Agriculture
CAG points out shortcomings and failure of Horticulture department in allocation...
Shimla: The Horticulture department failed to utilize 12 percent of the allocated funds (2014-19), while three percent of the amount booked as expenditure was...
HPMC, APEDA export five unique varieties of apples to Bahrain
Apples would be showcased as part commencement of India’s 75th Independence Day celebration New Delhi: In continuance with its thrust on promoting agricultural and processed...
18.50 MT missing juice from HPMC plant, CPM demands probe by...
Shimla: Communist Party of India (Marxist) Himachal unit has demanded a probe into the missing 18.50 Metric Tonne (MT) apple juice concentrate worth Rs...
Bhardwaj launches paperless Apple Transportation Monitoring System
An online data entry and real-time monitoring system - HimSABE is designed to monitor the movement of apple boxes and trucks. Shimla: In order to...
18.5 tons apple juice concentrate missing from HPMC Parwanoo store
Shimla: In a shocking revelation, at least 18.5 metric tons (MT) of apple juice concentrate (AJC) is missing from Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Produce Marketing...
IIT Mandi develops application to detect Potato blight from photograph of...
The computer application developed by the researchers using computational model to detect blight in potato leaf images. IIT Mandi now working on converting the...
How to protect and treat apple root rot?
Shimla: Apple plant root rot disease is a common disease in apple plants in the Shimla district region. Every year, apple growers’ complain about...
Shimla based firm to make apple cider vinegar on Nauni varsity...
Nauni/Solan: Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Shimla based food processing company for the...
Commission agent arrested for not paying Rs 75 lakhs to orchardists
Solan: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of CID has arrested a commission agent from Solan for alleged non-payment of more than Rs 75 lakhs...
Natural Farming to double the income of farmers: CM confident
Shimla: To double the income of the farmers by end of 2022, the Himachal Pradesh government is promoting natural farming in a big way. The...
Shimla district to produce 1.98 crore apple boxes in 2021
Shimla: About 1.98 crores apple boxes are estimated to be produced in the Shimla district during the upcoming apple season. This has been stated...
Himachal promoting conservation and cultivation of medicinal plants
With the recent upsurge of preference for natural products, there has been a revival of interest in medicinal plants in the international markets. Medicinal...
