There are multiple initiatives of the Government of India such as the Animal Husbandry Startup Grand Challenge launched by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy in partnership with the Startup India programme, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA), etc. which aim to encourage entrepreneurship in …
Noting a fall in groundwater levels, the fact that all major parks in Delhi are facing water shortage and that the treated effluent used for horticulture purposes leaves behind a foul smell, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is in the process of charting out a plan to address the …
The government has sanctioned Rs 16 crore for two important roads in the apple belt to facilitate smooth transportation of the fruit.Horticulture Minister Narinder Bragta said here today that Rs 10.09 crore had been sanctioned under the first phase for widening and improvement of a 30 km stretch on the …
Raiganj, Feb. 13: Ten thousand quintals of potato worth over Rs 1. 5 crore have rotted in a private cold storage, forcing the owner of the facility to dump half the stock along the highway at Panisala near here yesterday.
The long winter season in the upper reaches of Himachal has raised hope of a quality apple crop in the upcoming season. This is good news for apple growers, as last year, despite a bumper crop, the growers had to pick small fruit due to early flowering in the month …
Karnal: Dr Gorakh Singh, Commissioner (Horticulture), Union Agriculture Ministry, today stressed the need to adopt the latest farm techniques in horticulture to increase production as well as productivity, and said India had the potential to surpass China in this sector. Inaugurating a two-day seminar-cum-exhibition organised by Shalaroo (Karnal) centre of …
BHUBANESWAR: Though agroclimatic zones in Orissa are conducive for horticulture, the State is yet to figure prominently in the country's horticulture map. This below par potential performance is mainly attributed to the lack of budgetary indication by the authorities concerned at least a year before in the form of advance …
Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday said that efforts were being made to make the state self-reliant in power by 2012. The CM also announced that there was a plan to set up 1,500 mw gas based power plant in Faridabad. The CM, who was addressing the Republic …
Solan: Dr KR Dhiman, Vice-Chancellor, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, today inaugurated a one-day training camp for mass awareness on
Besides the famous rock-cut Masroor temple, hydro-electric projects, apple orchards and dam sites will now be publicised as new tourism destinations among schoolchildren of Himachal and other states. During a seminar held at Dharamsala on Masroor temple of Kangra district on Tuesday, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said the state …
Ten years down the line, Mizoram wants to wipe out poverty for ever, with Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla unveiling a Rs 2,873-crore ambitious New Land Use Policy (NLUP) here on Friday. Intending to wean out farmers from jhum cultivation, the state also wants to put a full stop to deforestation.
Soil organic carbon was estimated in four land uses viz. forests, plantations, agroforestry and horticulture in Haridwar district. Over all 425 soil samples were collected from different land uses at various locations. Soil organic carbon, bulk density and coarse fragments were estimated in collected samples and SOC pool was calculated …
Considering the fact that the State is immensely endowed with natural resources conducive for producing a vast range of agri-horti products, it is essential to lay down the road map to direct State’s resources, independently as well as through Private-Public Partnership(PPP) for setting up of infrastructures, processing units and industries …
Keeping in view of fragile condition and small holding in hilly region, State Government has decided to set up cluster-based modern polyhouses in Uttarakhand. The Government would set 4,000 clusters this year, informed State Horticulture Secretary Vinod Fonia while talking to mediapersons. As the State's hilly condition, fragile environment, small …
Huge economic productivity of an uncared-for resource-rich area bordering Meghalaya is going to waste. Despite being a hub of horticultural crops like banana, orange, pineapple hill-grown edible roots, Ukium about 40 km from Chhaygaon, is yet to make strides in development. This is attributable to the alleged injustice on the …
PANJIM: Goa government-run Horticulture Corporation has decided to harness solar energy through their carts, which will make their presence in coastal belt selling fruits and exotic vegetables.
Had there been a national ranking for greenness on campuses, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU) in Aurangabad would have notched a top slot. Under the first-ever commercial horticulture project implemented in a non-agricultural university, BAMU has grown around 7,215 trees on a swathe of 142 acres of university
Horticulture & Food Processing Minister Kailash Vijayavargiya said that the new Bio Policy of the state will be announced within a month. While inaugurating the workshop on Medicinal Plants and Natural Products and Buyer-Seller Meet here today he assured that the recommendations of the Meet will be implemented. Organised by …
