Jammu and Kashmir: Plantation drive held at Manasbal
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today initiated a plantation drive at Manasbal Park by planting a deodar sapling on the banks of the Manasbal Lake.
Jammu and Kashmir: Director Horticulture visits pre and post harvesting units
Srinagar: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today paid a surprise visit to district Shopian and Pulwama to inspect various pre and post harvest units. According to the statement, the Director was accompanied by Deputy Director Horticulture, Chief Canning and Processing Instructor and other senior officers.
Jammu and Kashmir: Zero tolerance against spurious pesticides and fertilizers: Dir Law enforcement
Srinagar: The Director Law Enforcement J&K, Bal Krishan Chandan today called for zero tolerance against spurious/substandard pesticides and fertilizers besides strict implementation of established procedures of law enforcement so that the farming community could be served in a real spirit.
Jammu and Kashmir: Plantation drive held at CHC Sopore
Srinagar: Health Department in collaboration with Social Forestry Division Baramulla organized a plantation drive at Community Health Centre (CHC) Sopore and other adjacent health institutions on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Weeklong plantation drive starts at Faculty of Forests SKUAST-K
Srinagar: A week long plantation drive started today at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir’s (SKUAST) Faculty of Forestry, Benhama-Watlar, Ganderbal with the planting of deodar sapling by Professor Tariq Hussain Masoodi, Dean Faculty of Forestry at the campus.
Climate change has affected water sources in J&K: LG Manoj Sinha
Srinagar: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha today said that climate change has reduced the size of glaciers leading to fast depletion of water resources in many districts of J&K.
Forest department to plant 1 crore saplings across Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Dr Mohit Gera today said that the department aims to plant one crore saplings across Jammu and Kashmir to increase the forest cover of the UT.
Save trees from porcupine attacks with jute bag coverings: Dir Horticulture
Srinagar: The Director Horticulture on Sunday urged the farmers and fruit growers to cover the trunk of apple and almond trees with jute bags, HDPE bags, wire mesh to avoid trees from getting attacked by porcupine and other animals.
Jammu and Kashmir: Hangul census 2021 on cards
Srinagar: Wildlife Department shall conduct a census of the endangered Hangul in J&K with the process to be complete by the end of this month.
Scale up restoration of Wular: Jammu and Kashmir Water Resources Regulatory Authority to WUCMA
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Water Resources Regulatory Authority (JKWRRA) Chairman Ghanshyam Jha Wednesday stressed on the Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) to scale up restoration works and afforestation activities to create maximum storage within the Wular Lake.
Jammu and Kashmir: Orientation programme to conduct census of Migratory birds held at Hokersar
Srinagar: The Wetlands Division of Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Protection Department today organised an orientation programme to inculcate the census techniques amongst the participants at Camping Ground, Hokersar, here.
Jammu and Kashmir: Forest Rights Committees to accept claims on Forest land from today
Srinagar: The Forest Rights Committees under Forest Rights Act will start to accept claims on Forest land from the tribals and other forest dwellers in Jammu and Kashmir from Friday, January 15.
Jammu and Kashmir: FRA will be effectively implemented, says DC Poonch
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Rahul Yadav today chaired a meeting to discuss modalities for spreading effective implementation of provisions of Forest Rights Act, preparation of master trainers for training of field functionaries here at DC Office Conference Hall Poonch.
Jammu and Kashmir: Plantation drive held at UPHC Nishat
Srinagar: A special Institutional plantation drive was conducted by Department of Social Forestry, Social Forestry Division Srinagar in collaboration with Government Medical College Srinagar at Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) Nishat.
'Tree Authorities' for JMC, SMC constituted in J&K
Srinagar: The General Administration Department (GAD) Thursday constituted ‘Tree Authorities’ for Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) and Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for the prevention of all trees within their respective jurisdictions.