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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishik Rai Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 17/09/2013 regarding pollution being caused in river Beas and its tributaries and the entire district of Kullu and Mandi by burning biomedical waste.
Govt to rope in Wildlife Institute of India to get the coveted status The government will approach the Wildlife Institute of India to help identify the outstanding universal value of the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Kullu to pave the way for the bestowing of the world heritage status …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pawan Kumar Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 16/09/2013 regarding various encroachments in the forest area particularly that of Mcleodganj and Rivalsar of Himachal Pradesh.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Harish Chander Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 16/09/2013 regarding illegal mining at river Pabbar, Himachal Pradesh.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs State of HP & Others dated 16/09/2013 regarding unauthorized encroachments and non-forest activities in the forest area and lake and catchment area of Kulu, Himachal Pradesh.
With the new Companies Act, 2013, making it mandatory for all the companies with a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or net profit of Rs 5 crore or more to earmark 2 per cent of their net profit for the preceding three years on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the state …
Cost of ration, sugar in state PDS shops to increase The Union Government has agreed to financially support the Food Subsidy Scheme of the state government for the Above the Poverty Line (APL) residents of the state. Minister for Food and Civil Supplies GS Bali said this today while talking …
The State Pollution Control Board has filed a case against unit-I of Jaypee Cement Plant in a local court for undertaking expansion without obtaining the environmental clearance and other approvals. Even as the Chief Minister directed the officials to review the expansion proposal of Jaypee Cement Plant of its unit-I …
Slams BJP leader Kamal Padha for violating norms Vijay Singh Mankotia, Congress leader from Kangra, said today that the micro-hydel projects in the Shahpur Assembly constituency were wreaking havoc on the ecology of the area. He said due to the violation of norms by micro-hydel projects, houses at Harvoh were …
As the National Green Tribunal has banned mining or removal of sand from river beds across the country, shortage of mining material, including sand and grit, is likely to affect construction activity in Himachal Pradesh. The state government has now decided to approach the tribunal to present its side. In …
The Centre has allotted Rs 72.27 crore to the state under the National Agricultural Development Scheme for the development of the agriculture sector during the current financial year. Stating this here today, Director of Agriculture JC Rana said Rs 58.21 crore would be spent on new and special schemes and …
Congress leader Vijay Singh Mankotia said, these projects should be shut down immediately A state Congress leader has sought immediate closure of a few hydel power projects in the area saying that alleged irregularities in their execution had led to them now posing a threat to hundreds of villagers. In …
Amending the lease rules on Wednesday, the Himachal cabinet decided to provide government land on lease basis only if no alternate private land is available. The new rules propose that encroached government land will not be leased to anybody except landless locals after ejecting the encroacher. The ruling Congress has …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued notices under Section 5 of the Environment Act to the Shimla Municipal Commissioner (SMC) to shut down the bio-medical waste treatment plant at Shimla and start the new treatment plant at Solan. It has also directed private operators to manage bio-medical waste …
Himachal Pradesh has decided to impose three months blanket ban on the transportation of sand and grit outside the state. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting chaired by chief minister Virbhadra Singh here on Monday to check illegal mining. Virbhadra said this short term ban would …
Government of Himachal Pradesh notified the state water policy during the year 2005. Rapid increase in demand for water due to population growth, urbanization, industrialization, changing life style and climate change have resulted in increased pressure on water resources. Keeping in view the aforesaid factors, the Ministry of Water Resources, …
The police has launched a major crackdown against mining mafia in the Palampur region to check a large-scale illegal mining going on in local riverbeds. DSP Navdeep Kumar conducted a raid in the Neugal river today and seized 11 tractor-trailers laden with sandstone and other mining materials. The police brought …
Residents of Huran Kotla panchayat in Dharampur block today registered a stiff opposition to a water-boring proposal of a builder, fearing it would lead to drying up of natural sources of water and the sanitation issue in the area. Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) Department Executive Engineer Hemant Tanwar presided …
Himachal Pradesh has decided to impose three months blanket ban on the transportation of sand and grit outside the state. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting chaired by chief minister Virbhadra Singh here on Monday to check illegal mining. Virbhadra said this short-term ban would help …
Despite repeated strike by officials against the mining mafia in the bordering areas of the state, illegal mining continues unabated with several cases coming to the fore almost every day. The problem is particularly being experienced in the bordering areas of the state, including Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN), Kala Amb and Paonta …
