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 Hydroelectric Power Corporation’s (NHPC) Chamera Power Station (stage-I) has so far supplied 5339.91 million units (MUs) as free power to the state government as its 12 per cent free share of the total power generated from the project since its commissioning in 1994. In an official communiqué issued …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Voluntary Health Association of Punjab Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/02/2015 regarding reduction of sex ratio in various States of India.
Urbanisation, which will be an inevitable part of growth for Himachal in the coming years, will be a major challenge. Unless the urban growth is well planned, chances of gains of development for urban residents are bleak, says a recent World Bank report. The report “Social inclusion and sustainable development …
While Himachal Pradesh government is bound to comply with the orders of National Green Tribune (NGT) in the Rohtang environment issue, thousands of residents who are set to lose their local rights have put the government in an ordeal. Following NGT's order, Himachal Pradesh government is set to introduce CNG …
To ensure compliance of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders to provide a complete and comprehensive plan of prevention and control of pollution of environment and damage to ecology owing to tourism in the area leading from Bhuntar to Manikaran, a team constituted by the NGT visited Manikaran today. Deputy …
Seeking exemption from the mandatory clause of environment clearance for carrying out mining in less than 5 hectares of area, Himachal Pradesh government has decided to approach the Supreme Court. The move comes in the wake of people in the hill state facing trouble in getting mining material for their …
While the National Green Tribunal (NGT) would hear the Rohtang pass pollution case on February 23, state government has started preparations to comply with the NGT orders. Chief secretary P Mitra on Wednesday held a meeting of officials to discuss the implementation of plan to make 13050 feet mountain pass …
A panel of experts appointed by the Himachal Pradesh government has said that popular opposition to large hydel power projects on the Sutlej is being fanned by the establishment’s “indifference” to the problems of the people. The panel has rejected the conclusions of a report prepared earlier for the union …
The Himachal Government has decided to file an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking review of its earlier decision regarding plying of only CNG vehicles between Vashisht and Rohtang to reduce pollution. Sources said since implementing the NGT order of only plying CNG vehicles to Rohtang from the …
Gone are the days when steady and gradual decrease in temperature used to show signs of perfect weather for snowfall on western Himalayas. Weather now changes its patterns so rapidly that snowfall sometime occurs few hours after the temperature was many notches above freezing point, claim scientists. Increasing human activities …
Illegal mining of sand stone and concrete continues to take place unabated at the Beas riverbed near Nadaun. Hundreds of tractor trolleys are engaged in excavation daily. The law enforcing agencies have failed to take any action to check the illegal activity. Illegal mining is being done at the Beas …
Cold wave conditions continued unabated in north India today with the mercury hovering below normal levels in most parts and hilly areas reeling under freezing conditions. Intermittent snowfall continued in the Kashmir valley, while heavy snowfall and rain lashed higher reaches in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In the national capital, …
Heli-skiing, a high-thrill snow sport, is set to start its operation from Manali at high-altitude ski-runs located in the wildlife rich region of the higher Kullu valley on February 7. Environment activists had slammed heli-skiing operators, pointing out zero-tolerance adopted by the National Green Tribunal to pollution in the higher …
Debris generated from construction sites in Dharamsala is being dumped in the hills turning the eco-sensitive zone into a landfill site. Bags filled with debris are carried in trucks on the 2-km stretch between McLeodganj and Bahsunag and are dumped in the hills. Those discarding muck and debris in the …
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Swan river project has failed to assess the effect of canalisation of the river on wetlands, water recharging and fauna of the Una district. The Swan river that originates in Shivalik hills of the Daulatpur region is lifeline of Una district. The river …
Himachal Pradesh has made great strides in reducing poverty and attaining best human development outcomes, but female child sex ratio, under-nutrition in children and an ageing population still remain issues of concern, says a new World Bank report. “One of the main achievements of Himachal was its success in raising …
Himachal Pradesh has the reputation of being stable, inclusive, cohesive and well-governed and it stands apart in many respects from its neighbors in northern India. It has additionally, achieved remarkable growth, especially in the last two decades, which has been accompanied by very good human development outcomes. Despite being a …
With the Union Government promulgating the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Ordinance, 2015, various cement plants in the state have heaved a sigh of relief as they will be relieved from seeking renewal of lease after every 10 years, as was the earlier norm. Seeking renewal of mining …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Court on its Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 22/01/2015 regarding cutting of trees near the Tara Devi Temple, Shimla.
In a first, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered three persons — the owner of the land, a hotelier and his agent — to pay a fine of Rs 10 lakh to the forest department for allegedly chopping 477 trees in Shimla in private land and part of reserve …
