Summer's here

Punjab and Rajasthan at court war over water

Crop cover insurance

Satellite images used differently

The acre-feet fuss

But Punjab and Haryana farmers depend on groundwater!

Live storage increased 165% in 123 reservoirs during monsoon

This is 87 per cent of the total live storage capacity of the 123 reservoirs

'सुखना झील' हो गई है ‘लिविंग एंटिटी’ यानी ‘जीवित प्राणी’

पंजाब एवं हरियाणा उच्च न्यायालय ने अपने फैसले में कहा है कि ‘'सुखना झील' एक जीवित व्यक्तित्व है, जिसके अपने अधिकार, कर्तव्य और एक ...

Stubble burning down in Punjab, Haryana, UP since 2016: NASA maps

Data from the agency shows that all three states have made progress in reducing stubble burning between 2016 and 2019

हरियाणा व पंजाब में गेहूं से पटने लगी मंडियां, नहीं हैं उठाने के इंतजाम

हरियाणा-पंजाब में गेहूं का बंपर उत्पादन हुआ है और मंडियों में क्षमता से अधिक गेहूं पहुंचने लगा है। 

केजरीवाल की मांग, पराली जलने से रोकें हरियाणा-पंजाब के मुख्यमंत्री

दोनों राज्यों में पराली जलने से निकलने वाला धुआं हर साल नवंबर में दिल्ली के वायु को तेजी से प्रदूषित करता है

अफीम की खेती बन गई है चुनावी मुद्दा

किसान चाहते हैं कि राजनीतिक दल वादा करें कि चुनाव जीतने के बाद अफीम की खेती को वैधता दिलाएंगे 

Toxic air engulfs Delhi-NCR, worse yet to come

Western disturbance may reach North India on November 1 with dust from Pakistan and the Thar Desert and if wind speeds remain low, the dust will …

Incessant rainfall continues to batter north India

While Himachal Pradesh and Punjab are the worst hit, Haryana and J&K too get much more than their normal September rainfall

Is there an election angle to leather industry boost?

Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, hubs of the leather industry are also up for election this month  

Cool medicine

The age-old thandai keeps energy levels high and fever and acidity at bay

Cotton growers lose

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Looming threat

No to organic farming

Farmers in a bind

Proposed GAIL pipeline through Punjab will curb land rights

Not as wheatful as expected

Certified seeds turned out spurious: Punjab farmers

COVID-19 lockdown provides opportunity to save Punjab’s declining groundwater

Pandemic forced Punjabi farmers to adopt a less water- and labour intensive rice growing technique because of labour shortage; it now might …

Punjab rejects Centre’s new agri laws, passes 3 bills of its own

They essentially provide that no sale or purchase of wheat and paddy will take place below the minimum support price

Last straw to stubble burning

Straw can be converted into fuel for use in vehicles. It can also replace coal in old power plants, reducing …

Monsoon withdrawal from parts of northwest India has started: IMD

The withdrawal is 28 days late this time, compared to 40 days last year

Why rapid urbanisation in peri-urban areas is a concern for Chandigarh

 Kharar, an urban settlement in Chandigarh, is witness to fast-track development in the past few years

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

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