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 …
After failing to control illegal mining in the State, Himachal Government on Tuesday decided to go for open auction of all quarry sites. “Not only would it check illegal mining activities, it would also bring down prices of sand and grit in the State,” Industry Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said after …
Punjab has recorded highest per capita milk availability of 937 grams per day as per latest available data of 2010-11, though the same has dipped by about two per cent from the level of 957 grams per day as of 2006-07, noted a recent ASSOCHAM study. “With about eight per …
MANALI: Implementation of the orders of National Green Tribunal (NGT) is apparently not an easy task for Himachal Pradesh government. The work of procuring land for construction of eco-friendly market and parking spaces in and around the township, as directed by the green tribunal, is taking too much time. NGT …
Taking a tough stance on the issue of causing environmental pollution by the municipal solid waste (MSW) plant in Shimla, the circuit bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed Hanjer Biotech to start its solid waste plant by tomorrow. It cautioned the plant manager to not to stop …
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday decided to adopt a uniform policy for leasing Government land for hydro projects and gave its nod for premature release of 15 prisoners in State jails. The Cabinet also increased the low income level, announced an increase in rates for market intervention scheme (MIS) for …
The ministry of road transport and highways has approved road projects worth about Rs 40,000 crore, besides setting a target of building 30 km of roads a day from 2016. At a meeting on Monday, minister Nitin Gadkari reviewed about 250 projects, worth Rs 60,000 crore. “These projects were mainly …
An attempt was made to understand the influence of climate change on future potential distribution of Oriental fruit fly (OFF), Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), a polyphagous pest on a wide variety of fruit crops in India. Original Source
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Abhishek Rai Vs. State of HP & Ors. dated 25/06/2014 regarding the pollution of river Beas. The Counsel appearing for the Applicant has stated that the Government Departments are throwing the waste directly into the river, …
Industries and Information and Public Relations Minister Mukesh Agnihotri today said the state government was exploring the possibility of relaxing Section 118 of the HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972, for industrial plots in the industrial areas to promote speedy industrial growth. He said the process was cumbersome and …
An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit the Kangra valley last night. Dr Susheel Kumar, Head, Geophysics Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, said tremors were felt at 11.01 pm. The epicentre of the earthquake was in south of Chamba. He said it was a mild earthquake with its geographical location …
Had the guidelines of the Central Water Commission (CWC) outlining dam safety measures been strictly enforced, 24 Hyderabad students could have been saved from being washed way in the Beas in Mandi. These guidelines are mandatory for all power projects in the country. The CWC has listed 10 guidelines for …
While the banned polythene is still merrily finding its way into the district and ending up in heaps of garbage, clogging drains or littering forest floors, polystyrene, commonly called thermocol, has started adding to the woes of environmentalists. Polystyrene, which is another cheap petrochemical, is a synthetic polymer made from …
Recurrent landslides at Urni The formation of an artificial lake on the Sutlej near Urni, 25 km from here, on the Hindustan-Tibet National Highway, following two massive landslides within a week has stirred up the anger of villagers. They are blaming the hydro-power projects for destabilising the fragile hills by …
Govt plans to make way for IIIT, new industrial area Two major development projects coming up in Haroli Assembly constituency, the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) and the new industrial area in Pandoga, are likely to cause the felling of more than 13,000 green trees. The state government has …
It will give Defence free hand to implement projects within 100-km of the LAC The government signalled on Thursday that it will not allow environmental considerations to veto the development of its defence infrastructure along the Sino-Indian border. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar revealed that a policy was in the works …
Scorching heat coupled with insufficient drinking water has forced the residents of more than 24 villages in the Changar area to shift to temporary camps. The government has failed to provide water in these villages situated along the Himachal Pradesh border. The residents get the supply only twice or thrice …
State-owned power equipment maker BHEL today commissioned a 68 MW unit at the Rampur Hydro Electric Project in Himachal Pradesh. “With the commissioning of one more hydro generating unit of 68 MW at Rampur project, BHEL has commissioned four units of the 412 MW hydro power plant of SJVN Ltd,” …
The Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board has introduced additional heavy metal parameters, periodic checking of air quality and ordered disconnection of power supply at 41 erring industrial units in the state’s biggest industrial belt of Baddi-Barotiwala and Nalagarh. With a multi-crore Common Effluent Treatment Plant set to be commissioned in …
The World Bank has approved Rs 550-crore Development Policy Loan for Himachal Pradesh for promoting inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The credit agreement for this project was signed between the Centre, the World Bank and the state government today in New Delhi. The agreement was signed by Usha Titus, …
Una sizzles at 45ºC after 25 years Lower hills of Himachal reeled under a heat wave with Una sizzling at 45 degree Celsius after a lapse of 25 years. The mercury had touched 45ºC in Una in June 1989. The heat wave has hit normal life in lower areas and …
