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 …
Inadequate procurement of apple under the market intervention scheme (MIS) during the current season will add to financial woes of the state-owned HPMC which is already in the red. Although the corporation has not been able to utilise its full processing capacity of 22,700 tonnes for even once in the …
With apple production down to almost half, the Horticulture Department has now laid thrust on replacing the existing apple trees with American rootstock, which will not only help increase production, but also enhance quality. Out of a total of 94,000 hectares under apple cultivation in the state, almost 25 per …
Swine flu scare has forced authorities to postpone the North Zone Agriculture Fair that was scheduled to be organised at Palampur from September 21-23. Farmers from the region were to participate in the fair which would have provided them with an opportunity to interact with agriculture experts, companies developing agriculture …
A two-day apple festival-09-cum-conference on apple and stone fruits will be organised here on October 3 by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with the state government. This was decided at a meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Asha Swaroop. The festival is being …
Chief Minister PK Dhumal has urged the Centre to bring crop protection from wild animals under ambit of NREGA as farmers are suffering huge losses on this account. He raised this issue in a meeting with Central Rural Development Minister CP Joshi at a high-level meeting in Delhi today. He …
Chandertal (Lahaul-Spiti): Eco-tourism is slowing spelling doom for the Chandertal lake high-altitude wildlife sanctuary, the last remaining natural habitat for the rare snow leopard. This lake, an international wetland, attracts nature lovers, Gaddi shepherds and pilgrims every summer. Trekking groups, tourists, tent operators, makeshift dhabas remain active near the lake. …
Climate change may manifest significantly in Himachal Pradesh, with the impacts likely to adversely affect large percentage of the population depending on natural resources. A large scale shifting of forest biomes is being indicated. Himachal has to think of enough mitigation to avoid the unmanageable and enough adaptation to manage …
Optimization of ecosystem goods and services from plantations depend on their sustainable production, protection and management. So far, the objective of attaining optimum production of environmental goods and services has remained a far cry due to uncontrolled exploitation, ignorance and inefficient management strategies. Present paper point towards the efficiency of …
An important milestone was achieved in the construction of 775 MW Luhri Hydroelectric Project when excavation of the 528-m long exploratory drift of size 2.5m x 2.5m was completed yesterday. The Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited, which is executing the project, has managed to accomplish the task in 14 months, …
Anandpur Sahib: Voices against the maiden thermal plant at Tikri village, Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, have grown shriller with Punjab NGO and Nalagarh MLA joining the bandwagon. With environmental clearance public hearing for the project due on September 7, masses are being sensitised on the issue. Two years ago, during a …
The Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) launched in 2001 in Himachal Pradesh is making a steady progress with strengthening and expansion of basic infrastructure in Elementary Schools. As many as 9895 Classrooms, 56 Block Resource Centres(BRC), 538 Cluster Resource Centres(CRC), 10,463 toilets including separate toilets for girls, 2312 drinking water facilities, …
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday ordered a gram pradhan to plant at least 500 saplings of deodar on the forest land and look after these for five years. Pradhan Balbir Thakur has been convicted of contempt of court for his involvement in forest felling, banned by the HC. …
Harvesting of apple has picked up belatedly with over 500 fruit-laden trucks leaving the state for various markets over the past two days. The drought-like conditions prevailing for most of the year had severely affected the crop and growers had delayed harvesting in the hope that rains during monsoon will …
Shimla: Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has called upon non-government organisations and voluntary agencies to take up afforestation drive in a big way to help combat climate change. Addressing a public meeting at Nehra in Shimla(rural) subdivision after planting a sapling of 'Deodar' at a plantation programme organised by the …
The remote Jibhi village at Banjjar Valley in Kullu and the Rakchham village in picturesque Sangla Tribal valley in Kinnaur would soon have supply of electricity for domestic use from power generated through water mills. A pilot project for upgradation of Gharats (Water mills) has been launched in two villages …
