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 …
Wants 3 Projects In Uttarakhand, Himachal To Be Expedited New Delhi: After the summer's severe water crisis and an angry exchange between Haryana and Delhi, the capital's future water needs got a boost with three important projects -- Renuka in Himachal Pradesh, Lakhwad in Uttarakhand and Kisau, a Himachal-Uttarakhand joint …
Decrying the lack of proper sanitation facilities, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said toilets built over the last 10 years across the country are being used for storing food grain. "In last 10 years, toilets have been built (across the country)...But toilets are not being used for the …
Even as he accepted Punjab’s case for enhanced allocation to augment the rural water supply system, as it faces the problem of presence of uranium, arsenic, and heavy metals in ground water used for drinking, Union Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday advised the State government to …
CHANDIGARH, 6 JULY: Decrying the lack of proper sanitation facilities, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh today said toilets (in file photo) built over the past 10 years across the country are being used for storing food grain. “The toilets are not being used for the purpose for which they had …
Delayed monsoon have reduced hydropower generation by up to 7% in the past 10 days because of lower availability of water, the country’s top hydropower producer NHPC said on Wednesday. The drop in generation amounts to about 7-8 million units a day, said A B L Srivastava, NHPC’s director for …
Patiala: The demand for power in the state touched an all-time high of 2,273 lakh units (LU) yesterday while the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) could supply only 1,966 LU. The corporation has termed the rise in demand as unprecedented. Reports from various parts of the state, including Amritsar, …
At a time when coal supply constraints are keeping thermal power generation capacity under-utilised, hydropower producers, too, are facing the heat. Reservoir levels are down to 16 per cent from 27 per cent last year, setting the alarm bells ringing for hydropower generators. If rainfall fails, the situation could turn …
New Delhi: Snowmelt from the high Himalayas is keeping reservoirs afloat and aiding normal rate of hydel generation in spite of the extended hot spell and a delayed monsoon. Water levels in reservoirs of Bhakra-Beas and Tehri projects — the two main hydel generation plants in the north that use …
High Court gives nod to project with a rider Shimla: The controversial Himalayan Ski Village may finally take off with the High Court giving its nod to the project albeit with a rider that the company will have to obtain environment clearance from the authorities concerned within a period of …
The Himachal Pradesh government has cleared a proposal for setting up two industrial units which are likely to bring in investments worth Rs 215 crore. The Rs 196 crore unit of Indian Tecnomac company will manufacture aluminum granules and quick lime which is likely to generate 624 jobs. The Rs …
SHIMLA: Unusually hot and dry conditions this summer have turned the green hills of Himachal Pradesh into a tinderbox - literally. Forest wealth estimated at well over Rs.2 crore (over $400,000) spread over 20,000 hectares has been destroyed in forest fires in just two months this year. A forest department …
Shimla: Forest fires in Himachal Pradesh have destroyed more than 20,000 acres of forest land and caused a loss of more than Rs 2.6 cr of green property in three weeks. The fires, which first started in the Hamirpur circle, were later also reported in the forests of Shimla, Nahan …
Shimla: In a blow to the state government’s move to levy one per cent additional free power on all hydel projects under Local Area Development Fund (LADF), Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that the policy change should apply only to projects sanctioned after November 2009 and not retrospectively. Under …
Kerala will be the first major state to be declared open defecation-free, the Union Minister for Rural Development, Mr Jairam Ramesh, said here. This will be effective from November 1, the State Formation Day, Mr Ramesh told newspersons here after a review meeting with state government officials. NIRMAL STATUS Of …
Shimla: Devastating forest fires have become a normal phenomenon during summers due to the changing climate, thanks to the failure of the government to implement the measures recommended by the Khosla Committee to prevent blazes which are no longer confined to pine forests and even engulfing oak and deodar forests. …
The coaches of Kalka-Shimla toy train — the Himalayan Queen — have been fitted with solar power system with the aim of harnessing green energy and reducing carbon emission. It is the first train in the country to have all its coaches solar-powered. The experiment will earn carbon credit for …
Dharamsala: After the ban on mining in their state, mining cartels of Punjab are now eyeing the mines of border districts of Himachal, including Una and Kangra. Sources available here said mining cartels of Punjab were now carrying raw material from rivulets of Una district in a big way. As …
The coaches of Kalka-Shimla toy train — the Himalayan Queen — have been converted to solar- based power system with the aim of harnessing green energy and reducing carbon emission. It is the first train in the country to have all its coaches solar powered. The experiment will earn carbon …
Brisk showers, accompanied by thunder, lashed parts of the state this afternoon. These not only provided much-needed relief from the oppressive heat, but also helped douse numerous forest fires raging in mid and lower hill areas of the state. The showers lasting for almost two hours caused the mercury to …
States with abundant natural resources and less economic activity are environmentally most sustainable in India, while it is just the opposite in the case of those with high intensity of economic activities, according to the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) here. The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) for Indian …
