News Topic:Apple Harvest
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Hand pollination, not agrochemicals, increases apple yield
Apple is in great demand on the world market, but there are many different ways to increase production, including hand pollination.
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Apple grading machines are transforming Kashmir’s Horticulture
The variety of apple produce has earned Kashmir a world-wide fame and it is witnessing a transformation due to apple grading machines.
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PhD scholar sells apple fruit online inventively
SHOPIAN — A PhD scholar from south Kashmir has decided to take Kashmir apples to every corner of the world by setting up a...
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Business & Economy
Relief for Apple Growers: 50% subsidy for carriage & storage in cold stores announced
SRINAGAR — In a major relief to apple growers of J&K, 50 per cent of transport from cold chains or orchards to markets and...
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Business & Economy
MIS for apple procurement in J&K approved for 2020-21
SRINAGAR — Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the extension of Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for apple procurement in Jammu and...
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Grower acquires first ever Apple Grading Machine in Pulwama
PULWAMA — A fruit grower in south Kashmir's Pulwama district has acquired an Apple Grading Machine on Wednesday, which is the first ever in...
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Hailstorm damages crops in Pulwama
Bad weather has plunged orchardists in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district into desperation as the crop has been severely damaged due to intermittent hail and windstorms.
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Business & Economy
‘Apple produce worth crores set to rot if lockdown continues’
SRINAGAR — The apple growers in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed concern that their produce may get rotten in the cold storage units if...
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NHRC intervenes in alleged harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in several states
The NHRC has taken cognisance of alleged incidents of harassment, intimidation and attacks against Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in different parts of the country.
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Govt in J&K will collapse on its own, BJP won’t topple it: LoP Sunil Sharma
Senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday said the present government in the Union Territory would "collapse on its own."
Time to review AFSPA as security situation improved in J&K: Minister Sakina Itoo
Sakeena Itoo on Friday said the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) should be reconsidered in view of an improved security environment in Jammu and Kashmir.
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