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 National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has seen an increase of over 47 per cent in its land acquisition cost in the current financial year. The highways authority now plans to use about 70 per cent of the proceeds raised through Rs 10,000-crore tax-free bonds in acquiring land for …
The hill state of Himachal Pradesh known for its scenic beauty has emerged as one of the popular destination to foreign tourists, mainly form the US, UK, France and Australia with the state recording the arrival of nearly five lakh tourists from these countries last year. Since foreigners love adventure …
Despite the slowdown, hill stations of Himachal Pradesh attracted nearly 5 lakh foreign tourists in 2011, an increase of more than 30,000 than the previous year. A total of 4.85 lakh foreign tourists visited Himachal in 2011 as against 4.53 lakh in 2010, an increase of 32,000 tourists, according to …
In a new initiative, residents here have demanded that Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) should set up a small dam downstream on the Beas to revive “local ecology and ancient bathing ghats which had been destroyed by the silt ejected by the 990-MW Beas project since June 1977 when the …
Presents National Tourism Awards urging tourism industry to ensure culture of hospitality Quoting the age-old tradition of ‘Athithi Devo Bhava' (Guest is God), President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday urged the tourism industry to ensure that the culture of hospitality that the country is known for is maintained and that the …
Promotion and growth of the pollination enterprise can help improve livelihoods for several mountain farming families by generating employment and income as well as boosting the production and quality of crop. Managed pollination of apples as practiced in Himachal Pradesh, India is an excellent example of enhancing income and food …
This report has been prepared for submission to the Governor under Article 151 of the Constitution. The report contains findings on performance audit and audit of transactions in various departments including Public Works and Irrigation and Public Health Departments, audit of stores and stock, audit of autonomous bodies. The report …
If you are planning to drive to Shimla after April 1, be prepared to shell out more, as the Shimla Municipal Corporation proposes to levy green fee on vehicles not bearing Himachal Pradesh registration numbers. While four-wheelers will be charged Rs 200 per entry, two-wheelers will be made to pay …
With pressure mounting on the government to grant “limited” relaxations for new constructions in Shimla’s green belt — where construction work was banned in 2000 — Himachal Pradesh government may waive off certain restrictions for the residents affected by the ban. At least six dozen plot holders, who could not …
While a number of issues pertaining to the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 are yet to be resolved by the UT Administration, educationists from neigbouring states have revealed that the situation is similar in their states as well. A number of educationists from Punjab, Haryana and …
India has become the testing ground for a whole range of GM crops. These include paddy, wheat, maize, mustard, okra even as testing for the controversial Bt brinjal continues. Testing is being done by private universities, private crop developers and the National Agricultural Research System all of whom are testing …
Power projects to store water for peak-load requirement during daytime. Diverted from their natural course and buried in tunnels to generate power, major rivers in the state are bound to go nocturnal during the lean period with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) allowing independent power producers to “over-design” power projects …
Animal rights protection bodies have taken a strong notice of the horrific details of deaths of hundreds of monkeys at the Gopalpur sterilisation centre in Kangra and demanded a judicial probe into the programme to contain the simian population. They have also called for a review of the programme and …
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has sought intervention of Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to start work on the proposed Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri rail line as had been agreed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in August 2007. In a letter written to the Railway Minister on Sunday, the CM said as …
Himachal Pradesh’s wildlife department has successfully tracked its radio-collared birds to Mongolia, the Caspian Sea, Bangladesh and Siberia, marking a major breakthrough in its pilot project to study the behavior and migration pattern of birds that visit the Pong Dam Lake. Four out of 12 birds that had been fitted …
Foraging wild animals in cropland are threatening livelihoods, turning the farmer against conservation efforts. THE DAMAGE to the national economy due to crop depredation by wild animals has never been computed. But for lakhs of farmers around India’s many protected forests, it is the biggest challenge to livelihood. In Maharashtra …
Delhi residents are ahead of the others in terms of earning and spending, says a new government survey. At nearly Rs 1.16 lakh, the average annual per capita income of Delhiites is the highest in the country, and at Rs 33,732, the annual per capita expenditure too is the highest, …
INDORE: Madhya Pradesh stands eighth among the country's states in drawing investment proposals, out of a total of 20 industrial states in the country, according to an ASSOCHAM study. The study says last year, MP attracted proposals worth Rs 5.65 lakh crore as on 31 December, 2011. The five toppers …
Farmers advised to monitor the crop against yellow rust and frost. Cold waves prevailing over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and some parts of western Madhya Pradesh are conducive for wheat production, which is in the booting stage now, say agriculture scientists. However, farmers are being …
Sundernagar: KK Ohja, Additional General Manager (AGM), Kol Dam Hydropower project, said with the kind cooperation of the state government and residents living in the vicinity of 800-MW Kol Dam, the project work would be completed by 2013. He said majority of the project works was likely to be completed …
