COVID-19 lockdown: Himachal fruit growers battle input shortages

Cartons, boxes and crates used to pack fruits are in short supply

COVID-19: Himachal’s pastoral community in the shadow of lockdown

As demands of milk products plummet, economy of pastoral community in Himachal stands disrupted 

COVID-19 lockdown: What Punjab, Himachal are doing to keep substance abuse at bay

Amid lockdown, many substance users have turned to alternate drugs fearing withdrawal symptoms 

COVID-19 dampens expansion of women-led prasadam project in Uttarakhand

Women in Uttarakhand make prasadam packets as religious offerings for tourists visiting shrines

COVID19: Give-and-take ensures unhindered sugar operations in south Gujarat

Sugar production has continued in the region due to traditional interdependence, despite a complete halt in other sectors

COVID 19: Punjab’s rural economy takes a big hit

Small farmers, labourers among the worst-hit; wheat harvest under cloud

COVID-19: Gujarat labourers, tribals forced to take 250 km-long journeys on foot

The workers reportedly began their journey on March 23, 2020, with some accompanied by their wives, children  

COVID-19: Amid travel history concerns, Himachal has a plan in place

Many who returned from the Gulf hid their travel history, said officials. The state has launched a helpline for the purpose 

No end to discrimination against Punjab’s Dalit women labourers, says study

A recent study examined 927 Dalit women labour households across four districts. A lot of them reeled under debt, faced sexual harassment 

Himachal needs help to tackle growing drug problem

Nearly a third of Himachal Pradesh's population are the youth, a population group particularly vulnerable to drug abuse  

Himachal's Kharif onion initiative: Can it help check annual price rise?

The project focusses on Dalit and tribal women farmers in Chamba growing onion with the help of Solan University

Farmers in Punjab are burning stubble as an act of rebellion

They are angry that even as they suffer from farm distress and do not get any proper returns on their labour and produce, the onus of stubble …

Researchers study behavioural aspect of farmer suicides

One of the major causes behind suicidal intent is depression, experts find while studying cases in Punjab, Telangana and Maharashtra

Mushroom papads, jams, cakes to soon hit markets to push production

This is an effort to popularise it so people don’t consider it a non-vegetarian food or are unaware of its nutritional benefits, says the …

Land reforms needed for Punjab’s marginalised farmers, farm workers: Study

Research shows that bigger the farm, greater are the consumption levels; also, caste-based discrimination becomes overt at higher levels of living

Himachal farmers now poisoning monkeys

Farmers have confirmed this development, which means the whole issue takes an entirely new dimension

Will Punjab and Haryana HC’s recommendations reduce farmers’ burden?

The court’s suggestions, like making MSP a legal right and increasing it to thrice the cost of production, are practical but need effort in …

Can high density plantations save Himachal's apple economy?

While experts say the technique can help the state fight climate change, farmers are worried if the state government is prepared

Solan building collapse: Wake-up call to end illegal, unscientific construction

The fragile hilly terrain endures haphazard construction without proper clearance, land evaluation mechanism 

Study puts MGNREGS in Punjab under scanner

The employment scheme generated 20.23 average working days in the state against the mandated 100 days, according to a Punjabi University report

Blazing India: The Himachal hills feel the heat too, but in different ways

As the plains scorch, residents head for the hills in the thousands, posing a threat to their fragile ecology

Why Bhavnagar farmers oppose limestone mining

Letter to high court-appointed panel lists reasons

Bullet Train: Gujarat activists take fight to the Japanese side

Write to nodal Japanese agency, ask it to share its report on the project

How good hydroelectric really is: Non-profit's report calls out sector

Himdhara report alleges ecological costs, falling revenues, oversight in Himachal hydel projects

Forest Rights Act to cast its shadow on polling in Himachal Pradesh

A large section of people in the hill state are united in their stand to boycott the elections as successive governments have failed to implement FRA