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 …
While the forest department had published new maps of sanctuaries in the state, the proposal for rationalisation of these protected wildlife areas has not been cleared by the Centre so far. The final clearance will be subject to the report of the team visiting the state from April 16. The …
Nurpur: In order to explore possibilities of the Carbon Credit Project (CCP) in Kangra district a World Bank (WB) team visited a number of gram panchayats in Nurpur and Jawali subdivision last evening. The team visited Lagor, Bari-Batran and Banolli gram panchayats in Nurpur subdivision and Seuni gram panchayat in …
Sundernagar: Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Kaul Singh Thakur has criticised the BJP government for shifting the site of proposed cement plant to the Chambi area, which is thickly populated and that too on agricultural land. While talking to mediapersons here today, he said the Congress had signed MoU in …
Shimla: Alarmed over the depletion of water sources due to declining snow and rain, the government has decided to focus on water conservation projects under the national rural employment guarantee (NREGA) scheme, particularly in the water stressed areas of the state. Discharge in the surface water sources has been dwindling …
The state electricity board today disconnected power connection of two industrial units, Rama Steel at Jharmajri and Affi Pharmaceuticals at Thana, in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh industrial area after these were found erring on pollution-control norms. The steel unit was reportedly given an opportunity to rectify the lapses as, during a surprise …
Solan: The current spell of rainfall and snow in the upper and middle hills of Himachal Pradesh may translate into some respite for farmers and orchardists who are grappling with the impact of five long months of dry winter. The last rain in the region was recorded at 10.4 mm …
Shimla: Decks have been cleared for implementation of the 960 MW Jhangi-Thopan-Powari project in Kinnaur district with the signing of the pre-implementation agreement between the government and the Brakel Corporation. The corporation also deposited Rs 86 crore as the second instalment of the upfront premium for the project as per …
Shimla: The meteorological department will be able to make medium and long-term weather forecast with greater precision with the establishment of an automatic radiation station at its observatory here today. The data will be received through satellite at the earth receiving station with six months backup storage facility. The instruments …
The influential people who had, over the years, managed to get public taps installed at government expense for their personal use are being finally made to pay the water charges. The policy of the government to convert public taps installed on private premises into regular private water connections has worked. …
The sanitation week concluded here on Tuesday with a special drive for cleaning all wards of the panchayat. Members of the Mahila Mandal of Anoh Gram Panchayat in this subdivision along with panchayat representatives participated in the drive. According to information, Samparpan Association, an NGO playing a key role in …
Dalhousie: Notwithstanding the fact that the Municipal Council of Dalhousie is yet to collect more than Rs 50 lakh as taxes, including water and sanitation tax, from local residents, a
Palampur: The large-scale sale of tea gardens in Kangra valley has virtually become a big scam. It has posed a threat to the existence of tea industry. The back door sale of tea gardens in connivance with revenue officials is going on unchecked and causing a huge loss to the …
Shimla: Groundwater resources in some highly stressed areas are being overexploited even after the enactment of the Himachal Pradesh Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act because of the failure of the government to notify such areas. Last year, a study was conducted to ascertain the existing status …
An International Symposium on Snow and Avalanches (ISSA-2009), jointly organised by the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) and International Glaciological Society (IGS), Cambridge, UK, which will begin from April 6 to 10 at the Siachen Auditorium, SASE complex, about 4 km from here. The five-day symposium is sponsored by …
Having angered Kullu's gods once, its proposed ski village is turning to religion THE HIMALAYAN SKI VILLAGE PROJECT ? $300-miliion mountain resort and ski village, over 133 acres in Kulu Valley ? Said to be country's largest FDI-promoted tourism project ? Plans 130 chalets, 485-suite condo, several luxury hotels and …
As many as 380 sites have been identified throughout the state for scientific disposal of muck and construction debris in accordance with the environment protection act. The information was given by deputy commissioners during a video conference presided over by Chief Secretary Asha Swarup on the issues related to disposal …
Assessment of erosion status of watersheds is an essential prerequisite for Integrated Watershed Management (IWM). It not only assists in identifying the suitable soil and water conservation measures to arrest erosion and conserve water but also helps in devising best management practices (BMPs) to enhance biomass production in watersheds. The …
