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 IPCC in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) described the Himalayan Region as data-deficient in terms of climate monitoring. This is a serious impediment to global research initiatives and thus necessitates long-term ecological monitoring (LTEM) across the Himalaya. Being governed by low temperature conditions, the high-altitude regions in Himalaya are …
Pollen record of an AMS radiocarbon dated lacustrine sediment profile underlying the Chandra peat deposit in Himachal Pradesh, yielded signatures of the globally reported Younger Dryas (YD) cold event. This report of the YD event in NW Himalaya, substantiated by mineral magnetic variations, also records significant wet and warm conditions …
Notwithstanding the marginal decline in spendings under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) over the past two years, Himachal has the best performance indicators, putting it in the league of top-performing states. The total expenditure under the scheme came down from Rs 556.55 crore in 2009-10 to …
The power ministry has sought the Cabinet’s nod for a slew of financial measures including mandating the banks to lend liberally for the hydel projects, special dispensation for the Ultra Mega Power Projects and expediting setting up of a Power Debt Fund. In a recent note to the Cabinet Committee …
Forests are vanishing, rock blasts are traumatising wild animals and debris is filling up riverbeds, with builders having a field day in Himachal Pradesh, says a report of a State Government-appointed commission. It also recommends the withdrawal of the Himachal Pradesh Apartment and Property Regulation Act of 2005. “The noise …
Maternal Death Reviews reveals many facilities show mothers the door soon after delivery According to a study conducted on pregnancy-related deaths, a large number of women die during transit to a health facility or returning home after a delivery. ‘Maternal Death Reviews — Implications for Quality of Care,' (MDR) a …
In A significant move ahead of the upcoming Shimla Municipal Corporation elections, the government on Wednesday cleared the decks for relaxing the ban on new constructions in the town’s green belt. However, the relaxations will only be limited to those who were denied the “right to property” for constructions after …
Says little data available on impact of global warming on these Dharamsala: The Indian Government should create a cadre of glaciologists to study the impact of global warming on Himalayan glaciers. At present little data is available regarding the impact of global warming on the Himalayan glaciers. Sridhar Ananda Krishnan, …
Ludhiana Even as lakhs of trees are being chopped for various development works, a recent report of Forest Survey of India (FSI) has presented a pleasant surprise for Punjab. As per the report, the agrarian state has registered an increase of 100 square kilometres of in 2010-11. The figure is …
Shimla: The State Infrastructure Development Board has invited bids for undertaking pre-feasibility study of the proposed aerial transportation system, aimed at facilitating the to and fro movement of apple, vegetable and other goods in the upper parts of Shimla district to save time, money and keep the roads free from …
Growers question efficacy of anti-hail guns. Shimla: The boom of the anti-hail guns has triggered off political reverberations in the apple belt as the very first spell of hailstorm caused extensive damage to the crop in the Jubbal-Kotkhai area, with the Opposition Congress again questioning the efficacy of the technology. …
The first ‘wool bank’ in the North East is likely to be set up here in the capital city of Meghalaya with the Central Wool Development Board (CWDB) and Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) working towards it in coordination with the State Government, officials said today. “Meghalaya has a great …
With swine flu cases being reported from various parts of the country, the Delhi government on Tuesday said hospitals in the capital were prepared to deal with the virus. "Delhi hospitals are well prepared for swine flu. Hospitals have been earmarked for swine flu patients," said Delhi Health Minister Ashok …
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has written to Union Water Resources Minister P. K. Bansal to fast track the Renuka Dam project. The Chief Minister has expressed concern that further stalling of the project will jeopardise the city's water security. The dam has been proposed on the Giri River in Himachal …
State capital and a popular tourist spot, Shimla has got the first modern two-lane traffic tunnel to be known as Auckland Tunnel. Built at a cost of Rs 10 crore, the tunnel was inaugurated by Chief Minister P K Dhumal on Monday morning. The 75-metre tunnel will reduce the distance …
The Union Minister of Planning, Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar, on Monday, termed Himachal Pradesh’s demand for green bonus - payment of environment services - as legitimate and said he would help the state in getting financial benefits for preserving green cover. “I recognise the fact that Himachal should be …
After facing criticism on the issue of illegal mining in the state, Minister of Industries Kishan Kapoor today claimed that steps taken by him to check the illegal mining had caused loss to the mining mafia that was siphoning off the state revenue. He claimed that the mining mafia, which …
The alarming financial health of the State was revealed in the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Assembly on Friday which said that in five years, the State’s fiscal liabilities increased by 46.17 per cents. According to CAG report, the fiscal liabilities of the State increased from …
Shimla, 6 April: The Himachal Pradesh Assembly today passed the HP Lokayukta Bill, 2012, in the amended form with incorporation of an additional clause, empowering Lokayukta with powers of contempt of court at par with the High Court. The passage of the Bill was smooth as the entire Congress Opposition …
Shimla: With no takers for the collection of the green tax in the first attempt, the local municipal corporation (MC) will invite fresh bids. The MC intends to impose the green tax on all vehicles entering the “Queen of Hills”. Surprisingly not even a single company sent in its bid …
