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 …
Child Sex Ratio Worse In Prosperous, More Educated States: Census 2011 With the provisional figures for the 2011 Census sounding an alarm over the falling child sex ratio, it
With a total headcount of 68,56,509, the latest Census reveals an appreciable decline in the decadal growth rate and a marked improvement in the key indicators like literacy and female sex ratio in the hill state. The decadal (2001-2011) growth rate came down to 12.81 from 17.54 (1991-2001), which was …
Commercial endeavours being allowed in forests: Cong The government came under fire in the Vidhan Sabha for allowing commercial endeavours in forests in the name of eco-tourism to benefit favoured private parties in blatant violation of the Forest Conservation Act (FCA). Pradesh Congress Committee chief Kaul Singh while raising a …
Minister Krishna Tirath stresses the need for proper implementation of women and child development schemes The lowest-ever child sex ratio of 914 overshadowed an increase in the overall sex ratio, which is now 940
The report analyses the investment climate of the Northern States of India viz. Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It outlines the economic and industrial profiles of the Northern States, availability of factors of production- land & labour, policies, incentives & regulations …
Cases of mandatory environment clearance are piling up due to failure of the government to constitute a new State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and State-level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC). The term of the three-member SEIAA headed by AK Goswami expired in October last and the SEAC also completed the …
A road diversion on the Una-Amb road near Jhalera village that is being constructed by Longjian, a Chinese company, was washed away after rain yesterday evening. The washed away diversion has established the fears being expressed by farmers of the area. The village panchayat, Jhalera, had written to the DC …
The Rs 85-crore Apple Rejuvenation Project is being seen as a great opportunity to promote organic orchards in the hill state. While a large number of farmers are switching over to organic farming, only a few progressive fruit growers have shown interest in it. However, a leading orchardist Gopal Mehta, …
The prosperous apple belts of the state, Jubbal-Kotkhai and Kotgarh in Shimla district, are set to get a major boost in controlled-atmospheric storage of apples, with the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) sanctioning Rs 11.5 crore for the project. APEDA is a body under the Ministry …
The Satluj Jal Vitaran Nigam (SJVN) Limited is set to generate 6,900 million units of power during the financial year 2011-12, which is beyond all the targets set and achieved in the past. The SJVNL has signed an MoU with the Government of India for generation of 6,900 MU power …
NEW DELHI: Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said he will undertake an inspection of the Nahan Valley in Himachal Pradesh, the site of the proposed Renuka Dam, which has been turned down by his office on the grounds that it involves the axing of 1.77 lakh …
Concerned over the large-scale diversion of forest land for hydroelectric projects, the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment is imposing more stringent conditions, including declaration of reservoir created due to construction of dams as reserved forest, as a pre-requisite for granting clearance. The new conditions have been imposed in respect …
MAHLE, manufacturers and exporters of automotive filters, is all set to launch its newly commissioned unit-II of the Parwanoo plant in Himachal Pradesh on Friday. The company, which is a collaboration of a German company with Anand Automotive group, promises to generate employment for 150 people and have a turnover …
The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday said it would soon approach the Supreme Court to seek intervention for regularisation of the 'Nautor' allotted to tribals in the state's tribal belt. The issue of the Forest Rights and regularization of the 'Nautor' cases was raised in the meeting of the state …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has decided to withhold forest clearance to Sutlej basin Shongtang-Karcham (450 MW) hydel project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Prdaesh, but has decided to give its go-ahead to Chanju-I (36MW)
Two persons were killed in an avalanche, about 18 km from here, today on the Solang-Dhundhi road. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) chief engineer (Project Rohtang Tunnel) PK Mahajan said the incident had taken place when a van in which they were travelling this morning was hit by an avalanche on …
Shimla, 20 March: A forum comprising bird watchers is working to save house sparrows and other small birds from extinction in this Himachal Pradesh capital. "On World Sparrow Day (Sunday), we have launched a campaign to create awareness about the sharp decline in the number of sparrows and other small …
As part of the programme n The forum intends to put up 40 bird boxes in parks and open spaces in Shimla n Awareness campaign for schoolchildren n Schoolchildren will be taught to make bird feeders out of plastic bottles n It will also include formation of eco-clubs, encouraging nature …
