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 …
Observing that river Beas in Himachal Pradesh has been “turned into a drain” by hotels in Kullu and Manali, the National Green Tribunal has denied the interim plea of 34 hotels to allow them to run their business. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar observed that none …
Public sector Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), which owns and operates the country’s largest Nathpa Jhakri hydroelectric project, has drawn up a plan to harness 500 MW of power from renewable resources during the 12th plan. The joint venture company of the Centre and the state is aiming at creating …
The World Bank has funded Rs 560 crore under the carbon credit plan for the environment conservation of the greenery and scenery in Himachal Pradesh. This was stated by Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board Chairman and Congress spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Pathania here yesterday. Pathania said the plan for the …
The government has sanctioned Rs 168 crore for the Ghumarwin-Sarkaghat road and Rs 94 crore for the Ghumarwin-Kutheda road. Work on the Kutheda road will start soon as work is awarded to contractor. This was stated by Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS) Rajesh Dharmani while addressing a public meeting after laying …
A conference of non-government organisations pursing environment issues at Reckong Peo has called for a moratorium on all hydro power projects proposed to be constructed in the geologically fragile Kinnaur district. The conference was held in the wake of the disaster caused by heavy rain in June this year. Those …
How well do the IPCC-AR4 models simulate the observed 20th century warming as well as its future projection over the Western Himalayan region of India? - A presentation by Dr. L. Das and M. Dutta at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October …
Environmental impact of private sector CDM forestry projects in India - A presentation by Himangana Gupta at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
Taking a strong cue from the blanket ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal recently, officials of the Forest Department carried out a series of raids in all the nullahs and banks of the Ravi and its tributaries and detected a number of lawbreakers and imposed suitable penalties in the …
Himachal is among the four states selected for the implementation of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded innovative pilot project under the new global mechanism of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation of Forests (REDD) Plus to combat climate change. Under the REDD Plus plan, financial incentives will …
The Punjab Government is verifying whether stone crushers in a border area of Punjab are using material mined in neighbouring states of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal. Information to this effect was provided to the Punjab and Haryana High Court this morning during the hearing of a suo motu case …
Verifiers from Germany will visit Himachal to quantify the carbon credits generated under the mid-Himalayan project being run under the aegis of the World Bank. Sources said a team of verifiers would arrive in Himachal on October 24 and visit various spots developed across the state, including 14 spots under …
Once a lifeline for villages situated along its course, the Ghaggar has in recent years turned into a perennial source of pollution in the district. As untreated waste continues to be discharged unabated into the river, the prevalence of cancer and other diseases has been steadily rising among the residents. …
Out of the over 8,000 people affected by the Ranjit Sagar Dam project, as many as 2,000 persons whose land was acquired for construction of the dam in 1997 are yet to be paid compensation by the Punjab Government. The amount due to these people is Rs 28.42 crore. The …
At a time when Congress and BJP are playing politics on the issue of "toilets and temples," Himachal Pradesh is slowly heading towards achieving the goal of total sanitation by ensuring that every household in the state has toilet facility. With the construction of 2.5 lakh toilets in the coming …
The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) plans to solve the problem of waste management by utilising it for the generation of energy. Kuldeep Singh Pathania, Chairman of the State Pollution Control Board , said in his view waste had to be treated as a raw material resource for energy in …
To streamline the transport network in urban areas of Himachal Pradesh, the urban development department has mooted a proposal to set up Urban Mobility Transport Authority (UMTA) in the hill state, which would not only suggest ways and means to decongest towns but would also implement new projects like ropeways, …
The government has decided to formulate a Solar Energy Policy to facilitate speedy harnessing of the solar power potential and help the state meet the mandatory renewable power purchase obligation. The state has so far not made any headway in the solar power sector and as a result the electricity …
The government has drawn up a plan to set up solar power plants in major office complexes and police stations and install solar lights. Giving this information here today, Power Minister Sujan Singh Pathania said Himurja would set up 4-kw solar power plants at all the district Secretariats and 2-kw …
The issue raised by inhabitants of five panchayats of Bharmour over the construction of a tunnel for the 180 MW Bajoli-Holi hydroelectric project beneath the Holi tribal township situated on the left bank of the Ravi was resolved on Thursday. The villagers had been demanding the construction of the project …
Illegal mining is continuing unabated in various parts of the state despite a complete ban on it by the National Green Tribunal. Sources said stone-crusher owners were deceptively indulging in illegal mining in the guise of the permission given to them by the state government for stock clearance. Interestingly, most …
