There are over 0.3 million rhesus monkeys in Northern India. Approximately 48.5% of these are living in human habitation areas. The inordinate growth in populations of such monkeys in recent years has led to an unhealthy competition for space and food between man and monkey.
A one-day training programme on soil and nutrient management in fruit orchards under rain-fed conditions was organised for farmers at dry land research sub-station of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Rakh Dhiansar, here today.
The Market Intervention Scheme (MIS), being implemented by the director of Horticulture Planning and Marketing for the procurement of apple and sandy pear, has failed to achieve the desired results, as the achievement was just 45 per cent on financial front and 43 per cent on physical side.
With a view to protect the Mother Nature from global warming, last evening global population observed World Earth Day but here in Jammu people showed their mixed reaction for observing the day.
Though lights remained on in the entire city but in some areas people observed the day by switching off their light for one hour.
Director Of Agriculture, Jammu, Vinod Bala Sharma inaugurated a three-day training programme for agriculture extension officers and circle-level junior agriculture assistants at Agriculture Complex in Talab Tillo today.
Once known as the lifeline of Jammu for its pure water, the Ranbir Canal, which caters to irrigation needs of the large number of farmers in the Jammu region, now stands testimony to the official apathy and rampant pollution.
JAMMU: Observing that the preservation of ecology is a fundamental challenge, Governor N.N.Vohra said that the Amarnath Shrine Board shall take a firm initiative in funding eco-awareness-cum-conservation campaigns and supplementing the afforestation programmes in selected areas.
