Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Summer fires in the wooded areas and grasslands of Himachal Pradesh are nothing new, but long dry spells often turn the hills into a tinderbox. This year priceless forest wealth has been destroyed in more than 400 fire incidents in April alone. A view of the forest fire adjoining the …
Shimla: With the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri project running in full swing and 10 major projects in hand, the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) now plans to diversify into solar and wind power. It will also explore the possibility of setting up nuclear power plants in joint venture. Stating this …
Nangal: In yet another evidence of Himachal Pradesh industrial units polluting Punjab waters, industries situated in Babri village of the Tahliwal Phase II area of the hill state, have inserted a long pipe that opens into the Swan rivulet, spewing toxic pollutants into it. SDM Nangal Lakhmir Singh has made …
Shimla: The spotting of two snow leopards by wildlife staff near Chichim in Kibber area of Lahaul-Spiti area a few days back has raised the hopes of an increase in the number of the highly endangered animal for which a special conservation programme is being launched. It was on March …
Mandi: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme Act (MNREGA) is all set to be linked to the consumer price index to determine its
Figure set to touch a record 900 tonnes; less rain, no hailstorm the reason, say experts Cherry production in the state is likely to touch an all-time high in the current season and the estimates project that it will be double the quantity produced last year. Due to favourable weather …
With water sources drying up fast due to deforestation and excessive construction on the hills, environmentalists have raised the pitch for scrapping the Himachal Pradesh Apartment Regulation Act which has opened floodgates for colonisers. Vast stretches of once lush green hills have been transformed into veritable concrete jungles with clusters …
Shimla: The Himalaya Niti Abhiyan has urged the government to cancel all agreements and MoUs and signed for the execution of five major hydroelectric projects on the Pabbar River. In a memorandum to Chief Minister P.K.Dhumal it pointed out that these projects, if executed , would virtually cause the river, …
With the intention of having better connectivity, especially in the congested core area of the town, the government is exploring the possibility of having elevated rapid transport system, which will also prove to be a major attraction for tourists. Even as proposals to have aerial ropeways and tunnels to improve …
SHIMLA: Hundreds of villagers under the banner of Himachal Kisan Sabha on Tuesday staged a 24 hour dharna outside the office of Principal Chief Conservator of Forest demanding timber distribution rights. State Kisan Sabha president Kuldip Tanwar has alleged that top forest officials are insensitive and not empathetic towards the …
Third consecutive season of crop loss for farmers; agriculture dept prepares relief plan Yet another season of dejection stares at the farmers here as they prepare to harvest the Rabi crop, which has been badly hit by drought. According to estimates of the agriculture department, the production is likely to …
Mandi/Kullu: High temperature and drought has started giving heartburns to apple farmers who own orchards in the south sunny face as they are facing moth attack on the fruit crop since last week. This has damaged almost 10-20 per cent of crop in some drought-hit areas in Churag-Karsog in Mandi, …
Protracted dry spell during winter followed by abnormal rise in mercury during March and April has spelt doom for farmers in the hills state who are facing third successive crop failure. The impact is more severe in the hill state as almost 80 per cent of the cultivated area is …
Shimla: Over 2,000 tribals of Kinnaur today came out strongly against the hydroelectric projects on the Sutlej and termed these as a threat to environment and also a cause of concern for national security, being close to the Chinese border. A joint conference of project-affected people held a meeting at …
Decision at high-level meeting today The final decision on the issue of restoring the control of 1,180 hectares of precious urban forest in and around the town back to the local Municipal Corporation (MC) from the Forest Department is likely to be taken at a high-level meeting to be chaired …
This Himalayan hill state with meagre resources, harsh terrain, climate and other constraints, is all set to overtake Kerala and Mizoram to become the country
