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New Kashmir rice varieties yields over two times national average, offer farmers second-crop window

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Paddy fields in Kashmir are producing yields more than twice the national average with two newly developed rice varieties, offering farmers the prospect of higher returns and an ... Read More


Kashmir dig probes ancient network linking India, Gandhara and Central Asia

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- The second phase of excavation at the Zehanpora archaeological site in north Kashmir's Baramulla district will examine whether the ancient settlement formed part of a wider Buddh... Read More


Orchards vs construction: Kashmir faces a growing land-use battle

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- As farmers in the Valley shift towards high-density plantations to raise both production and income, apple orchards are increasingly coming under pressure from construction and c... Read More


Power tariff hike to raise costs for J&K industries

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- : Jammu and Kashmir's industrial sector is set to face higher operating costs as the new electricity tariff will come into effect from September 1, with key energy charges for in... Read More


Ladakh cuts VAT on CNG, PNG to 5% to push clean energy adoption

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The Union Territory of Ladakh on Thursday announced to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on CNG) and PNG to 5 per cent from 21 per cent , a move aimed at lowering the cost of cleaner ... Read More


From subsistence to enterprise: J&K's Lakhpati Didis change rural lives

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Her modest home, tucked away in a village in Budhal, a remote mountainous block of Rajouri, is surrounded by forested hills, scattered hamlets and winding roads. It is here that ... Read More


Thoise air link could expand Nubra's tourism and investment potential

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The proposed launch of civilian flight operations from Thoise in Ladakh's Nubra Valley could provide a fresh boost to the region's established tourism industry while creating opp... Read More


J&K eyes economy doubling with new investment, growth drivers

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- The Jammu & Kashmir government is working on a roadmap to double the size of its economy, with the administration looking to identify new investment and growth drivers as it ... Read More


After three decades, lotus blooms again in Wular Lake, reviving hopes for ecology and livelihoods

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Ghulam Qadir gazed across Wular Lake at the lotus flowers rising above its waters, a sight he had almost forgotten after decades of watching the lake's ecological decline. For Q... Read More


Amid strategic Ladakh tour, US envoy Sergio Gor visits Thiksey Monastery

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited Thiksey Monastery in Leh on Friday, to meet Buddhist monks and learn about the religious traditions that have shaped Ladakh's cultural l... Read More