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 …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today refrained from providing any immediate relief on a plea to relax its directives limiting the playing of diesel and petrol vehicles in Rohtang Pass, saying it would examine Himachal Pradesh government's stand on how it would address the grievances of tourist vehicle operators. The …
Shimla’s 36-year-long wait for a development plan may finally end with the state government initiating the process for getting a document prepared which will regulate the haphazard growth of the town and have components like satellite township and decongestion plan. The growth of the town, facing serious traffic, civic and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 29/05/2015 regarding ban on ban on diesel and petrol vehicle in Manali and Rohtang Pass area of Himachal Pradesh.
The Cabinet today gave a green signal to the 660 mw Kishau multipurpose project (a joint venture of Himachal and Uttarakhand) on the Tons river. Nod is given to the MoU finalised at a meeting of senior officials in Dehradun on May 16. The Rs 10,500 crore project had already …
The tourism industry in Himachal Pradesh is all set to be hit in the ongoing summer season with the Supreme Court on Tuesday refusing to stay NGT order limiting the number of tourist vehicles passing through Rohatang Pass to 1,000 per day. A bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice …
Despite the High Court order, the felling of deodar trees continues unabated in Dharamkot and McLeodganj. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh too had marked an inquiry into felling of 17 trees in the town a few days ago. The illegality is being committed without any fear. Those who have taken permission …
Taking serious note over felling of deodar trees in McLeodganj for commercial activities, the High Court today directed the Secretary (Forests), the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and the Conservator of Forests, Kangra, to appear before it on June 2. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and …
Foreign tourists start online campaign to save trees Deodar trees in McLeodganj, Bhagsu and Dharamkot areas near Dharamsala are under threat. The trees have been taken inside the constructed areas of commercial buildings coming up in these areas. In some cases, trees stand in the middle of buildings which illustrates …
Manali’s tourist taxi operators invoked ‘Black Carbon Theory,’ global warming and the Indian middle class idea of an annual holiday at the picturesque Himalayan hill station to successfully get the Supreme Court admit their case against the cess imposed on them by the National Green Tribunal. Earlier this month, the …
A taxi union today moved Supreme Court against a green tribunal order banning the entry of all diesel and petrol tourist vehicles in Rohtang pass till August 14 and limiting the number of vehicles entering the area in Himachal Pradesh to 1,000 per day. The petition was mentioned before a …
Shimla, May 20: As the Modi government has pushed 175-m-high Renukaji Dam that will supply 23 cumecs water to Delhi in deep freeze, the state government has sought Rs 1,981.35 crore assistance to start work on the project or it will cancel the land awards given to the project-affected villages, …
Manali transporters today filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT has imposed a high environmental compensation charges on the vehicles going to the Rohtang Pass and also restricted the number to 1,000 per day, including 600 petrol and 400 …
K'taka & West Bengal to be part of scheme in addition to 12 states already covered. The BJP-led central government is all set to introduce minimum support price for minor forest produce in Cong ress-ruled Karnataka and election-bound West Bengal. An initiative of the previous Congress-led UPA government, conceived as …
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has ordered an inquiry into the illegal felling of deodar trees in McLeodganj and Dharamkot areas. Forest Corporation Vice-Chairman Kewal Singh Pathania, while talking to The Tribune, said the CM had taken serious note of the news regarding the illegal felling of deodar trees and asked …
The ailing Kangra-tea industry may get a fresh lease of life with the high possibility of it getting the Geographical Indication (GI) registration with the European Commission (EC) which will open up foreign markets for the sale of the product. It was almost four years ago that the Patent Information …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ramesh Chand & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 20/05/2015 regarding construction carried out in Khasra No. 614/46 called as Jangal Jhari and Khasra No. 1,6/1, 8 & 1273/723/4 called as Gair mumkin, river …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Before the Principal Bench - Circuit Bench at Shimla) in the matter of Gram Panchayat, Tutu Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 19/05/2015 regarding proper collection and disposal of the municipal solid waste. The Tribunal directed the Secretary Environment, State of Himachal …
Rampant felling of deodar trees is going on in McLeodganj and Dharamkot tourist areas of Dharamsala. Trees are being felled for the construction of hotels and other commercial complexes, most of which are illegal. The Tribune team surveyed the area in McLeodganj where rampant felling of deodar trees had been …
In a major relief to farmers, the crop insurance scheme for ginger, pea and tomato will be extended to more districts now. Crop insurance for ginger, which was restricted only to Sirmaur district, would be extended to Solan, Shimla and Bilsapur districts, while insurance on pea crop would be extended …
Climate Change: Serious repercussions on hydropower sector, irrigation, drinking water schemes likely After mid-hill areas, the process of climate change has started impacting the higher hills and if the declining trend of snowfall in the catchment of the Sutlej is any indication, it could have serious repercussions on the hydropower …
