for 70 per cent of the…
Indage Wineries Financial Woes Mount
byArticle Courtesy – Indian Wine Academy Indage may hit another Roadblock by Subhash Arora The financially stifled Indage Vintners may have difficulty finding a…
After Bt Bringal, will Himachal GM Potato find acceptance?
byShimla: With pressure on improving productivity mounting to meet food needs of today and tomorrow, scientists at Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla (CPRI) have…
Himachal CM Commissions Rs 88 Cr Changer Irrigation Scheme
byBilaspur: Providing an additional 2350 hectares of land with assured irrigation, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Sunday commissioned the Rs 88 crore Changer…
APEDA Sanctions Rs 10.038 Cr For 2 CA Stores In Himachal
byShimla: For improving post harvest infrastructure of horticulture produce in Himachal Pradesh, Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) at its board…
Credent Organics entry into Himachal organic farming
byShimla: Mumbai based agri-biotech group Credent Organics today announced its foray into Himachal Pradesh’s horticulture and agriculture market by promoting organic farming in a…
Anti hail guns project to be extended to entire state – Bragta
byShimla: Anti-hail gun had been installed and the pilot project had been successfully test fired, Narinder Bragta, horticulture minister let the Vidhan Sabha know…