The R&R roadblock
Is there a law or there are only guidelines?
Is there a law or there are only guidelines?
Chandigarh, September 19 The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) has decided to set up air-conditioned agro malls for the sale of all kinds of agricultural based products, food products and other allied products at various places in the state. To be developed on the pattern of international supermarkets, two such malls have already been launched at Panchkula and Karnal.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced to issue 35 kg of wheat per month to all 12.98 lakh below poverty line (BPL) families and three litres of kerosene per month to all 10 lakh
Employees of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam today restored the power supply to the district after the police registered a case against 18 villagers of Bilaspur, who had allegedly beaten up the S
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Agriculture Department has decided to give assistance to the farmers to lay underground pipeline systems, install sprinkler irrigation systems and construct tanks in order to adopt
Sujay Mehdudia Capacity to be increased to 15 million tonnes by Nov. 2009 Project aims to utilise surplus Naphtha available Up gradation on at Gujarat refinery also Panipat: Country
Special Correspondent Lifting of export ban on Pusa-1121 variety of rice Grateful: Farmers presenting a bag of paddy to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to express their gratitude for his efforts in lifting the export ban on Pusa-1121 variety of rice (which they have now named as Hooda brand) in Chandigarh on Friday. CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda once again thanked the Centre on Friday for issuing a notification lifting the ban on export of Pusa-1121 variety of rice.
Chandigarh, September 4 Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (Hafed) has introduced certified organic mustard oil in 500 ml pack, for Panchkula, Chandigarh and Delhi markets. Haryana Agriculture Minister Harmohinder Singh Chatha said initially it is available at Hafed retail outlet at Chandigarh and Hafed corporate office, Panchkula, Hafed office, Delhi and Hafed retail sale outlet,Taraori, Karnal district. Extracted out of mustard seed grown in certified organic farms in Haryana, Hafed organic mustard oil is available at a price of Rs 61 per bottle in 500 ml packs.
Moving in the direction of generating power from the renewable energy sources, Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) is encouraging private investors to set up projects in the fields of solar power, biomass, wind energy, small hydro and co-generation biomass power projects. The agency invited proposals from private companies to harness small hydro power in three phases for generation of over 17-MW of power.
Chandigarh, September 4 President and Chief Executive Officer of the YKK Corporation, Japan,Tadahiro Yoshida today appreciated Haryana
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today made it clear that the state government would provide same kind of facilities to the surplus BPL families as the number of BPL families in the state is much higher than permitted by the Planning Commission. He said the list has been finalised and all objections would be redressed before October 15. Talking to the media persons, Hooda said the increase in the BPL families should not be interpreted as the increase in the number of poor.
A study was conducted to estimate the soil organic carbon pool under Eucalyptus, Poplar, Shisham and Teak plantations in Haridwar and Dehra Dun, districts of Uttarakhand and Yamunanagar District of Haryana State.
New Delhi: Illegal mining in the face of falling groundwater levels and non-implementation of environment rules is posing a huge problem for the NCR. After Gurgaon, where groundwater levels have considerably gone down, it's now Faridabad district where mining activity is gaining momentum.
Saba Rahman Some say it began with the Mayans who used a stick to plant maize in unprepared soil while others trace it to ancient Egypt. But it is clear that conservation agriculture (CA) in the modern sense started in the mid-20th century and was practised successfully in the Americas, particularly Brazil.
Chandigarh, August 25 The Haryana government has set up the Haryana Agriculture Development Agency (HADA) under the overall supervision and guidance of its board of patrons headed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The agriculture minister, the power and irrigation minister and the chief secretary will be the members of the board of patrons. Agriculture minister H.S. Chatha said the agency would be an autonomous body and it would have a governing body under the chairmanship of the financial commissioner and principal secretary, agriculture.
CHANDIGARH A team of the Haryana health department has reported that a majority of the 205 cases of dengue in Gurgaon pertain to patients living in New Gurgaon and other upmarket localities. Not a single instance has been reported from Old Gurgaon's Jacubpura area, which is known to have a lot of accumulated dirt and filth, or from any other slum.
Warns officials not to ignore Congress workers seeking grievance redressal CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, has directed the officials to repair the roads of Gurgaon city within six months. He was addressing a meeting of Congress workers of Gurgaon and Faridabad Lok Sabha constituencies at Gurgaon over the weekend. He said a Central University would be opened at Mahendergarh and a Defence University would be set up at Gurgaon. A Sainik School would be opened in the Rewari district.
The 255-acre zone coming up in Gurgaon to cost around Rs. 4,500 crore MEGA ZONE: Navin Raheja (left), Chairman, Raheja SEZs, Yogesh Raheja (second from right), Director (Projects) and R. C. Aggarwal, President, ISPER (Architecture firm), at a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. NEW DELHI: Raheja Developers on Wednesday launched the Rs. 4,500-crore specialised
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, on Wednesday announced launching of a new scheme known as "Shiksha Deep' in the State. Speaking at the celebrations of Rajiv Gandhi Akshya Urja Diwas at Panchkula near here, Mr. Hooda said that under this scheme, LED solar lanterns would be provided to those girl students of each school in every village who would rank first in their respective classes of 5, 8, 10 and 12. During this year, the innovative scheme would benefit 19,000 girls and cost Rs 3 crore.
This article presents a case study of a successful Community-led Total Sanitation Campaign from Bhiwani district in Haryana. Social acceptance of hygienic sanitation practices has led to enormous benefits for the village community.