Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
An Indo-Israel project for growing off-season vegetables will be inaugurated at Gharaunda tomorrow. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Haryana Chief Minister BS Hooda and Israel
Preeti Parashar Farmers in Haryana are learning new techniques to improve crop productivity at the Centre of Excellence for vegetables. The centre is being set up in collaboration with the Israel government at the cost of Rs 6 crore at Ghrounda in Karnal. It will spread over 15 acres and …
Haryana government will spend Rs 40.98 crore during the current financial year under Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC) and a sum of Rs 22.64 crore has been proposed under Nabard schemes to be executed in the state. This was revealed in a meeting presided over by the irrigation minister Ajay …
The Indo-Israel Centre for Excellence in Vegetables at Gharaunda, near Karnal, the first of its kind in the country, will be inaugurated on December 6. The centre demonstrates advanced farm technologies of Israel to maximise cultivation and achieve quality production of vegetables. The state
Haryana has a vast potential to tap solar energy and organic energy from the waste of agricultural produce, according to scientific experts. They were participating in a seminar on
Animal scientists from across the country would discuss next week strategy to fight the adverse impact of climate change on livestock. About 150 scientists from different ICAR institutes, state Agriculture Universities, state departments and NGO
Mustafabad (Karnal), August 25 Vast tracts of agricultural land in Mustafabad village were inundated following a major breach near the Jammukhala river complex on the right bank of the Yamuna early this morning, even as the floodwaters surged towards Dhakwala Gujran, Dhakwala Rodan, Motipur and Jammukhala villages, causing panic among …
Karnal: The government has decided to launch a Rs 179 crore project for channelising the Yamuna, which turns into a “river of sorrow” during the rains, eroding vast tracts of land. The project envisages construction of “studs” at vulnerable points where the Yamuna frequently changes course and causes floods. The …
Panchkula Following the rising awareness about organic food, the Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (Hafed), will now be producing desi organic wheat and CSR-30 basmati rice. After coming up with organic wheat around three years ago, the state is now experimenting with these crops. An area of around …
Acting as a think tank, will draw the road map for research Karnal, June 1 Faced with the challenge of breaking yield barriers and to cater to the needs to all sections of dairy farmers, the National Dairy Research Institute has taken a major initiative- to launch National Academy of …
Rajesh Ahuja CHANDIGARH: Even as the recent killing of two leopards in Karnal and Jind districts has attracted criticism by animal rights activists, Haryana Forest Minister Ajay Singh Yadav on Tuesday ordered a departmental enquiry and directed Financial Commissioner Keshni Anand Arora to submit the report immediately. Responding to queries …
APPROXIMATELY 6.73 million hectares of India’s agricultural land is affected by varying degrees of soil salinity. About 130 million hectares are under agriculture. “Estimates indicate that by 2025 the country may have an area of about 13 million hectares under salt-affected soils,” said Suresh K Chaudhari, a scientist in the …
The entire northern and eastern India is in the grip of a severe heat wave with Sriganganagar in Rajasthan reeling at 44.8 degree Celsius on Sunday and Purulia in West Bengal recording 44 degrees. Kolkata at 41 degrees witnessed five notches above normal temperature at this time. Soaring mercury, coupled …
Scientific research on camel milk has established beyond doubt that it is a nutritional food and beneficial for human health, especially for patients suffering from tuberculosis, arthritis and diabetes. The Deputy Director-General (Animal Sciences), ICAR, Dr KML Pathak, who was chief guest at the National Dairy Mela organised by the …
She is possibly the most expensive baby in the country today and certainly among the most pampered. Garima, the cloned buffalo calf born as part of a Rs 7 crore National Agricultural Innovation Project funded by World Bank, is growing handsomely at National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal. Born a …
