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 piercing cold wave tightened its grip in the state as the minimum temperature dropped by a few notches following another spell of moderate snowfall in high-altitude tribal areas and scattered rains in other places. The minimum temperature dropped to -12.4°C in Keylong and -11.2°C in Bharmaur, while the key …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sher Singh Vs State of HP dated 06/02/2014 regarding tourism impacts on satellite spots of major tourist destination at Manali in the north-western Himalayas which are mostly spread in snow (environment) and include Rohtang Pass, Marhi, Kothi, Salang Nala apart …
U.P., Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, H.P. will also benefit A 300-MW hydro power project in Uttarakhand received clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests on Monday. The Lakhwar project is located in the Upper Yamuna River Basin in Dehradun district, Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar told The Hindu . According to …
Remote tribal areas facing low voltage and frequent power cuts can look forward to reliable power supply as HIMURJA has prepared plans for the phase-II of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, envisaging a 2-MW solar power plant at Kaza in the tribal Spiti valley and 50 solar power plants …
With over one lakh migratory birds already flocking Pong Dam wetland in Kangra district, the state wildlife department is going to hold an annual two-day counting of birds on January 29 and 30 in which bird watchers, wildlife officials and experts would participate. Besides counting the exact number of birds …
The Rs 180-crore Chhonchh khud channelisation project, the foundation stone for which was recently laid by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh at Dahkulara in the Indora Assembly constituency in lower Kangra district, is expected to prove a boon for the inhabitants of 35 villages of 13 gram panchayats who have been …
The wildlife department of the Himachal Pradesh government has been given permission by the Centre to carry out a study of the highly endangered snow leopard. "Half a dozen snow leopards will be tagged by global positioning system (GPS) collars and the behaviour of these elusive cats will be observed,"said …
Having resorted to protest demonstration and agitation to save the fragile ecology of Himalayas from the destruction caused by slew of developmental projects in the Himalayan region, now green activists have started a unique programme with the sole objective of creating an army of youth fighting to save Himalayas from …
While environmentalists the world over are seriously concerned over problems like climate change and global warming, the hill state of Himachal is said to have emerged as an “oasis of hope” in combating climate change by reducing Green House Gases (GHG) emission. Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in …
The ambitious food security law, enacted a few months ago, is being implemented partially in Karnataka and six other states as of now, while three more states are expected to roll it out. Passed by Parliament in September, the landmark law seeks to provide highly subsidised foodgrains to the country’s …
SHIMLA: With the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) clearing Rs 5.15 crore project, the state wildlife department is set to launch a globally unique and field-based snow leopard research and conservation facility in Spiti Valley of tribal Lahaul-Spiti district, which is considered as one of India's most important …
With the enforcement of the new Land Acquisition Act 2013, the cost of the Dholasidh hydropower project is likely to increase substantially. Under the Right to Fair Compensation and Land Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act-2013, which has become applicable in the country from January 1, the compensation …
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has ordered district officials of Kangra to immediately stop the felling of green trees along the Dharamsala-Bagli road. The CM issued orders to this effect after a delegation of people met him at the Circuit House here this evening to plead against the felling of trees. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Ministry of Environment & Forests & Ors. dated 22/01/2014 regarding illegal mining going on in the District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. NGT order also asks the state government to fie the list of …
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir today submitted to the Supreme Court a list of 20 contentious issues over the hydel projects on Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers for a judicial resolution. Among the main issues is whether all these projects “being unilaterally undertaken by Punjab by excluding …
A model stat-of-the-art facility would be set up at the state-run Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) here for the disposal of biomedical waste. A proposal has been sent by the Health Department to the Department of Environment and Science and Technology to address environmenta-lists' concerns. “We have received a proposal …
The Supreme Court today extended the deadline for implementing the ban on the sale of 25 food articles packed in polythene sheets in HP till February 14 . A Bench comprising Justices RM Lodha and SK Singh passed the order on petitions filed by the Himachal Pradesh Vyapar Mandal and …
Fifty-five years after they were separated from their homes and land in Himachal Pradesh to build a reservoir for the Bhakra Dam so that people living in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan could get water and electricity, 2,836 Bhakra oustees families (number has multiplies since due to division in families) still …
Illegal mining is continuing along the borders of Punjab in Una district. In many areas, hills are being destroyed and rivulets getting choked due to illegal mining. A survey by The Tribune in areas along the border revealed that about 100 heavy-duty tippers cross into Punjab from Himachal every day. …
India Ratings believes that fuel price risk is likely to be manageable with the formulation of a new standard bidding document Indian government's policy measures are helping the power sector as green shoots have started to emerge, believes India Ratings. These policies are directed to solve the fuel risk and …
