Agriculture
Govt to procure only above 51mm diameter apple under MIS
Aiming to procure 1, 06,887 M.T. apples, the State Government has decided to implement Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) from 20 July to 31 October,...
Cong, BJP lock horns over Parala Marketing Yard
Shimla: Parala Marketing Yard in Theog has again become a point of discussion between ruling Congress and opposition BJP as former Horticulture Minister Narinder...
Ginger, peas and tomato to cover under Crop Insurance Scheme
Extending benefits of crop insurance scheme to ginger, tomato and peas crop, the Himachal Pradesh Government had approved Weather Based Crop Insurance scheme (WBCIS)...
Govt extends Weather based Crop Insurance Scheme to all blocks
With a view to compensate the huge loss to the farmers and Horticulturalists of the State due to harsh weather conditions and untimely...
Avoid Indiscriminate Use of Urea
Constant decline in soil fertility status, mainly due to nutrient removal by intensive cropping systems in amounts far-exceeding their replenishment through fertilizers and...
Govt initiates various programmes to benefit farming community
Agriculture has always played a significant role in the agrarian economy of Himachal Pradesh. More than 90 percent population of the state dwells in...
Seventy percent cultivable land provided irrigation facility: Stokes
Irrigation and Public Health Minister Vidya Stokes said that 70 percent cultivable land in Himachal Pradesh has been provided irrigation facility. In a meeting of...
HPMC achieves all time high sales targets
Aiming to transform the horticulture sector in the State, H.P Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Limited (HPMC) has achieved all time high sales...
Horticulture Dept distributes 336 MT pesticides among fruit growers
Horticulture Minister Vidya Stokes said that horticultural activities were being developed scientifically in the State. She said that sufficient pesticides had been distributed among...
Measures to make Agriculture Profitable
The Various measures taken for quality improvement and availability of essential factors like fertilizers, seeds, electricity and irrigation facilities for agriculture in order to...
Agriculture Ministry approves Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme
The Union Minister of Agriculture has accorded and issued administrative approval for Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBICS) for Rabi-2014-15 season. The Agriculture...
ICAR sanctions consortium research platform centre on Borers to Agri Univ
Palampur: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has sanctioned Consortium Research Platform (CRP) centre on Borers in Network mode to CSK Himachal Pradesh...
