Agriculture
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...
Himachal to introduce standard cartons in coming season
Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to introduce standard cartons from coming apple season. Horticulture Minister Vidya Stokes, in a conference of progressive fruit growers...
Crop diversification given top priority-Chief Minister
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said the growth of vegetable production and horticultural crops of the State was above national average and the State was...
