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Shimla: If organic products are the latest fascination for city residents, Himachal has gone a step ahead to offer a ‘naturally pahari’ experience. The first such outlet, named Naturally Pahari, became functional in December last year and has been doing great business. Situated on the prime tourist gateway, the Chandigarh-Kasauli-Shimla highway, which makes it well [...]

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Shimla: Maize, potato and paddy have been included under the national crop insurance scheme in Himachal for this kharif season. The Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd would be the implementing agency for the scheme. The insurance scheme is compulsory for farmers who avail crop loans through banks or agricultural societies, and optional for others. [...]

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Shimla: Maize, potato and paddy have been included under the national crop insurance scheme in Himachal for this kharif season. The Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd would be the implementing agency for the scheme. The insurance scheme is compulsory for farmers who avail crop loans through banks or agricultural societies, and optional for others. [...]

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Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to increase the support price of procurement of apple, mango and citrus fruits by 50 paise, per kg, Horticulture Minister, Singhi Ram said, here.
The prices have been raised under the Market Intervention Scheme for 2007. Henceforth, the procurement price for apple would be Rs 4.75 per kg as [...]

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Palampur: Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, now Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya will be entering the market with its own produced and manufactured tea. Dr DS Rathore, Vice-chancellor, inaugurated a tea processing unit worth Rs 60 lakh in the Department of Tea Husbandry in the university, last week.
Around 50,000 kg worth Rs 60 [...]

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Dharamshala: The Kangra Valley Tea producers Association will hold a four-day international tea conference here starting June 1. The seminar would be titled - Kangra Tea Science 2020. Union commerce minister Jairam Ramesh has been invited to inaugurate the seminar, and prominent tea scientist Dr NK Jain, and all former and current vice-chancellor of Palampur [...]

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हमीरपुरः गत वित्त वर्ष के दौरान जैट्रोफा के २ लाख ५० हजार पौधों को रोपित करने का लक्ष्य लगभग पूर्ण किया जा चुका है जिसपर ७ लाख ५० हजार रुपए की राशि व्यय की गई है।  यह जानकारी रजनीश कुमार उपायुक्त हमीरपुर ने आज ज़िला ग्रामीण विकास अभिकरण एवं वन मण्डल हमीरपुर द्वारा जैट्रोफा नर्सरी [...]

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Mandi: A large number of farmers on Tuesday held a demonstration at Gohar to protest against execution of Chabiol hydle power project. Coming together under the banner of Himachal Kissan Sabha, the farmers alleged that at lease 10,000 people in 25 panchayats would be affected by the project. They said that agricultural land in the [...]

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Rekong Peo: A little known village in Kinnaur is leading the state in cultivation of medicinal plants. At least seventeen species of medicinal plants are being cultivated successfully in a forest nursery at Nichar here, which has now also raised expectations among local people and has heralded a new chapter of enhanced [...]

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पर्वतीय राज्यों में हिमाचल प्रदेश एक अच्छे विकासशील राज्य के रूप में उभर रहा है। शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, बागवानी और प्रति व्यक्ति आय जैसे कई मानदंडों पर प्रदेश अग्रणी है या अग्रसर है। प्रदेश की जल विद्युत क्षमताओं का पूरा दोहन करके और औद्योगिकरण की ओर लंबे डग भरने के प्रयास हो रहे हैं [...]