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 …
seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) grows in the cold desert regions in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Scientists value it for its medicinal properties. The deciduous bushy-tree is another one of the plants found in India that private companies from the rest of the world trade in but which the Indian …
massive flash floods in the Sutlej river have left a trail of destruction in the Shimla, Kullu, Mandi and Kinnaur districts of Himachal Pradesh. At least 150 people are reported to have been killed and several crore of rupees worth of property damaged in what is being seen as the …
The principle objective of this study is to generate economic value of various goods & services provided by the Himachal Forests. It recognizes the multi-stakeholders, multisectoral contribution of forests through their multiple values.
The Supreme Court has prevented the Himachal Pradesh government from implementing it's decision to permit the cutting of trees until further notice. Taking serious note of the move, the court has also sought an explanation from the state government. The decision to lift the ban on felling was taken by …
the fund-starved Himachal Pradesh government has decided to lift the 16-year ban on felling of green trees. This move is expected to bring in additional revenue to the tune of Rs 40 crore for the government. The decision was taken at December's cabinet meeting but there was no mention of …
The people of Himachal Pradesh and the adjoining states have finally got some respite from the weed, Ageratum conyzoids , locally known as "neela phulnu', which had ravaged pastures, forest land and grazing areas. The weed has been infected by the leaf-vein mosaic virus. The infected plants have been sent …
following a Supreme Court order calling on state governments to finalise the pending notifications of national parks, the government of Himachal Pradesh finally
floods in northern India have claimed more than 321 lives in the past month. The situation is particularly alarming in Bihar where the toll has crossed 193, and property worth crores has been destroyed. The major rivers in the state like the Kosi, Bagmati, Kamala Balan, Punpun and Gandak have …
Despite the Supreme Court order banning mining in forest areas, illegal mining of slate is going on in the Khaniyara region near Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. The State Commission on Environment Protection, which had been set up to look into the various aspects of mining in Khaniyara, had recommended a …
A recent decision by the Himachal Pradesh government may not be good news to the endangered Himalayan yew (Taxus baccata). The government has allowed collection and export of yew, which is in great demand in the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing drugs to treat cancer. In 1995, the government had announced …
"if you look at the figures of the Van Mahotsav (forest festivals), you will find that millions of trees have been planted. But their survival rate has always been under question," says Prem Kumar Dhumal, chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. He talks in similar vein about the crores of rupees …
one-third of the sheesham trees, Dalbergia , have been damaged by a fungi attack in the hills of Himachal Pradesh. The fungi, genoderma lucidum and fusarium oxyssporum, have also begun to effect Tunni, a timber species in the lower belt of Himachal Pradesh. According to a survey conducted by scientists …
A recent decision by the Himachal Pradesh government may not be good news to the endangered Himalayan yew (Taxus baccata). The government has allowed collection and export of yew, which is in great demand in the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing drugs to treat cancer. In 1995, the government had announced …
the Birla Textiles Mills have not paid dues to over 2,300 workers who had gathered in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, alleges P K Sahi of the All India Federation for Trade Union Congress. The factory
THE winding road from Hardwar, the base of the Garhwal Himalaya, leads towards Chamba, a comparatively large village (often confused with the better known Chamba of Himachal Pradesh). Ten kilometres off Chamba lies the village Nagni, whose claim to fame is the relatively shy farmer Vijay Jardhari, founder of the …
RICE: 130 varieties • Thopchini: mota chaaval or fat rice which gives a very good yield ranging between 70-72 quintals per hectare; 75 per cent of the rice can be recovered after pounding • Jhumkia: the ear of the rice is like a jhumka (earring); 75 per cent of the …
BAN on commercial felling of trees in Himachal Pradesh is yielding results. The forest cover has increased and there has been a rise in the population of endangered species like the snow leopard. The state government, which had banned tree felling for commercial purposes, is now permitting felling by farmers …
FOR Santram Dikshit, a paper technologist at the Jan Sewa Ashram, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) near Solan, Himachal Pradesh, even trash is a valued resource and a business opportunity. Today, his organisation is engaged in using discarded plastic bags for manufacturing carpets. About 1.5 kg of plastic is required for …
a stretch of barren hilly land is called changar in Himachal Pradesh. Since it lacks irrigation, agriculture on changar is difficult. About 427 sq km land in the basin of the river Beas in Kangra district is changar . It is spread over 99 pancha yats and 570 villages where, …
The extraction of slate generates huge amounts of waste. As much as 50% of the material is wasted during the extraction, cutting and dressing operations. Based on laboratory work carried out by author it is analysed that the slate waste can be used in the preparation of concrete blocks for …
