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 …
Kuldeep Chauhan Residents in this temple town have demanded that the government should expedite the Rs 130-crore dam project downstream near the town to restore its ecology destroyed allegedly by the Beas Satluj Link (BSL) project, commissioned by the Bhakhra Beas Management Board (BBMB) in 1970s. As per the proposal, …
The best option is, of course, recycling in an environmentally sound manner. But it is also a fact that most civic bodies fail to collect and dispose waste. Instead of implementing techno logical innovations States such as Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal other than Delhi have banned the …
Rakesh Lohumi The hype created by the government over the proposed ban on polythene bags and other plastic wares notwithstanding, the environemtntally-sensitive hill state has a dismal track record in solid-waste management. Hundreds of tonnes of garbage, generated daily by the 56 urban habitations in the state, is dumped on …
The violation of ban on the use of polythene carry bags and plastic items having one-time use being imposed from August 15 will attract penalty ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 25,000, depending on the quantity of prohibited material recovered. The criteria for compounding offences under the State Non-Biodegradable Garbage …
Even though the estimated population of the snow leopard in Himachal is barely 15, encouraged by spotting of the animal by locals as well as wildlife staff in Spiti the government has sent a Rs 1.50 crore action plan to the Centre for protecting the highly endangered animal. It is …
Mumbai-based ship manufacturing and repairing company ABG Shipyard Limited has bagged three out of the last five remaining hydroelectric projects in the state for which bids were invited last year. A new entrant into the power sector, the company quoted the highest free power, over and above the mandatory free …
After the initial success, the Western Tragopan breeding programme has failed to bring about the desired results as merely two out of 55 eggs have hatched, forcing wildlife authorities to seek the help of UK-based World Pheasants Association to evaluate factors which could have affected successful breeding. The wildlife authorities, …
Resentment prevailed among polythene bag manufacturers and sellers against the state government for its decision to impose blanket ban on the use of polythene and disposable plastic crockery in the state from August 15. They demanded that the government should save 2.5 lakh people of the state depending on the …
Finally, residents of Sundernagar have decided to challenge the decision of the government regarding setting up of a cement plant near Sundernagar before the Supreme Court (SC). The Paryavaran Sarakshan Samiti and the Sundernagar Sangharsh Samiti have filed petition before the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted by the SC. The …
An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude on Richter scale hit Kangra valley this evening. Sources available here told The Tribune that the epicentre of the quake was in the Bharmour area of Chamba district. The quake started at 4.37 pm and its aftershocks were still being felt on the Richter scale …
The government is considering to set up tourism development councils for prominent tourist destinations in the state like Kufri, Naldehra, Dharamsala, Mcleodganj, Dalhousie and Khajjiar, in association with local representatives. It also proposes a single-window system for grant of essentiality certificate for tourism projects involving investment of Rs 50 crore …
Shimla: The state government has decided to use information technology-enabled geographical information system (GIS) for protection and management of the state
Fate of the Himalayan Ski Village (HSV), facing an uncertain future, is likely to be decided tomorrow as the report of the tumultuous public hearing held on June 6 at Kothi near Manali will be placed before the high-powered committee constituted to take a final decision on the contentious issue. …
Shimla: The categorical statement of Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh that replacing polythene bags with paper was not an eco-friendly solution, has put a damper on the state
The euphoria over improvement in the imbalanced sex ratio at birth has proved to be short-lived for the hill state. Though the sex ratio at birth is looking up, but what is more disturbing is the fact that the infant mortality rate (IMR) has shown a decline, indicating that if …
Charanjit Ahuja Chandigarh: The Himachal Pradesh government plans to connect all villages with population of at least 250 in the state by 2012. About Rs 1,280 crore has been allocated in the current financial year for the construction of roads and bridges under various schemes. Most of the 17,449 villages …
In Himachal, climate change is precipitously here-and-now---- In nearly 500 km of meandering through the Solan, Shimla and Kinnaur districts of Himachal Pradesh, on National Highway 22, and off it, it's a 17 km detour off Jeori to picturesque Sarahan. Not very far from the exquisite Bhimakali temple is a …
Hemis, Leh: A 400km walk in the Himalayas over six weeks to raise awareness on environmental issues yielded a collection of 60,000 waste plastic bottles, 10,000 chewing-gum wrappers and 5,000 carbonated drink cans. A state-sponsored Operation Clean Up? No way. The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual head of Drukpa lineage, embarked …
