Rabies is a 100% preventable though not curable disease. Qazi Mudasir, a veterinary doctor at the Central Veterinary Hospital Srinagar, recently received an international award for rabies-control. He is the only Asian to have received this award this year.

According to the horticulture department, J&K, area under horticulture has jumped from 82,486 hectares in 1975 to 330,956 ha in 2021. The cultivation of paddy is on a decline, as farmers and experts say horticulture brings in more profits. But there is a flip side too — farmers have to buy rice from the market.

A charitable canteen run by Swati Shringi in Kota, Rajasthan is filling the hearts and stomachs of people who get a nutritious meal there for Rs 5.

To support farmers in Kashmir, NABARD prepared a model of Kisan Credit Card through which it provided credit to banks in order to support farmers and rural artisans in their investment needs. The efforts are now yielding results as farmers are now able to raise their incomes by cultivating fruits.

To support farmers in Kashmir, NABARD prepared a model of Kisan Credit Card through which it provided credit to banks in order to support farmers and rural artisans in their investment needs. The efforts are now yielding results as farmers are now able to raise their incomes by cultivating fruits.

This year the cherry farmers in Jammu & Kashmir, India’s topmost cherry producing province, have suffered heavy losses due to above normal rainfall and hail storms in April and May. Orchard owners claim to have lost more than half of their fruit harvest. A ground report from a ‘cherry village’ near Srinagar.