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 …
Water is an essential commodity for survival and development. But the ever-increasing human population, technological modernization, changing life patterns and erratic monsoons are likely to lead to water crisis in this millennium. In the study, indigenous water conservation systems of Himachal Pradesh have been studied. The villagers had developed different …
40 species of butterflies, under 26 genera and 5 families were recorded from four habitat types of Allain-Duhaingan (streams) catchment, where a hydroelectric power station is proposed.
For a state that walked the path of development and industrialisation far later than its neighbouring states, Himachal Pradesh has done fairly well and has set high standards for itself for the future. "It's been a tough terrain," says Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal. "We have progressed inch by inch, …
Industrial waste from the Gwalthai industrial area in Himachal has been polluting the Sutlej in Punjab. The waste has been flowing from the Gwalthai area into the Sutlej 500 m from the national wetland at Nangal for two days. People working near Talwara khud have complained of infection on the …
Questioning the wisdom of the government in raising multi-storeyed structures in sliding zones and over water channels, Baljit Malik, coordinator of the Kasauli Bachao Andolan, said today that the state of affairs in the state capital was dismal, requiring immediate intervention. He said when the government was itself guilty of …
The state government will provide modern fire-fighting equipment for combating forest fires to staff deployed in sensitive beats prone to fires. Stating this while presiding over a meeting of senior forest officials here today to review preparedness of the department to deal with forest fires, Forest Minister JP Nadda said …
The Forest Department has decided to prepare integrated catchment area treatment (CAT) plans based on geographical information system (GIS) for all major river basins of the state to ensure effective implementation and monitoring. The state-of-the-art GIS will incorporate remote sensing (RS) data and global positioning system (GPS) technology which will …
Notwithstanding the sustained campaigns launched by the Government to create awareness about AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome), the number of AIDS cases is on rise in Himachal Pradesh. At present there were 3,530 HIV positive cases (detected till March 2009) of which 608 were full blown AIDS cases. The Government …
Facing huge financial losses on account of disruption in generation due to excessive silt and ensuring the mandatory 15 per cent water discharge, the Satluj Basin, Forum of Hydro Power Producers have sought the holding of a cumulative impact study to assess the problem. The issue of ensuring 15 per …
Shimla: The National Wildlife Board has agreed to exclude 767 villages from the jurisdiction of various wildlife sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh. Stating this here today, Forest Minister JP Nadda informed that it was at a meeting chaired by Union Minister Jairam Ramesh at New Delhi yesterday that a decision in …
The Himachal Government would take up the tunnel project to link Kullu with Jogindernagar, cutting short the distance between two key tourist resorts by 63 km, Chief Minister PK Dhumal on Tuesday said. Presiding over the centenary celebration of Government Senior Secondary School Bhutti in Lagh valley Kullu District, Dhumal, …
With the revised cost shooting past Rs 900 crore, the 100-MW Uhl project, the only major scheme being executed by the state electricity board, is heading for huge time and cost overruns, much like the controversial Larji project. The central electricity authority had approved a cost of Rs 432 crore …
Much maligned for causing pollution, cement plants in the state will soon generate environment-friendly power from waste heat which will not only enable them to earn carbon credits, but also reduce emissions. The first such power plant is being set up by the ACC Cement manufacturing unit at Barmana which …
The Union Ministry of Power has approved a loan of Rs 81.07 crore for upgradation of power infrastructure to help reduce energy losses of 14 major towns of the state under the restructured accelerated power development and reform programme. The funds will be utilised by the state power utility to …
Shimla: The State-level Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority cleared 13 new industrial projects and five expansion proposals involving an investment of Rs 330 crore and having a potential to create employment for 2,017 persons. The main projects included second unit of Reddy
Pong Dam : Officials of the Departments of Himachal Wildlife and Fisheries are in a conflict over eating of natural fresh water pearls in the Pong Dam reservoir by migratory birds. Fisheries Department officials say migratory birds have been eating natural gems worth crores from the reservoir every year, but …
