Himachal Pradesh

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

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 …

Centre studying order quashing clearance granted to Lafarge for cement complex

New Delhi: The government is studying the green tribunal order quashing clearance granted to French giant Lafarge promoted Rs 900-crore integrated cement plant in Himachal Pradesh, environment minister Jairam Ramesh has said. Stung by criticism of his officials doing a "shoddy job" while approving the project in Mandi district, Ramesh …

Spillways opened as water in Pong Dam crosses danger mark

SHIMLA, 14 SEPT: The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) authorities today opened the spillways Pong Dam in Himachal Pradesh as a precaution after the water level in the dam crossed the danger mark but authorities ruled out flood threat to lower riparian areas. Spillways is the passage for release of …

Pong Dam floodgates open after 13 years: about 33,000 cusecs of water released

Dharamsala: The floodgates of Pong Dam were opened at 9 am today after a gap of about 13 years. Water was released through these gates last time in 1997. About 33,000 cusecs of water was released from the Pong Dam. It included 15,000 cusecs through spillway or floodgates and 18,000 …

Lafarges $200m plant in trouble

Environmental Approval Cancelled Due To Threat To Local Eco Shimla: Indian authorities have overturned environmental approval given to a $200-million cement plant project planned by French industrial giant Lafarge in northern India. The National Environment Appellate Authority on Monday ruled against the proposed plant in the state of Himachal Pradesh, …

Clearance for French cement plant in Himachal withdrawn

EW DELHI: A Rs. 900-crore cement project in Himachal Pradesh promoted by French giant Lafarge has lost its environmental clearance after the National Environment Appellate Authority ruled that the project threatened the agriculture-based economy and the nearby Majathal Wildlife sanctuary. The clearance was originally granted by the Union Ministry for …

Clearance for French cement plant in Himachal withdrawn

NEW DELHI: A Rs. 900-crore cement project in Himachal Pradesh promoted by French giant Lafarge has lost its environmental clearance after the National Environment Appellate Authority ruled that the project threatened the agriculture-based economy and the nearby Majathal Wildlife sanctuary. The clearance was originally granted by the Union Ministry for …

Green court says no to Lafarge project in Himachal Pradesh

Baldev S Chauhan / Shimla September 14, 2010, 1:07 IST Lafarge India has suffered a setback, with the National Environmental Appellate Authority (NEAA) rejecting the clearance to a Rs 900-crore cement plant it was proposing at Ghanger in Himachal Pradesh

Lafarge clearance revoked in Himachal

RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELH The National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) has revoked the environment clearance given by the ministry of forest & environment to the `900 crore cement plant being set up by Lafarge India in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. This decision was taken following J.C. Kala, a …

Shivalik Hills to be notified as inter-State biosphere reserve

CHANDIGARH: Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that Shivalik Hills would be notified as the country's first inter-State biosphere reserve with the setting up of a bio-diversity corridor there to protect its natural habitat, flora and fauna. Speaking at the inaugural session of the sixth …

Shivaliks to have biodiversity corridor

Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today announced that the country

Shivalik to be declared biosphere reserve corridor soon: Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh addresses delegates at the sixth national state meet of biodiversity boards at CII in Chandigarh on Monday. Kamleshwar Singh Will be first inter-state reserve of the country; mining activity will not be banned, but regulated, says environment minister To save the …

Stop work, HP pollution board tells highways authority

Following The Indian Express report, building of Pinjore road put on hold, debris disposal gets priority The Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (HPPCB) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to immediately stop work on the Pinjore-Shimla highway. In a two-part report published on August 25-26, The Indian …

A study on the prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in farmed dairy cattle in Himachal Pradesh

A study was conducted on 440 dairy cattle in six organized dairy farms in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India using tuberculin skin testing (TST) to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis. An overall animal prevalence of 14.31% (63 of 440 animals) and a farm prevalence of 16.67% (1 of …

Soil organic carbon store under different land use systems in Giri catchment of Himachal Pradesh

Soil samples for the estimation of organic carbon store were collected from the entire catchment area starting from Rajban to origin of Giri and all the land uses were covered to estimate soil organic carbon.

Emergency plans being made for hazardous units

To avert disasters like the Bhopal gas leak, the environment ministry is preparing off-site emergency plans for hazardous units in 41 selected industrial pockets such as Gurgaon, Coimbatore, Bharatpur and Panipat.

Himachal to spend Rs 909 cr on rural schemes this fiscal

Charanjit Ahuja Chandigarh: The Himachal Pradesh government has been able to cover 78% of its rural population under rural employment guarantee scheme. Sources in the rural development department told FE

Israeli know-how for Himachal farmers

SHIMLA: The Himachal Government would send a group of progressive farmers and apple growers to Israel next month to learn the latest farming techniques, the State Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here on Sunday after his meeting with Agriculture Councillor in Embassy of Israel, Dr. Avri Bar Zur. Mr …

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