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 …
SHIMLA: Shimla initiative of making itself carbon neutral has made it the only city to participate in the Compact of Mayors, world's largest forum of cities working on climate action under United Nations Framework on Climate Change's (UNFCC) 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) underway in Paris. COP21 began on December …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 11/12/2015 regarding plying of vehicles to go Rohtang Pass for tourism purpose. In order to keep the eco-tourism going on and also to protect the State revenue …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action For Forest And Environment (SAFE) Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/12/2015 regarding haphazard and unregulated licensing of the river rafting camps operating in river Ganga from Shivpuri to Rishikesh which is a serious source of pollution …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarav Shikshit Evam Berojgar Janhit Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 10/12/2015 regarding air and water pollution and consequent health hazards in and around the premises of Associate Cement Company Ltd. located near Barmana, District Bilaspur, State of …
Cement plants cause maximum green house emissions in the state with more than half of the carbon dioxide being emitted by the industry alone. Carbon dioxide is a major green house gas (GHG) with methane, nitrous oxide and ozone being the other gases leading to global warming. Usage of energy, …
SHIMLA: The policy of promoting hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh's fragile and eco-sensitive zones will have geological and hydrological impacts and there is need for strict compliance with environmental and safety norms by project authorities, an environmental group said on Wednesday. Two days after two workers were killed in an …
People have been rendered jobless and are leading a miserable life, NGT told Heeding to the plea that the ban on commercial activities in the eco-sensitive Rohtang Pass area was affecting the livelihood of people, the National Green Tribunal has sought response from the Himachal Pradesh government on the issue. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madan Lal Vs. Union of India & Ors. regarding the illegal dumping of huge quantities of muck by the Project Proponent in river Satluj. NGT directed a committee of officers from the Pollution Control Board Himachal Pradesh and officers from …
For NTPC, that has often faced barbs for having a fourth of India's coal power generation capacity of 169,118 Mw, venturing into green space is a calculated move NTPC Ltd figures among the world's top 10 coal-based power generators but in less than two years it will have an impressive …
Kangra is one of the three districts in the country where rotavirus vaccination is being introduced in the public health system as a pilot project by the Union Health Ministry this month. The vaccine, Rotavac, is being launched first time in the country to eradicate diarrhoea, especially in infants. As …
Illegal and rampant felling of green trees has attracted a lot of attention after the Himachal High Court took cognisance of the matter. An investigation by The Tribune into the illegal felling of trees in municipal council Dharamsala area over past about one decade reveal that most of culprits have …
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) signals penetrate through the dry snow and cloud providing crucial data over the Himalayan temperate glaciers and complement the optical images. In the present study, RISAT- 1 C band and AWiFS images of winter/ablation period over Samudra Tapu and Gepang Gath moraine dammed lakes (MDLs) in …
The Himachal Pradesh government on Monday urged the Centre to release the second instalment of funds for the Swan River Flood Management Project in Una district. Himachal Irrigation and Public Health Minister Vidya Stokes made the demand during a meeting with Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti where she apprised …
SHIMLA: Other than tourists spots, Shimla, now has few "troubled" spots to add to the list. These spots are affected by monkeys,making areas in the city highly troublesome for the public. The city forest department with the help of a team of experts from Bengaluru will be taking charge of …
Farmers affected by the four laning of the Nagchala to Manali stretch (National Highway-21) have decided to intensify their agitation against inadequate compensation and lack of transparency in the land acquisition process. Four-lane Sangharsh Samiti president Brig Khushal Thakur (retd) said they held a meeting at Bhuntar yesterday and decided …
According to an advisory issued by the environment ministry on October 28, developers will spend 2 per cent of the project cost or the actual cost of project-specific impact mitigation and conservation measures, whichever less. In a policy revision that is likely to benefit companies seeking to expand existing projects …
This study conducts a detailed analysis of the existing market framework for renewables at the centre and state level. This includes an analysis of the existing RE policies, market mechanisms, regulatory issues, and technical issues within the different states. The study hopes to provide clarity on problems prevalent in each …
The state government has decided to continue with the national agricultural insurance scheme for the rabi season for wheat and barley crops on the existing patterns after the Centre’s nod. The last date for sending proposal is January 31, 2016, for non-loanee farmers and March 31, 2016, for loanee farmers. …
Pulled up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over the messy solid waste management in the capital, the fund-starved Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has zeroed in on the Rs 42 crore “waste to green energy” project at Bariyal out of the three proposals it has received from private players to …
Taking cognizance of the illicit felling of a deodar tree despite a ban, the Himachal Pradesh high court on Tuesday summoned top state government officials. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan directed the forest secretary, the deputy commissioner of Kangra, the chief …
