In a significant move, the Punjab State Electricity Board has decided to add to its generation capacity by installing micro hydel projects and other small hydro generation plants. According to a

The villages -Hamira, Lakhankhole, lakhan Khurd, Naharpur, Rajput, Dayalpur and Murar-in a vicinity of about 4 km are forced to make do with contaminated water, which the shallow tubewells of the

Punjab Agricultural University's Department of Entomology has cautioned farmers against an attack of tobacco caterpillers on cotton in punjab. The experts have warned that htis attack is effective on

The Punjab Government has chalked out a comprehensive programme of forestation in the state.The new programme would see plants being planted in 3655 hectare of forest and non forest land at a cost of

Forest Minister Ram Lal Thakur today said that the state would seek a package from the Centre or any other agency to bring the entire tribal area known as cold desert in the state under green

While one part of the state is reeling under the impact of floods, the other is slowly inching towards a dry spell, No explanation can be given for this situation, say PAU experts, fro weather is the

A step towards addressing Shimla's perpetual water problem , the HP Irrigation and Public Health Department has begun the process to acquire land for laying the 32 km pipeline for bringing water for

A necklace of three irrigation dams adorning the lower Shivaliks to the north-west of the City Beautiful has given an idllic wintering and teal besides a wealth of other wetlands birds. Wedged-in on

Except for priding itself on the huge green cover, Himachal Pradesh gets little out of it due to the ban on tree-felling. This has compelled the cash-strapped state government to plead with the

The word of caution comes from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). The crop as per a statement from experts as PAU is suffering from iron and zinc deficiency . While the crop growing in sandy soil