Himachal Pradesh

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

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 …

Dhumal inaugurates drinking water scheme

Lalit Mohan Tribune News Service Pihri (Dharamsala), January 22 Suresh Thakur, a teacher in local primary school of Pihri village, was enthralled today.

U-turn: Govt to reopen vaccine units

Failure Of Pvt Sector To Provide Cheaper Shots Forces Reversal Of Order Kounteya Sinha | TNN New Delhi: Let down by the private sector, government has been forced to reverse its decision to close down public sector vaccine units. Less than a year after they were closed down, health ministry …

Himachal set to become Indias 1st carbon-free state

To Announce Implementation Of Carbon-Neutral Policy By March Priya Yadav | TNN Chandigarh: Himachal Pradesh, which has mandated all government departments to begin environment audit, is on its way to becoming the country

Weather Politics

MANSHI ASHER, environmental activist, uncovers the murky carbon credit market in India RECENTLY, THE Government of Himachal Pradesh

Govt mulls Rs 2,700 cr annual plan

Tribune News Service Shimla, January 15 The government will propose an annual plan of Rs 2,700 crore (an increase of 12.5 per cent over the current financial year) for the year 2009-10 to the Planning Commission of India for approval. This was stated by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal while …

HP campaign to conserve non-renewable resources

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Tulsi Ram on Thursday flagged off a campaign for the conservation of non-renewable sources of energy in Shimla on Thursday. The campaign,

HPMC finds solution to disposal of solid waste

Tribune News Service Shimla, January 14 The state-owned Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Processing and Marketing Corporation (HPMC) has finally found a solution to the problem of safe disposal of the highly polluting solid waste generated from its biggest apple processing plant in the state at Parwanoo. Thanks to the success achieved …

No pesticides no debts

Enabavi and Ramachandrapuram villages broke away from the pesticide-debt trap. They are now teaching other villages to become debt free and self-reliant A board with bold letters announces the chemical free and GM free status of Enabavi village in Warangal district. The village stopped using pesticides 10 years ago and …

Polyhouses to boost growth of off-season veggies, flowers: Dhumal

Solan: CM Prem Kumar Dhumal today said the multi-crore Pandit Deen Dayal Kisan Samridhi Yojana Polyhouse project will boost production of off-season vegetables and floriculture. He was addressing a public meeting at Kandaghat, after laying the foundation stone of the building of the Civil Hospital, to be constructed at a …

Process to acquire land begins

Tribune News Service Mandi, January 11 The stage has been set to develop a modern satellite town at Nalsoh as the Himachal Housing Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) has started the process to acquire about 1,200 bighas of land for this town that would provide housing for over 10,000 residents. According …

For carbon-neutral Himachal, Dhumals team draws road map

Ashwani Sharma Posted: Jan 09, 2009 at 0014 hrs IST Shimla: Flash floods, dry spells, melting glaciers, rising temperature, withering crops. All the signs are there. The global climate change is making an impact on Himachal Pradesh, a state that has always been noted for its environmental consciousness. Only last …

RTI exposes flaws in census report

Tribune News Service Mandi, January 8 Information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has exposed discrepancies in the census report of 2001 as regards Dhar Kalwad village in the Shiva Thana gram panchayat in the district. The report showed there were just five members of the SC category …

Hail-control system to be installed

Tribune News Service Shimla, January 7 The Himachal Government will soon install hail control system in the state to protect crops of farmers in the areas prone to hailstorms. Horticulture minister Narendar Bragta said here today that a proposal for setting up of 10 anti-hail guns had been sent to …

Jairams assurance on Himachal power projects

Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday assured Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal that the State

Himachal water row: Dikshit to meet Hooda today

New Delhi: The Sheila Dikshit government in Delhi is trying hard to soften Haryana

WB to help Himachal prepare environment masterplan

Shimla: Moving a step ahead to put the proposed environment masterplan in form by next year, senior state officials have opened a dialogue with the World Bank and other international experts to make Himachal Pradesh the first carbon neutral state of the country. In fact, fresh round of discussions with …

Quake rocks Kangra valley

Kangra valley experienced tremors last night. Some people left their houses in panic during the chilly night due the earthquake. Dr RS Negi, in charge, Seismology Laboratory, said the earthquake was experienced at 1.54 am and continued for 10 seconds. He said it was measured 5.9 on the Richter scale …

Himachal has dealt well with climate change

Shimla: Sunita Narain, noted environmentalist and Director of Centre for Science and Environment, today accused the developed nations of putting undue pressure on India to deal with the adverse affects of climate change, instead of tackling the crisis at home. Narain, who was in Shimla on Friday, said India will …

Explore geo-thermal energy, says expert

Shimla: Ritesh Arya, a groundwater expert, today urged the Himachal Pradesh Government to explore the possibilities of tapping geo-thermal energy, uranium deposits, and Oil and natural gases to make the state economically sound. Speaking at a meet organised by the Department of Environment Protection, Arya said HP has potential to …

Impact of small rain water harvesting tanks on agriculture and livelihood of farmers: A case study from submontane region

Water resources development and management is not only imperative but also crucial for sustainable agriculture in water scarce areas of submontane region. Three small water harvesting tanks/ponds were constructed under the World Bank funded project in the region to harvest rainwater excess. This can be used to apply supplemental irrigations …

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