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 …
CHANDIGARH: Energy efficiency measures will be implemented in six more municipal council areas of Haryana through the Energy Service Company route, State Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati said on Tuesday after presiding over a meeting of the State level monitoring committee for implementation of energy conservation measures and Energy Conservation Act-2001. …
A Murrah buffalo at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) here has yielded a record 23.3 kg milk in a single day. "The rare feat was achieved on the 56th day of the second lactation of the buffalo, born at the institute using superior germplasm," said NDRI director Dr AK …
More than 80 students of Government Primary School, Chundipur, 12 km from here, were taken ill due to food poisoning and were rushed to a trauma centre. The school authorities could not prepare the mid-day meal today as there was no water for cooking and the kids were tempted to …
Karnal: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), going it alone in the Haryana Assembly poll, has promised free power supply for canal irrigation, a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,500, Rs 1,200 and Rs 300 for wheat, paddy and sugarcane, respectively, free medical treatment for senior citizens, widows and women …
Karnal: Alarmed at diminishing minerals contents and nutrients in the soil, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched a customised fertilisers manufacturing project with focus on crop, soil and size of land holding in different localised areas. Different units of customised fertilisers would be set up across the …
Farm scientists and experts from SAARC countries today expressed concern over the gradual loss of soil fertility in the Indo-Gangetic plain during the past four decades and described it as a grave threat to the sustainability of agricultural crops in the region. Participating in a three-day regional-SAARC workshop on
Israel has pledged support to a project for growing olive at Sirsa ( Haryana). Technology transfer and funds to the tune of Rs 15 crore have been offered to two projects, one at Sirsa and the other at Karnal, for growing fruits and vegetables more economically, said Ambassador of Israel …
The spectre of drought looms large over eight Haryana districts facing acute water shortage. There was shortfall of about 7,000 cusecs of water per day as the supply from the Sutlej and Yamuna canal water schemes has dropped to 50 per cent. While water for irrigation has become scarce in …
With the monsoon nowhere in sight in the northern region and people suffering due to the prolonged dry spell, parched fields of paddy are a common sight in Haryana. The monsoon had arrived on June 16 in Haryana last year, but now it has been delayed by a week and …
The local Municipal Council will engage workers on contract for two months for opening choked drains and removing garbage. This was decided at a meeting of the council here today. The civic body also decided to give garbage collection work on contract and renew the contract for the fire brigade …
In a major initiative, the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has decided to adopt French genetics and technology to improve the breed of non-descriptive cows through cross breeding for higher milk production. The experiment would be confined to non-descriptive breeds of cows only and in case of yields like Saiwal, …
Chandigarh: Farmers from 110 villages of Samalkha and Gannaur participated in the Dairy Kisan Mela organised by Amrik Singh Cheema Foundation Trust at the Old Grain Market, Gannaur, on Monday. Several scientists and dairy experts also participated in the mela. Addressing the gathering, chief guest Dr A K Srivastava, Director, …
Chandigarh: The Election Commission of India has issued guidelines for implementation and processing of various projects schemes, rural development programmes by the Central and the state governments. Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Sajjan Singh said all directions regarding the mode of conduct will be issued by the Commission. The Cabinet Secretariat …
In a major technological breakthrough, scientists of the biotechnology centre of the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) have succeeded in producing the world
Dengue has claimed a life in Karnal while 18 of the 43 suspected dengue cases sent to the laboratory have tested positive. Suman of the Chand Serai area, who was admitted to a private local hospital and referred to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Delhi, reportedly died yesterday. Doctors at the …
Chandigarh, September 19 The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) has decided to set up air-conditioned agro malls for the sale of all kinds of agricultural based products, food products and other allied products at various places in the state. To be developed on the pattern of international supermarkets, two …
Moving in the direction of generating power from the renewable energy sources, Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) is encouraging private investors to set up projects in the fields of solar power, biomass, wind energy, small hydro and co-generation biomass power projects. The agency invited proposals from private companies to …
National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal genetics were set up on 21st September, 1984. At present the Bureau has fully developed Information System on Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources. The Bureau is engaged in the characterization and evaluation of Livestock and Poultry genetic resources of …