Shopian: Least pains are being taken by the agriculture department and the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Balpora for the revival of the famed indigenous Hirpora potato in south Kashmir. According to an agriculture official, only a dozen farmers in Hirpora area are growing this local potato which is also called as ‘mutton potato’ (Kattmaaz […]
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is going to ask e-commerce companies, food delivery services and cab aggregators to completely switch to electric vehicles as it aims to increase the EV share in total vehicle sales to 25 percent by 2024 to check air pollution, according to officials. It is also going to ask dealers and […]
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday imposed stock holding limits on soyameal, which is used as a raw material in the poultry feed industry, till June 2022 to curb hoarding as well as check price rise. The limits will be in place till June 30, 2022 and an order in this regard was issued with […]
Muzaffarnagar: Area under mustard crop has surged by nearly 50 per cent in the sugar belt of Uttar Pradesh this year as farmers are looking to cash in higher profit following an increase in the price of mustard oil, according to an official. Farmers has grown mustard crops in 7,250 hectare area against the government […]
NEW DELHI: Indian companies have mopped up more than Rs 9 lakh crore through equity and debt routes in 2021 to meet their renewed thirst for business expansion in a buoyant stock market brimming with liquidity and helped by recovering macroeconomic indicators after pandemic-ravaged first few months. Unless the still-evolving Omicron situation plays spoilsport, the […]
NEW DELHI: The Assam government on Friday announced it will set up an investment holding company to pump in money into oil, gas and fertilizer entities and manage those stakes. At a meeting of the state cabinet, it was decided to harness the benefit of certain investments in the oil and gas sector. “Cabinet decided […]
Srinagar: Private Schools’ Association J&K has expressed deep condolence with its zonal president Sogam Kupwara Mustafa Bashir Bhat whose beloved mother passed away yesterday. G. N. Var, president PSAJK in his condolence message has expressed sympathy with the bereaved family especially Mustafa Bashir who is an active and dynamic leader of the association. Praying for […]
NEW DELHI: When TikTok beat out Google as the domain with the most visitors in the world, it was a first. The Chinese video-sharing social media platform did not hold that rank for long, and Google returned to the number one position. But after August, TikTok returned to the top of the world, and Google […]
SRINAGAR: In order to have a holistic approach towards tapping the intangible knowledge using Craft Safari as a tool, the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir conducted the third edition of Craft Safari post recognition of Srinagar as the UNESCO craft city in the field of Craft and Folk Art. ‘Such Craft Safaris suggest how […]
SRINAGAR: An awareness cum training camp was organised at, Arhama District Shopian by the Department of Horticulture. This was 10th such camp organised by Department to reach out to the farmers under Good Governance Week and as a part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”. Director General Horticulture Kashmir Mr. Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (JKAS) was the […]