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 Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has sanctioned Rs 5.12 crore for the 'Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve' (CDBR) in the Spiti region of the tribal Lahaul and Spiti district. The Spiti area was the only one among 18 such zones in the country to have been declared …
The strenuous and concerted efforts of Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar yielded positive results. At a meeting with the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Nripendra Mishra, held in New Delhi on Saturday, hurdles coming in the way of construction of Kishau multi-purpose project (MPP) have been removed. It was …
Himachal Pradesh Government has approved `1,464 crore financial restructuring plan of the State Electricity Board and it was committed to provide 24 hours subsidised power to the people of the State as well as to every household in the remotest corner, said Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. While speaking on the …
Excessive smoking by the rural folk in Himachal is leading to lung cancer and it is spreading at an alarming rate amongst males, said a study conducted by oncologist Rajeev Bedi of Fortis Hospital, Mohali. Dr. Bedi who was here on Saturday to create awareness on cancer said around 95 …
Despite a massive loss of life and property by floods in Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, people continue to raise structures along the banks of rivers in the state. In Dharamsala, a large number of structures have been raised on the banks of rivulets. These suffer destruction during monsoon. The …
Lalpani, a reserve forest, lies four kilometres off Shimla. For all the protection it is supposed to get, there is a giant heap of rubbish festering in it, a proof of neglect and contempt for environmental laws. Lalpani is not an isolated pocket. It's the same with the rest of …
Early detection can lead to the modification of underlying unhealthy behaviours such as inappropriate diet, inadequate physical activity, tobacco and alcohol use. Hence, an initiative has been taken by the state Health Department where health institutions having low client load (OPD) will conduct community screening and preventive health check-up camps …
Known for its lush green meadows and the salubrious climate, Himachal Pradesh is a well recognised tourist destination in the country but along with tourism is coming to the litter and pollution to state due to which now state has taken initiatives for the preservation of its environs have been …
An Ordinance further to amend the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 (Act No. 12 of 1977). This Ordinance may be called the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014.
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) is still getting a lukewarm response from a majority of states. An extended deadline for implementing the law will expire in about a month and the Centre would have to give more time. Barring the nine states and two Union Territories (UTs) which introduced …
The government is likely to extend time given to states for a complete rollout of the food security law as majority of the states, including Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Gujarat, are yet to prepare beneficiary lists and have the logistical arrangements to implement the scheme. Last month, the government …
Unfortunately, this is the ugly truth of the Himalayas. The heap, which includes biodegradable plastic, can be found just four kilometres from Shimla in the reserved forest of Lalpani. And this is not an isolated pocket either. The amount of plastic and other bio-degradable waste in the Himalayas is growing …
Plastic bottles, wrappers and polythene covers mark the trail in most parts of the Himalayan range in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states of north India which are open to tourists and trekkers. Trekkers are reported to be the main culprits contributing to "water bombs" which can flood the area. Non-biodegradable …
As many as 6,658 trees will be destroyed in the Miyar valley, a cold desert, in Udaipur subdivision of Lahaul-Spiti for the 120-mw Miyar power project being executed by Moser Baer. Though the company has not paid Rs 25.69 crore for the diversion of the 63 hectare forest land to …
The state government has made a policy on the prevention of forest fires and measures will be taken in this regard. This was stated by the state government before the National Green Tribunal (NGT). It further said nearly half an hour was needed before satellite messages could be converted into …
The National Green Tribunal has directed 39 persons to file their replies within three weeks, who have been challaned by the state authorities for carrying out illegal mining activities in and around the Pabbar in Shimla. The NGT, headed by Justice Swatantar Kumar, observed: “Before we pass any orders in …
Illegal mining is continuing in the name of stock clearance. The National Green Tribunal, in an order passed on August 5, 2013, had restrained any person, company and authority to carry out mining on riverbeds without obtaining environment clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests or the State Environment …
A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the Kangra valley today. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the Dhauladhar ranges between Kangra and Chamba. The earthquake shook the region at 1:40 pm and lasted for a few seconds. Dr Sushsil Kumar, Head, Geophysics, Wadia Institute …
An analysis of State action plans to combat climate change reveals a lack of innovative approaches and a high variation in budgets, apart from the fact that many did not move ahead from the business-as-usual scenario. However, the exercise by 28 Indian States is one of the largest sub-national action …
Villagers have demanded that the 660-mw Kishao dam project on the Tons that will supply water to Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan should be scrapped. The dam will render about 6,000 villagers as oustees in the fertile Morad-Mashvad-Dharva belt along the river in Shillai. Villagers have come under the banner of …
