Apple farmers fear that high-density farming may imperil the apple industry in Kashmir. Shopian โ Orchardists in the southern Shopian district who had invested in high-density apple farming and were hoping for bumper returns are hopeless as the market rates for this variety have plunged to the lowest ever in recent years.ย They lament that…
Before eviction drives would uproot nomads from the jungle last year, a trip to Shopian slopes amid Covid curbs recreated the old world trek. But now, when nomads are about to return, will their summer home be the same? Home captives were yet to go for a retreat in mountainsโwhere forest guards would play jungle…