SRINAGAR: An officers’ meeting of Horticulture Department was held here today to discuss in detail the execution of various schemes offered by the department including Formalization of Micro Food Processing Units, One District One Product, Operation Green, Cold Storage, development of nurseries and formation of FPOs. The officers were asked to work on the ground […]
New Delhi: Global airlines’ losses will be USD 118.5 billion in 2020 and USD 38.7 billion in 2021, which are deeper than the losses forecast in June as the second half of this year has been very disappointing, said a top IATA official on Tuesday. In June, it was forecast that the global airlines industry […]
SRINAGAR: SKUAST-KASHMIR has releases eight new crop varieties including four in maize alone, and one each for rice, moong, oats and kala zeera. This after the 24th meeting of the State Seed Sub Committee (SSSC) for varietal release was held at SKUAST-K, Shalimar. The meeting was chaired by Navin Kumar Chaudhary Ji (IAS), Principal Secretary […]
Srinagar: A three-month science writing workshop for students and scientists of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir was inaugurated on Monday. The workshop is organised by the university’s Faculty of Forestry under World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project for institutional development of SKUAST-K. Well know science writer KP Madhu of Current […]
Srinagar: To review achievements of Baramulla district against Annual District Credit Plan 2020-21, J&K Bank conducted District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meeting for the quarter ending September 2020 at Dak Bungalow Baramulla. Additional District Development Commissioner Baramulla Ajaz Assadullah Saraf chaired the meeting that was attended by DDM NABARD, J&K Bank Lead District Manager (LDM) […]
SRINAGAR: Vice Chairperson of J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, today chaired a meeting to review performance of District Offices of the Board of Kashmir Division under different schemes being implemented there. Vice Chairperson was informed that the targets under PMEGP have been achieved in full. Dr Bhat stressed the […]
JAMMU: Kamal P. Patnaik today took over the charge as the new Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India for the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Before joining RBI Jammu, he was Chief General Manager (O-I-C) at RBI, Kochi Office. Thomas Mathew, former Regional Director has been transferred from Jammu and has taken over […]
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Navin Kumar Choudhary today chaired a joint meeting of Agriculture and Horticulture departments on Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises at Directorate of Agriculture, Lal Mandi Srinagar. The meeting was attended by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Director Horticulture Kashmir, Director Planning and Marketing, Additional Secretary Horticulture, and district officers. The Principal Secretary directed […]
Kolkata: Retail potato price in Kolkata markets may rise to a new high of Rs 48-49 per kg for a short stint if Monday’s rate is any indication, traders said on Monday. ‘Jyoti’ variety of potato was sold at Rs 1,850-1,900 a packet (containing 50 kg) on Monday, which amounted to Rs 38- 39 per […]
Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex jumped 195 points on Monday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, Infosys and TCS amid largely positive cues from global markets and sustained foreign fund inflows. After touching a record intra-day high of 44,271.15, the 30-share BSE index ended 194.90 points or 0.44 per cent higher at 44,077.15. Similarly, the broader […]