English Cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes and spinach — Ladakhi farmers grow vegetables in sub-zero temperatures Over 800 farmers in Ladakh have set up solar greenhouses developed by the Defense Institute of High Altitude Research, which...
English 36% of the world’s rabies deaths happen in India. A Kashmiri doctor is trying to change that. Rabies is a 100% preventable though not curable disease. Qazi Mudasir, a veterinary doctor at the Central Veterinary Hospital Srinagar,...
English Kashmiri farmers move from paddy fields to apple orchards for higher returns According to the horticulture department, J&K, area under horticulture has jumped from 82,486 hectares in 1975 to 330,956 ha in...
English Kashmiri carpet weavers burn the midnight oil to weave silk kaleens for the new Parliament building Following the intricate codes of kaleen taleem hanging from their looms, 50 artisans across Budgam district in central Kashmir hand...
English Vineyards take root in Central Kashmir as apple farmers switch to grape cultivation While parts of Ganderbal district in Kashmir have been well known for the quality of grapes they grew for centuries,...
English Kashmir’s apple crop hit due to low rainfall and drought-like conditions More than 338,000 hectares of land is under fruit cultivation in the valley. Of which 162,000 hectares are under apple...
