Punjab Has Procured 110 Lakh Tons Of Paddy – CM Bhagwant Mann
byPathankot: Asserting that 110 lakh metric ton (MT) paddy has been procured so far, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said the entire…
Agriculture
Apple Orchard Rejuvenation Revisited
byIntroduction In 2006, Harmony Hall Orchards – founded by Samuel Evans (Satyanand) Stokes in 1916 – initiated a rejuvenation of the old orchard, mainly…
Rain Hits Himachal Vegetable Yields, Prices Soar
byShimla: Farmers in Himachal Pradesh are not complaining as vegetable prices in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi are touching the sky owing to the…
Himachal Women Farmers Float Marketing Company For Chemical Free Produce
byShimla: In a first, women farmers of Himachal Pradesh’s Solan block have jointly launched state’s first all-women farmer producer company for marketing of their…
Deficient Rains Cast Shadow On Paddy Crop In Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
byNew Delhi: Over the past 12 weeks, record-breaking rainfall in India has caused unprecedented flooding in several parts, while eastern states have been reporting…
Ilaqa Kotgarh: Continuing Innovation In Apples
byIlaqa Kotgarh, about 80 km from Shimla on the old Hindustan-Tibet Road, where the first Delicious variety of apples was introduced by Samuel Evans…
9.83 Lakh Himachal Farmers Draw Benefit Of Rs 1931.63 Crore From Direct Transfers
byShimla: India being an agrarian economy, farmers play a vital role in economic development of the country and state. Enhancement of income of farmers…
Himachal To Import Trout From Denmark
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh Fisheries Department will import eight lakh genetically modified species of brown and rainbow trout, the cold-water species introduced by British…
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur Appeals For Providing Shelter To Destitute Cows
byShimla: As more and more farmers stop dairy farming and abandon milch animals, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur has appealed to the people to…
Solan Horticulture University Opens Online Booking For Temperate Fruit Plants
byNauni (Solan): To facilitate the smooth sale of quality planting material, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni has started an…