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 Minister of Agriculture has accorded administrative approval for the implementation of a Pilot Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBICS) for rabi 2012-13 season. As per the decision, Agriculture Insurance Company (AIC) of India Limited will be the implementing agency for the scheme for tomato crop in Solan and potato …
Regretting that the Yamuna has no fresh water and what’s left in it is only filth, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and state governments to consider infusing fresh water into the river in Delhi and NCR. A bench of Justices Swatanter Kumar and Madan B Lokur referred …
Haryana has filed a fresh application in the Supreme Court seeking to restrain Punjab from going ahead with executing the Shahpur Kandi dam project on the Ravi river. A Bench comprising Justices TS Thakur and Gyan Sudha Misra allowed six weeks to the Centre to respond to Haryana’s plea after …
The Rohtang-Solang and Palchan areas in Manali are prone to landslides and a heavy influx of tourists and vehicles had ruined the aesthetic value of the region. These are the findings of a report of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, on the environmental vulnerability assessment of the …
Dharamsala, December 2: The canalisation of the Swan in Una district has helped in reclaiming thousands of acres of agriculture land, but has also threatened many natural wetlands. The destruction of natural wetlands has destroyed the natural habitat of many rare wildlife species, including the sarus crane. The wetlands of …
The Centre is planning to formulate a law against the use of dry toilets and the erring persons could even be sent to jail, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. "The Government will soon formulate a law under which users of dry toilets will be punished and even sent …
Modern healthcare system has negligible accessibility in the interior, remote and harsh areas of the northwestern Himalayas. People residing in these areas still depend upon traditional healthcare system.
Himachal Pradesh is blessed with extraordinary vegetation and floral assemblages, which can be attributed to the wide altitudinal range coupled with local variations in edaphic and climatic factors. Eight species belonging to 5 genera of bamboo are distributed in the state, occupying an area of 60 sq km. This paper …
A small-hydro power (SHP) developer can either sell power directly to the state utilities at feed-in-tariffs determined by the state or indirectly through renewable energy certificate (REC) trading. In the latter case, the power generated is sold to the state discom at the average power purchase cost (APPC) or used …
The contribution of transmission access pricing in promoting renewable energy is akin to the role of a pit crew member in a Formula 1 race. It is out of the spotlight, but can make or break the outcome. This study attempts to refocus that spotlight onto the less-seen role transmission …
Inordinate delays in project completion, diversion of around Rs 115 crore for other purposes, wasteful expenditures and ineligible beneficiaries getting benefits are among the several lapses found by CAG in implementation of UPA’s flagship urban infrastructure development scheme - Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Government auditor CAG, in …
To reduce the widening gap between tribal community and city dwellers, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS) is hosting a three day event at Gandhi Darshan in Raj Ghat here beginning Wednesday. “Adivasi Sanskriti Sangam” will basically highlight tribal culture and discuss issues affecting the lives of tribal folks. More …
Environment protection groups in Kinnaur have welcomed the interim order of National Green Tribunal directing the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation not to cut trees on disputed lands and using the forest land for the non-forestry purposes. The HPPC is constructing the 120 MW Kashang Hydro Power Project in the heartland …
The cold wave in the hill State worsened on Thursday with the sky remaining overcast for the second consecutive day. A sharp decrease in the day temperatures was felt all over the State with the mercury plummeting to minus 0.7 degrees Celsius in Keylong, the headquarters of tribal Lahaul-Spiti. The …
On the eve of the 12th Plan that promises to launch an urban equivalent of the National Rural Health Mission, an extensive survey of villages has shown that even the NRHM dream is far from being realised. n Indian health program for improving healthcare delivery across rural India. Conducted by …
Despite significant improvement in infant mortality rates over the years, only six states in India are on course to meet the UN millennium development goal of 26 deaths per 1,000 live births. This is one of the conclusions of the Infant and Child Mortality India Report released by the National …
Only six states in the country, including Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, are likely to achieve the Millenium Development Goal (MDG) on reducing child mortality by 2015, says an official report. Except Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal, other states are unlikely to achieve MDG 4, which …
The increasing demand of the herbal industry for ‘naag chhatri’, a perennial medicinal plant found in the temperate zone of the Himalayas, is leading to its indiscriminate and excessive exploitation and posing a serious threat to it. The herb is being smuggled out of the state in bulk. Over the …
An earthquake rocked the Kangra valley at 5:51 pm today. It measured 3.6 on the Richter scale and lasted five seconds. Its epicentre was in the Kangra mountains. The impact was experienced in Kangra, Chamba and Mandi districts. No loss of life or property was reported from any part of …
The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) has sponsored a study to IIT Kanpur (IITK) for Solan district that will cover environmental pollution sources inventory (air, water and hazardous waste), dispersion of pollutants, drainage of wastewater discharges and fate of pollutants, apportionment of pollution sources in ambient environment and …
