THE apple growers are angry and anxious. After more than three decades since the last major apple agitation in Himachal Pradesh, they are out on the streets, protesting the sharp rise in the cost of production and dwindling profit margins. The 6 per cent increase in GST on cartons, coupled with a sh
In spite of the fruit being a vital part of the state's economy, no government has attempted to take up large-scale irrigation efforts to help growers.