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 …

10 more van thanas to come up

Shimla: Encouraged by the success of the four

Baddi unit bags award for social responsibility

Solan: Baddi-based Elin Appliances Private Limited has done the region proud by bagging the FICCI-SEDF Corporate Social Responsibility Award for its exemplary work in social sector. Company

Scientists mull ways to raise pulse production

Dharamsala: With pulses going off the menu of poor people in the country, scientists from across the country gathered at Palampur Agriculture University (PAU) to mull over the issue. About 250 scientists deliberated on the steps that could be taken to increase the yield of major kharif pulse crops in …

Pollution from HP: PPCB moots joint panel

Nangal: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has suggested a joint committee to keep a tab on Himachal Pradesh

Road work by Chinese firm: Tardy progress leaves apple growers worried

Shimla: With barely 10 per cent of the work having been completed on the Theog-Kotkhai-Hatkoti-Rohru road being executed by the Chinese Longijian Road and Construction Company, apple growers are a worried lot despite expectations of a bumper crop. Work on the two roads, including the Mehatpur-Amb-Una raod, being constructed under …

Distilleries flout environment norms

Solan: The manner in which liquor distilleries located in various parts of the state have been polluting the environment habitually proves their lack of concern for the environment and the local community. In the latest case involving Sabbacheus Distillery located at Jhiriwala village near Nalagarh, the board acted after a …

Chief secy visit HP over Renuka dam

May 14: Amidst reports of protests at the proposed Renuka dam, Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta will be leaving for Himachal Pradesh to hold talks to resolve the issue. The Delhi government is funding the construction of the Renuka dam to ensure that the capital gets enough potable water to …

Residents oppose CDM benefits of Neogal hydro-power project

Chander Shekhar Sharma | Hamirpur Kisan sabha Kangra and residents of Palampur town of Himachal Pradesh have raised strong objections on the proposal by OM Power Project to claim Carbon Credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Convention

Polluting distillery asked to stop production

The Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (PCB) issued directions to the Sabacchus Distillery Private Limited, at Redu Jhiriwala near Nalagarh, on Wednesday to stop production work, after serving a notice to it on May 11 over environment pollution. Residents of the area had earlier filed a complaint to the sub-divisional …

WB downgrades Satluj hydel plant in HP

New Delhi: In an indictment of ham-handed approach towards infrastructure projects, the World Bank is downgrading the 412mw Rampur hydel plant being constructed in Himachal Pradesh by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd, which recently concluded its IPO, on ground of tardy progress and management slack arising from long-pending vacancies on …

200 fish found dead at Rewalsar lake

Sundernagar : As may as 200 fish were found dead this morning at Rewalsar lake. For the past 16 years such kind of incidents were detected at the lake, which is of religious importance. According to the president of the Rewalsar Nagar Panchayat, the dead fish was detected yesterday and …

A new 300-crore package for Himachal

Sujay Mehdudia SHIMLA: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Saturday announced an industrial and financial bonanza worth Rs. 300 crore for Himachal Pradesh including extension of transportation and capital subsidy and income tax exemption for another three years. Speaking at an interactive session organised by the Confederation of …

Global meet on climate from May 28

Palampur: The Global Convention on Climate Security, to be held here from May 28 to 30, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal. The World Environment Foundation (WEF), which has been holding annual conferences on environment management in Palampur, plans to hold the meeting on a bigger scale …

States gear up for renewable energy certificates

Sanjay Jog / Mumbai May 05, 2010, 1:11 IST Several states have responded well to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) initiative to introduce a renewable electricity certificate (REC) mechanism. While Gujarat has notified the final regulations on REC mechanism, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh …

Environment protection code released

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh Government on Monday released a nine-point

Project to save Chilgoza in Kinnaur

Himachal Pradesh Forest department has taken up an ambitious project to save Chilgoza trees, a valuable non-wood forest trees found only in Kinnaur and some parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Chamba in Himachal Pradesh. Dr Rinki Sarkar, a noted social economist and visiting fellow at the Centre for Interdisciplinary …

Public opinion regarding human-monkey conflict in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Public opinion plays a vital role in the planning and management of wildlife. The present study explored the effects of habitat, residency, and gender on the opinions of people regarding human-monkey conflict in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. For this purpose an opinion survey of 400 participants was conducted on: (a) …

Tourism dept bails out 60 entrepreneurs facing axe for delayed projects

The Tourism department has bailed out nearly 60 entrepreneurs, who had obtained Essentiality Certificates (ECs) to set-up tourism projects but did not do so despite obtaining land clearances in 1998-99. Last year, the department had opened at least 80 cases

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