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 …
Delhi eyes water from Himachal dam but without checking distribution losses in the city Fifty-year-old Jagir Singh Tomar is among the 700 families in Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh who would be affected by the proposed Renuka dam on Giri, a tributary of the Yamuna river. The project, via Haryana, …
The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) today decided to reduce water supply for irrigation to Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan in the wake of the delayed monsoon and inadequate melting of snow. Describing the situation as
With the water level in all sources being drastically reduced, the local municipal corporation (MC) has been forced to start rationing of water as the delayed monsoons have made the situation grim. The water supply position in the state capital is the worst this summer as the supply being given …
Russia will collaborate with the Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies (IIHS) of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) to undertake research in rare and valuable medicinal plants and herbs found in the Himalayas. The Counsellor (Media and Culture) in the Russian Embassy, Dr Dmitry Chelyshev held discussions with the Vice-Chancellor of HPU, …
Hamirpur: Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said the government would soon set up a water management development board by amalgamation of all government departments involved in water conservation and ecological development. He said this here last evening after holding a meeting with Hamirpur district administration officials. Dhumal said,
Grappling with the problem of perpetual water shortage, the Himachal Government is seriously considering setting up Water Management Board to carry out various programmes like rain water harvesting, revival of traditional water bodies and conservation of water in an effective manner. Shortage of water had become a normal phenomenon but …
Facing problems in procuring seed from outside the state, the Fisheries Department has initiated a process for setting up a Rs 5-crore seed farm near Pong Dam to meet its own requirements. The department has identified nine hectares tract near Pong Dam, located above the maximum water level. With a …
Palampur: Kangra valley has been reeling under acute shortage of water these days. Main tourist spots like Palampur and Baijnath are the worst hit. Various schemes in many areas of the district have been
Dharamsala: The office of Deputy Commissioner, Relief and Rehabilitation, formed especially by the state government for the welfare of Pong Dam oustees, has failed to even maintain proper data about oustees. As per information gathered by The Tribune, the office has been giving ambiguous data regarding eligibility certificates issued to …
The Himachal Pradesh Government has notified the creation and establishment of a new Directorate of Health Safety and Regulations which would function independently under the Department of Health and Family Welfare. The new Directorate, which would mainly be a regulatory body to observe the safety norms, shall deal with subjects …
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Prem Kumar Dhumal has urged the Centre to provide Rs 172.22 crore for funding the Water Supply Schemes (WSS) in drought prone areas of the State. In a letter addressed to Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Minister, CP Joshi, he made special reference …
The Public Distribution System with a network of 4,403 Fair Price Shops (FPS) was providing subsidised food grains and other commodities not only to below Poverty Line (BPL) families but also helping the Above Poverty Line (APL) families in Himachal to mitigate the effect of rising prices in the State. …
Baldev S Chauhan / Shimla June 22, 2009, 0:31 IST An almost snowless winter, coupled with a prolonged dry summer, has taken its toll on the apple crop this year in Himachal Pradesh.The state
Dharamsala: Newly elected Kangra BJP MP Rajan Sushant today held a meeting with district officials for the first time. While talking to mediapersons, he said people were facing problems due to stringent forest and wildlife sanctuary laws. Unmindful of the fact that felling in notified forest areas and the wildlife …
Facing serious space constraint coming in the way of its expansion plans, the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) will approach the High Court to seek permission for felling of trees so that construction could be undertaken to have more accommodation. With serious space limitation, expansion plans of the premier medical …
Swarleen Kaur Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government is all set to prepare a 20-year prospective tourism master plan for the state. The government has already invited technical bids for hiring a consultant and has shortlisted a few firms for carrying out the task. Speaking at the recent mega mart on …
There has been little expansion of the rail network in Himachal Pradesh since Independence and almost all projects, except the Nangal-Talwara rail link, being pursued by the state government, have not gone beyond survey work. Work on the 86-km Nangal-Talwara rail link has been progressing at a snail
