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 …
Bilaspur: Over Rs 1.76 crore is being spent on afforestation programmes being launched in Bilaspur, Nalagarh and Kunihar forest divisions under various departmental and centrally sponsored schemes this year in Bilaspur circle. This was stated by conservator of forests (Bilaspur circle) Anil Thakur in a press statement here today. He …
Infrastructure firms NCC and IL&FS; Engineering have decided to completely exit from the hydroelectric project they are jointly building on the River Sorang, a tributary of Sutlej River, in Himachal Pradesh. The 100-mw power project is coming up at an investment of . 849.8 crore. Close to 85% of works …
Almost entire Delhi went without power for about eight hours on Monday due to the collapse of the Northern Grid, putting people to misery on a humid day when water distribution and Metro services were largely affected. Top Delhi Power Department officials said the technical failure near Agra resulted in …
Bilaspur: Suresh Chandel, three-time MP from the Hamirpur constituency and a former BJP state president, who is now national vice-president of the BJP National Kisan Morcha, has pointed towards the deteriorating condition of peasantry in the country. He has demanded that the Central Government must immediately come out with a …
New Delhi With land acquisition for national manufacturing and investment zones (NMIZ) becoming a tall order for states, many of them have urged the commerce and industry ministry to ease land requirement norms for the same. States like Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, among others, have urged the ministry to …
Shimla: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 70.24 crore as loan to the state government under its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for the construction of various projects. A spokesperson for the bank said in all there were 27 projects, including 17 road, two …
PANJIM: In its commitment towards promoting agriculture and boosting production, the Government is proposing a new legislation to ban the sale of agricultural land. The Government is also open to taking an all-party delegation to the Centre to push for Special Status for Goa. This was disclosed by Chief Minister …
People in the national capital are the least interested in stubbing out their smoking habit compared to other states in north India. A new analysis on tobacco burden in north India has revealed that attempts to quit smoking have been the least in Delhi as compared to any other state …
Chandigarh: The Punjab Cabinet today gave the nod to the prestigious Rs 100 crore Anandpur Sahib to Naina Devi ropeway project, approving the memorandum of Understanding to be signed with Himachal Pradesh. A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said a joint venture “Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Sri Naina Devi …
Shimla: The state Cabinet today approved a proposal for amending the hydropower development policy to allow independent power producers (IPPs) to transfer the ownership of projects six months after commissioning. It also gave its nod to a scheme for providing netbooks to 4,000 meritorious students of Class XI free of …
NHPC rescinds tunnel contract, to invite fresh bids Kullu/Siund: The 800 MW Parbati (stage-II) project, part of the 2,013 MW Parbati project, Asia’s biggest hydro-power project on the Parbati river here being executed by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), has been pushed 10 years behind schedule as the NHPC …
The High Court on Monday ordered issue of notices to the Karnataka and the Union governments in connection with a plea seeking a ban on sale of gutka and other tobacco products in the State. Hearing a plea filed by the Cancer Patients Aid Association, the Division Bench headed by …
Himachal Pradesh government was planning to diversify tourism to new areas and as part of the efforts the activities of the departments of Tourism and Rural Development would be merged to develop infrastructure in rural areas, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has said. “The State government policy is now for …
People in Shimla now have the option of disposing of their dead in a more environment -friendly and cheaper way by using LPG, instead of piles of wood, at a crematorium here. The Rotary club has imported the machinery from the United States. The plant has been set up here …
Solan: With a view to enhancing the area under forests by 10 million hectares in the next 10 years across the country, a national mission to develop forests by restocking land and planting trees on it is being executed. According to the project, the state Forest Department is preparing a …
Dalhousie: Last week’s floods, following heavy rain in hills and rivulets of the outlying Bhattiyat subdivision in Chamba district, have caused substantial damage to public and private property, according to reports received here today. The reports said water pipes of the Hathidhar potable water scheme had been damaged by the …
Chandigarh/Shimla: The one-day northern zone chief ministers' conference will be held here tomorrow amidst tight security. The Chief Ministers of six northern states and the UT Administrator will participate in the conference that will begin with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's address at 10 am. The conference will aim at …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cleared the ambitious `3,600 crore Renuka Dam project to be constructed on a tributary of the Yamuna river in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The Renuka dam has been in the eye of a storm because water activists are opposed to water being supplied …
Dharamsala: A case of encroachment on forest land by M/s Subhash Hydro Systems and Marketing Ltd (Ikku II), a micro hydel project company in Kangra district, has come to the fore. The fact that a hydel project of the company has been brought up on forest land came to the …
Joint panel to inspect Karcham Wangtu project. A joint committee comprising representatives of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the state government will inspect the 1,000 MW Karcham Wangtu project of the Jaypee Group to ascertain the deviation from the originally approved project. The panel …
