Shimla: The Himachal Seb Utpadak Sangh has urged the government to take immediate steps to protect the interests of apple growers who will be exposed to international competition with the abolition

Shimla: It has been a year of mixed fortunes for farmers with the state recording an all-time high rabi and kharif production and the lowest apple output since 1999.

Shimla: Chief Minister PK Dhumal today said Himachal was not opposed to the proposed Right to Food Security Act provided it did not entail any financial liability on the state government, which was

Concerned over the fast-depleting reserves of the chilgoza pine forests the government has decided to formulate a 10-year action for the conservation, regeneration and sustainable management of the

In less than three years, more than 9,500 polyhouses have replaced ‘terraces’ on nearly 100 hectares of cultivable land on the slopes of Himachal Pradesh.

The winter is shrinking and the overall precipitation during the season, particularly snow, is decreasing at an alarming rate in the “Queen of Hills”, making a White Christmas and a White New Year

The creation of an agency for the scientific validation and certification of organic produce, introduction of diploma courses in organic agriculture in the two farm universities and providing suppo

With no rain since the second week of September, the protracted dry spell is giving sleepless nights to farmers in the hill state, a majority of whom have already completed the sowing of rabi crops

The implementation of the Rs 85-crore apple rejuvenation project to replace old and senile plantations with new high-yielding varieties will finally commence this winter.

The residents have been protesting from a long time against the 1000 MW hydro electric project run by the private company Jaiprakash Associates. According to them, the project has directly affected the traditional sources of water and forests and has snatched the livelihood of hundreds of tribal families in the area.