Srinagar: Dr R S Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., (AMUL), said that educated youth entrepreneurs in Jammu and Kashmir have huge opportunities in the food and dairy sector. “The Indian food and dairy sector is valued at INR 40 lakh crores, out of which around INR 4 Lakh crores are from […]
Srinagar: SKUAST-Kashmir held a ten-day online training programme on “Understanding Biometrical Genetics : Statistical Manoeuvring towards Ensuring Food Security from 7- 16 September, 2020 for the students and faculties of various agricultural universities across India to improvise their understanding regarding the said theme. The training was organised by Dryland Agriculture Research Station-Srinagar of SKUAST-Kashmir and […]
Kolkata: Two days after the Centre banned the export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect, exporters are hopeful that the government would allow some relaxation for those orders which have already been booked, an official said on Wednesday. The export community also expects that the Bangalore Rose variety of onion, which is not […]
PAMPORE: Around 20,000 grafted walnuts plants will be supplied to orchardists from Zawoora Khanmoh nursery in 2022. This was said by director horticulture, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat on Tuesday during a visit to the centre of Excellence and Walnut nursery in Zawoora Khunmoh area of Srinagar district. He added that almost 30,000 seedlings have been produced […]
New Delhi: India’s coronavirus-battered economy will shrink by 9 per cent this fiscal, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) predicted on Tuesday saying growth outlook remains highly vulnerable to either a prolonged outbreak of the pandemic or a resurgence of cases. This will be the first time in four decades that the Indian economic growth will […]
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan today inaugurated a Hi-Tech Floriculture Nursery and sale center at Pologround Srinagar. The Advisor appreciated the efforts of the Floriculture department in developing the hi-tech nursery and directed them to keep high quality seedlings available at affordable prices. While inaugurating the Hi-Tech nursery, the Advisor directed the […]
BANDIPORA: Director Animal Husbandry Department Kashmir, Purnima Mittal made an extensive visit to Gurez Tehsil of Bandipora district to review the progress of various schemes, developmental projects and other routine activities of the department. The Director chaired a review meeting that was attended by CAHO Bandipora alongwith other officials of the district to take stock […]
New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that seeks to improve India’s aviation safety ratings and provide statutory status to regulatory institutions, including the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which provides for statutory backing to the DGCA, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and the Aircraft Accident […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Trade Alliance ,(KTA) on Tuesday expressed outrage over the harassment of traders by some officials of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, saying that for personal gain, such officers have tarnished the image of Jammu and Kashmir’s largest financial institution. President KTA Ajaz Shahdhar said that customers and traders belonging to Jammu and Kashmir, especially […]
Shopian: Though Shopian’s new fruit and vegetables mandi at Aglar village, along the Rambiara rivulet, has started operations, there are as yet no proper arrangements and many local traders have not been given space. Local traders told Kashmir Reader that more than 600 traders operated at the old mandi but many of them haven’t been […]