हिमाचल प्रदेश के वन विभाग द्वारा समुद्र तल से लगभग १२ हजार फीट की ऊंचाई पर पांगी घाटी में  हर्बल नर्सरी विकसित कर जनजातीय क्षेत्रों में रहने वाले लोगों की आय के नये द्वार खोले हैं।  लगभग पांच वर्ष की अल्प अवधि में नर्सरी उन लोगों के लिए, जो मिलो पहाड़ी सफर तय कर घने [...]

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Shimla: Taking a cue from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh will soon be propagating yogic healing in government hotels across the state through the Department of Ayurveda. To start with, the department will offer Panchkarma healing in Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation hotels at subsidised rates. The department is also open to train private hotel staff and [...]

By: DD Sharma
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 [...]

By: SAROJ THAKUR

“This is the last Pashmina shawl that I am giving to you” said my Ma, lovingly handing me a shawl whose thread she herself had spun. It was a beauty. I was suddenly choked with emotions to realise the kind of hard work that must have gone into spinning the Pashmina wool and [...]

By: SUREKHA DHALETA
'Himvanaushudhi Bhuminam', an old Sanskrit saying, loosely translated as, 'the herbs grow in abundance', where else can the place be, other than Himachal.
Owing to a variety of conditions, Himachal Pradesh has been a rich repository of medicinal herbs and plants. The varying agro-climatic condition from sub-tropical to temperate and extreme cold, make [...]