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How Kashmir is emerging as the home of the world's largest handmade silk carpets

Srinagar, Jan. 31 -- After years of being eroded by machine-made imports, political uncertainty and the slow exit of skilled artisans, Kashmir's carpet industry is repositioning itself at the very top... Read More


Why crop insurance has failed Kashmir's fruit economy

Srinagar, Dec. 27 -- Jammu and Kashmir grows more apples than any other region in India, but its orchards sit in a fragile balance, exposed to hailstorms, heatwaves, and increasingly snowless winters ... Read More


A fuel from the past returns as Kashmir searches for winter power

Srinagar, Dec. 20 -- As the Kashmir Valley shivers through yet another winter of routine power cuts-temperatures plunging well below freezing, homes slipping into darkness for hours each day-the Jammu... Read More