Mission Saffron
Dwindling yield has pushed Pampore’s saffron growers to a new low and sections within the government wish they start producing corms that are required...
Bitter Harvest
The political turmoil of the past eighteen months has hit Kashmir’s apple industry hard. The entry of the NAFED and the import of duty-free...
Royal Nuts
For five weeks every fall, Sweet Chestnuts sell roasted on the Srinagar city streets at a cost not matched by any other fruit. Humaira...
A golden story
The traditional gold market in Kashmir is resistant to hallmarking and transparency, leaving enough space for branded outlets and banks. An unconcerned government and...
Driving Nuts
Water chestnuts harvested from Wullar lake have helped Kashmir survive the worst days in the last 250 years. Considered the best food for diabetics,...
Warming Up To Wool
J&K sells 70 per cent of its wool in raw form for lack of processing units. Consultants engaged by the government suggested market intervention,...
Advancing Gold
Having a loan processed from a commercial bank can be both harassing and time consuming. But, banks have now started accepting gold as mortgage...
Hallmarking Gold
While hallmarking has made it easy to distinguish fake gold from the real one, Kashmiri jewellers prefer to stick to the traditional ways. Tyba...
A Mandi Undone
For most of the season, the dominating discourse was whose writ runs large. By the time, the government agreed against interrupting the new routine...
A Crisis, An Opportunity
Losses to Kashmir apple orchards can be assessed properly only after the government’s final survey is over. Amid mass mourning over the recent calamity,...