The Minister of State for Agriculture, Aijaz Ahmed Khan has lauded the contribution of farmers and labour community in raising the socio-economic status of the country by putting their best efforts

With the continuous depletion of 39 water sources in Chiralla a remote area in Doda district of in Jammu, 176 families have reportedly migrated to the near by towns during the last three years. The

With the intention to utilize the natural resources of J&K and to generate employment avenues the state government today announced a policy for development of small hydro power projects, throwing

An amount of Rs 26 lakhs has been disbursed to the Watershed Management Committees of Kishtwar and Inderwal in Doda district for execution of various works under Watershed Development Programmes in

Ordering that all major irrigation canals in the valley of Jammu and Kashmir be desilted immediately, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed called for a people's movement for the purpose so that the

The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has initiated several pilot schemes in Jammu and Kashmir to recharge and conserve ground water resources. The step is aimed at augmenting the drinking water

Under the Watershed Areas Rainfed Agriculture System Approach (WARASA) as many as 45 watersheds and about 14,044 hectares of cultivable land have been selected for all round development under the

Police and paramilitary forces burst dozens of tear smoke shells and even resorter to firing in air to vacate the occupation of a vast piece of state land in Mangipora, a village on the banks of

Since the 1962 war between India and China, the movement of the traditionally nomadic Ladakhi Changpas across the Changthang has been restricted to the poorer grazing grounds for their flocks of

With a view to combat the situation in the event of drought and to utilise available resources, a daylong training camp for rainwater harvesting and preservation of traditional water resources was