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Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, was established on 1st December, 1985 with the objective to promote education, research and extension education in the fields of Horticulture, Forestry and allied disciplines. Late Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the first Chief Minister and the architect of Himachal Pradesh perceived the importance of Horticulture and Forestry to develop and improve the State economy which led to the establishment of this University. Its history lies in erstwhile Himachal Agricultural College, Solan, established in 1962 and affiliated to the Panjab University. It became one of the campuses of Agriculture Complex of Himachal Pradesh University on its formation in 1970. Consequent upon the establishment of Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in 1978, this campus became its Horticulture Complex and finally in 1985, assumed the status of a State University, being the only University in the country engaged exclusively in teaching, research and extension in Horticulture and Forestry. The University is located at Nauni in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh, 13 km from Solan on Solan-Rajgarh Road, at an elevation of 1300 metres above mean sea level. Solan town is situated on national highway (NH-22) and is well connected by train and bus services. The University has four constituent colleges, out of which, two are located at the main campus Nauni, one for horticulture and the other for forestry, having 9 and 7 departments, respectively. The third College i.e., College of Horticulture & Forestry is located at Neri in Hamirpur District on Nadaun-Hamirpur state highway, about 6 Km from Hamirpur town and is well connected with bus service. The college offers three Undergraduate Degree Programmes i.e. BSc (Hons.) Horticulture, BSc (Hons.) Forestry and B. Tech. Biotechnology and MSc degree programme in a few subjects. The fourth college i.e. College of Horticulture and Forestry, Thunag (Mandi) is located at Thunag District Mandi. This college offer BSc (Hons.) Horticulture and BSc (Hons.) Forestry degree programme. In addition, there are five Regional Research Stations, 12 Satellite Stations and five Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) situated in different zones of the State.

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    PATTERN OF GREEN INVESTMENT OF LOCAL PEOPLE IN NALAGARH AREA OF SOLAN DISTRICT, HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-11) SHIVANI; KRISHAN KUMAR
    Abstract Green investment is of crucial importance in todays world of environmental degradation and facing threat of climate change. This devastating scenario needs to be addressed trust a range of technological and non-technological instruments. Financial instruments in terms of green investment are one of the most potential interventions of environmental and green management. The Present study was made in this direction to understand this Green investment pattern of local people in Nalagarh area of Solan District, Himachal Pradesh. Most of the people were not awared about green investment with the exception of respondent in the age group of 18-25 years. It was suggested thatGovernment should bring stable policy framework for green finance which encourages private sector to finance sustainable development programme. More numbers of green financial products should be available to investors so that they can make investment easily.There is a high scope for increasing the awareness of the youth about Green Investment.
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    FOURLANE: A STUDY OF SOCIO ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF NH-22 BETWEEN PARWANOO AND CHAMBAGHAT Project Report
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2020-01) SHIVANI; GHONKROKTA, NEENA
    ABSTRACT The present exploratory and descriptive research based on "FOURLANE: A study of socio-economic aspects of NH-22 between Parwanoo and Chambaghat" was selected with the objective of studying the socio-economic effects of four-lane and finding out the public reaction to its effect on environment. The data was gathered from both primary and secondary sources for the analysis. The field of research is restricted to Chambaghat in Parwanoo, and sample size is 52. This study revealed that the most of the respondents were of the opinion that these changes will be beneficial in future. They realized that while they lost their properties or their land, this project will still benefit them in the long run and this will also contribute to rural growth in the years to come. Accidents are likely to be minimized by turning undivided roadways into a four-lane one.As per the respondents, there are many advantages in terms of economic growth and fast connectivity, though many people lost their agricultural land because of this initiative and their current business was also affected. Respondents were of the view that the road upgrade had created new investment opportunities for them. It would prove to be a time-saving mechanism for travelling in the near future.On the other hand, majority of respondents felt that the scenic beauty of hills had suffered irreparable loss. According to the respondents the loss of trees cannot be regained soon or in near future. Many were still deeply attached to their places and it was hard for them to move.