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 …
Cabinet unveils policy focuses on solving power woes in tribal areas Tapping solar energy could prove to be the answer to power woes in remote and tribal areas of the state as unemployed youth and farmers will be given preference in allotment of projects up to five MW with a …
SHIMLA: This Himachal Pradesh capital on Thursday reported its first death due to jaundice that has gripped the city with more than 800 cases of the water-borne disease reported in the past few weeks, doctors said. The death of the 29-year-old woman due to jaundice was reported from the Indira …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today banned mining along the Neugal river between Alampur and Bundla in Palampur. The tribunal passed the order on the petition filed by Baljeet Singh Bhateria in Delhi today. The petitioner had brought to the notice of the NGT that illegal mining was on along …
Six patients admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in a week Health officials are on their toes following a swine flu death and admission of six patients to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) in one week. The patient, who died of swine flu at the IGMC …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramesh Chand Vs. U.O.I. & Ors. dated 12/01/2016 regarding encroachment of flood plain of River Salani, Village Sainwala, Tehsil Nahan, District Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh. Application is disposed of.
More than 500 cases of jaundice have been reported from this Himachal Pradesh capital in the past few weeks and their number has been increasing each day, doctors said on Wednesday. Shimla civic authorities suspect that mixing of sewage with the potable water has caused the spread of the water-borne …
Shimla: On the issue of supply of contaminated water to residents in Shimla, the Himachal Pradesh high court on Tuesday directed the concerned parties to file status report within two days. The court also appointed senior advocate Ramakant Sharma as amicus curiae to assist it in this matter. On Tuesday, …
Novel influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged in April, 2009, spread rapidly to become pandemic by June, 2009. The objective was to study the clinco-epidemiological profile of pH1N1and seasonal influenza (SI) from 2009 to 2013 Original Source
Residents of Chadiyara village have lodged a complaint against the illegal cutting of a hill. Two houses were damaged following a landslide on Tuesday. The hill had caved in due to illegal extraction of earth. In their complaint to the National Green Tribunal, the villagers alleged that the contractor had …
Giving the government six months’ time to seek options, the bench said all central government pensioners residing in non-CGHS areas would be covered either by CS(MA) Rules, 1944 or CGHS as per the option they choose. In a landmark judgment, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Wednesday directed the central government …
This synthesis report brings together the various components from the pilot study on climate vulnerability, hazards and risk, completed for Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh. The report introduces an integrated assessment framework, highlights key findings, discusses the main learnings and implications for climate change adaptation and disaster-risk reduction in Kullu district, …
The Himachal Pradesh government is planning to set up a healthcare model which will run like a trust, fully funded by the money that patients would otherwise pay as out of pocket (OOP) expenses — money spent on purchase of medical care that is not reimbursed. Run as a trust, …
Officials of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) have decided to study the mechanism of waste disposal in Parwanoo, Kala Amb and Kasauli. During an inter-state meeting between officials of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh, officials of the Haryana government had complained that untreated waste from the bordering towns entered …
Taking a cue from Delhi, the Shimla authorities are contemplating implementing odd-even vehicle number scheme to regulate traffic and check pollution, an official said on Wednesday. "If the plan is successful in Delhi, we are planning to introduce odd-even scheme to regulate traffic in Shimla too," Deputy Mayor Tikender Panwar …
Shimla: After finding out that vehicular emission has become a major source of rising air pollution in Himachal Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board has directed regional transport officers to comply with vehicular emission and noise standards as notified by Union ministry of environment & forest in all vehicles registered in …
Power consumers changed one crore traditional incandescent or CFL lights with energy-efficient LED bulbs in the last 25 days, even as more states joined the central government's replacement scheme. The total number of replacements stood at over four crore as Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Karnataka joined the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this Two Hundred Sixty-ninth Report on "Environmental issues of Himachal Pradesh in General and Shimla in Particular". The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests undertook a study visit to Shimla from 14th …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Indian Institute of Sustainable Development Vs. Union of India & Others dated 18/12/2015 regarding ban on the use of charcoal as a fuel/raw material in the industries and directions to the Respondent States to forthwith prepare the Forest Management Plan …
‘Consider implementing one-way traffic on Cart Road and Circular Road’ The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Himachal Pradesh government to take steps to reduce air and noise pollution in the State capital. The State has been ordered to impose Rs.500 as “green tax” on each vehicle emitting pollution …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Himachal Pradesh government to take a slew of steps aimed at reducting air and noise pollution in the state capital. The state has been ordered to impose Rs.500 as "green tax" on each vehicle emitting pollution on Shimla's restricted roads, including the …