SKUAST experts along with  KVK Shopian, Horticulture deptt hold awareness about containing Apple blotch leaf miner

Shopian: A team of scientists of the Division of Entomology Faculty of Horticulture participated in mass awareness camp in collaboration with KVK Shopian at Zainapora near SDM office organized by Department of Horticulture GoJK to sensitize the orchardists about the problem of Apple blotch leafminer and its containment strategies. The experts urged the orchardists to […]

DC inaugurates Model Career Centre at Pulwama

14 Vehicles distributed among beneficiaries under MUMKIN scheme PULWAMA: A Model Career Centre (MCC), set up by the Government to help unemployed persons to connect with potential employers was today inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Baseer Ul Haq Choudhary in presence of Director Employment Jammu & Kashmir, Nisar Ahmad Wani. The MCC has […]

Exposure visit of trainees to MLRI SKUAST-K

Srinagar: Directorate of Extension organized an exposure visit of 100 trainees from different districts of Kashmir valley under training leading to Diploma in Agriculture Extension Services for input dealers (DAESI) to MLRI Mansbal, SKUAST-K on Thursday The Vice-Chancellor Prof.NazeerAhmad Ganai and Director Extension Prof Dil Mohammad Makhdoomi flagged off the participants of DAESI for an […]

Skill Development Dept kick-starts Training programme for members of SHGs of UMEED at Anantnag

ANANTNAG: In a joint initiative, the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM), UMEED in collaboration with Department of Skill development, J&K today kick started training programme for up-skilling of members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) of UMEED. The inauguration ceremony of the training programme was held today simultaneously at ITI Seer Hamadan Anantnag where […]

Awareness Program held at Naranag Ganderbal

Department committed to make outreach to the farming community//DAK Ganderbal: Department of Agriculture Kashmir today organised a one day awareness program with the farmers of Naranag Ganderbal. During the inaugural address Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Iqbal highlighting various farmer friendly schemes which have been devised to transform the rural economy and requested the participating farmers […]

FCS&CA-K seals 1 goldsmith, 3 bakery shops in Srinagar

Recovers sum of Rs 12,100 from 8 erring shopkeepers SRINAGAR: The Enforcement squad of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department under the leadership of Assistant Director Enforcement, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani Tuesday sealed one Goldsmith shop at H.S.H Street and three renowned Bakery/Cafe shops for violating various norms, besides the team also recovered a […]

Cabinet approves Amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels -2018

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels -2018. The “National Policy on Biofuels – 2018” was notified by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on 04.06.2018 in supersession of National Policy on Biofuels, promulgated through the Ministry of New & […]

55 Start-ups registered with the ISRO, Department of Space, in just about two years: Singh

New Delhi: Over 55 Start-ups have registered with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space, in just about two years since the Indian Space Department and the ISRO were opened to the private sector, on the personal intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In addition, 75 Students’ satellites are scheduled for launch this […]

Pampore youth launch IT based delivery system, Brisk Delivery

PAMPORE: To address the unemployment issue, three youth in Pampore area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district have started a new initiative. The name of the delivery based initiative is Brisk Delivery. The initiative was found by Adil Bhat and co-founded by Inayat, both residents of Namblabal Pampore and supported by three other educated youth. Adil […]

Work on World’s largest Integrated Renewable Energy Storage Project inaugurated

RE storage capacity of 10,800 MWh per day, which can integrate 6 GW of wind and solar capacity KURNOOL: Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, today performed the “first concrete pour ceremony” of the world’s largest Integrated Renewable Energy Storage Project (IRESP); being implemented by Greenko Group, at Kurnool District, Andhra […]