Chandigarh is among 25 states/UTs that failed to submit the action plan and may have to pay environmental compensation of Rs 1 crore. In a bid to make Chandigarh completely plastic-free, the Department
With most drains clogged and no arrangements being made by the Municipal Council and the Haryana Urban Development Authority till date to check waterlogging, Panchkula has a long way to go before it can claim to be prepared for the rainy season. Newslinetakes a look at the situation
With an aim to guide the youth and community leaders against the harmful effect of tobacco, the Centre for Adult, Continuing Education and Extension (CACEE), Panjab University, observed "No Tobacco Day', on Tuesday. Around 40 community leaders attended the programme. Programme in-charge Renu Gandhi said that to ensure good health, one must cultivate the habit of abstaining from tobacco. She expressed deep concern about the figures released by World Health Organisation, which stated that a hundred million people died in the 20th century because of tobacco.
Non -lifting of garbage by the municipal corporation employees has literally converted numerous Patiala colonies into a garbage dump. While the employees blame the residents for dumping garbage at sights not earmarked for it, no efforts are being made to clear the areas. People say heaps of garbage remain dumped on main roads for days and lifted partially after repeated reminders to the local officials.
The Population Research Centre's latest report on the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme in Chandigarh reveals a stark divide among the consumption patterns of students depending on the type and status of school. Students in the rural government schools tend to consume a full meal as compared to their urban counterparts. This has lead to an increase in the enrollment ratios and improved the retention rates in the rural schools.
Shimla - Dhumal meets Power Minister in Delhi The Union Ministry of Power has left the issue of trifurcation of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) on the state government. In a meeting of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in Delhi today, the issue of trifurcation of the HPSEB came up, where Shinde is reported to have given the state a free hand on the issue.
Ludhiana: Amidst the din of aggressive campaigning for promotion of BT cotton in Punjab, scientists from Punjab Agricultural University have called for a more proactive role of the agriculture industry in trainer training, farmers' training and more research on bio-transgenic crops before allowing them into the food chain.
Solan: Alert villagers today helped save the life of a female leopard trapped by poachers in Badah village near Kasauli. Sources in the forest department revealed that the leopard was first noticed by some villagers after they heard roars of the animal in the morning. They immediately informed the forest officials, who seung into action. The trap was laid by some unknown poachers in the field of one Amar Singh, a farmer in Badah village.
With about 20 biomass-based power projects generating 183 MW at Sirsa, Panipat, Karnal, Hisar, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Nilokheri, Jagadhari, Khanesar and Dabwali, the people of Haryana can be assured of lesser power cuts. As the projects are being set up at the sites of the load centres, the power supply is expected to increase in these blocks, with transmission losses going down in a big way. Confirming this, officials of Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) said since the state is purchasing massive power from other states, it has to bear huge transmission losses.
Furnishes letter by Union MOS saying no deal has been signed with World Bank by any state or Centre Even as Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and his Congress predecessor Virbhadra Singh have already locked horns on the carbon credits issue, a sitting Lok Sabha member, Chander Kumar, today gave a new twist to the bio-carbon project.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today constituted a task force consisting of officers from Punjab State Pollution Control Board, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology and Water Supply and Sewerage Board to prepare a blue print for making Sirhind canal free from pollution to achieve the objective of "safe drinking water for all'.
