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 …
Fifteen years ago the hillside of Karsog Tehsil in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh was covered with pine mono cultures. The officials of the forest department preferred pine as it is not eaten by cattle, grows quickly after a fire, is hardy, requires minimum effort and had a good survival …
Even as Himachal continues to plead its case for seeking a larger share from Punjab in the Shah Nehar irrigation project, a sum of Rs 17.28 crore has been given by the Punjab Government to the hill state. Although Himachal is demanding a sum of Rs 212 crore from Punjab …
Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal stated on Monday that his Government and party have a clear policy on the issue of constructing Special Economic Zones in the hill State. Addressing a press conference here on the eve of completion of his first year in office, he said the Government …
In an attempt to decongest the crowded townships of Mandi and Dharamsala, the Himachal Pradesh Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) has decided to set up their satellite townships. These townships will have all modern civic amenities. An official spokesperson said here today that 439 bighas of government and 828 bighas of …
Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal has urged the people to extend full cooperation in the effective implementation of the pulse-polio campaign to ensure polio eradication. He administered anti-polio drops to children below the age of five year as part of the 14th pulse polio immunisation campaign here today. He said 7.24 …
The government will spend Rs 155 crore on the setting up of over 30,000 poly-houses to give a fillip to the production of cash crops in the state. The project will usher in a switchover from the traditional crop pattern to cash crops using the latest technology. The project that …
The Environment Appraisals Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests has agreed in principle to the construction of the Renuka Dam in Himachal Pradesh. With this clearance, the work on the dam is expected to pick up and conclude in six years time. The Dam, on the Giri River, …
Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) would execute hydel, thermal and wind energy projects not only in Himachal, but also in other states and abroad. This was stated by Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal on the occasion of the second Raising Day celebrations of the HPPCL here today.
A forum of non-government organisation, the Himalaya Neeti Abhiyan Samiti, has urged the state government to spell out its policy regarding the establishment of special economic zones before starting the process for identification and acquisition of land for purpose. Chairman of the samiti Kulbhushan Upmanyu has pointed out that the …
Minister for irrigation and public health Ravinder Ravi today said in the Vidhan Sabha that there was no endangered wildlife species in the state. He was replying on behalf of the state forest minister after Nalagarh MLA Hari Narian Singh raised a question about endangered wildlife species. Obviously, while making …
Dharamshala: Govt withdraws approval to 126 industrial units for slow progress The Himachal Pradesh government, on Monday, cleared 14 new proposals for setting up industrial units with an investment of nearly Rs 233.36 crore, but ordered the withdrawal of sanction from 126 others as the promoters had failed to show …
The Himachal Pradesh government has made a number of false statements on crucial issues affecting the villagers of Gagret in Una district relating to the land that will be acquired for a proposed special economic zone. An airport that is to come up will affect the population of 25 villages, …
Standing forests are the most important territorial reservoirs to CO2. Reforestry and afforestry CDM projects are the means to sequester carbon. Himachal Pradesh and Haryana are the examples. In India, both Himachal Pradesh and Haryana are in nascent stage of a reforestation and afforestation project under CDM. The projects entrust …
Shimla: The Forest Department has directed the NTPC authorities executing the Kol Dam project in Himachal to apply for permission to the Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court for seeking de-reservation of some portion of Majathal wildlife sanctuary area that would be submerged in the dam. The Forest Department …
Standing forests are the most important territorial reservoirs to CO2. Reforestry and afforestry CDM projects are the means to sequester carbon. Himachal Pradesh and Haryana are the examples.
It is vital to protect the fragile Himalayan region, endowed with glaciers, forests, and rich biodiversity, from climate change and other environmental risks. Otherwise, the well being of its remote communities and the conservation of life forms cannot be guaranteed over the long term. Himachal Pradesh, a verdant State with …
The most important practical and critical problem related to the performance of reservoirs is the estimation of storage capacity loss due to sedimentation process. The problem to be addressed is to estimate the rate of sediment deposition and the period of time at which the sediment would interfere with the …
While rising temperatures and changes in weather conditions is affecting agriculture and is a matter of serious concern, farmers in Himachal Pradesh have converted it into an opportunity. Apple farmers affected by climate change have shifted to crops like kiwi and pomegranate. Farmers who were earlier not able to grow …
