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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vidya Shandil Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 22/10/2018. This appeal has been preferred against grant of Environmental Clearance on 15.10.2016 by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) Himachal Pradesh, Shimla to Dr. Shyam Lal Kaushik, Chairman, …
The mountain solar water heating system, known as hamam, which drastically reduces fuel wood requirement and makes clean energy available to rural households in harsh freezing conditions, is all set to go global. The solar hamams were developed by Shimla-based NGO Himalayan Research Group. NGO director Lal Singh said solar …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Preservation of Kasauli and its Environs (SPOKE) & Others Vs. M/s Kasauli Glaxie Resorts & Others dated 05/10/2018 regarding construction of 42 rooms hotel-cum-National Museum and Geo-park–cum-restaurant by Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh. …
RD Dhiman, principal secretary, Environment, Science and Technology said it was the need of hour to exploit hydropower potential in Himalayan states as the time has come to move from thermal power to clean energy. Underlying the need for exploitation of hydropower potential in Himalayan states, the Himachal Pradesh government …
Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Municipal Council, Kullu Vs The State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 01/10/2018 regarding unplanned dumping of waste in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Municipal Council, Kullu assured the court that an alternative site for dumping waste will …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramesh Chand Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 19/09/2018 regarding severe degradation of environment in Kullu and Manali areas of the State of Himachal Pradesh. It was alleged that the consent to various projects was freely given in …
Himachal Pradesh is going to be the first state in India to get its climate-smart agriculture (CSA) profile done. Regional program leader of the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Dr Pramod Aggarwal said that that they had collaborated with the World Bank to prepare CSA profiles of 20 …
Shimla: For setting up solar power projects, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to give preference to bona fide Himachalis. To harness 20MW of solar power, preparations have already been started to invite applications in this regard. Those desirous of applying for solar projects should have their own land and …
Four local NGOs on Sunday joined hands to protect the environment of the town. At a meeting convened by NGO People’s Voice which was attended by members of INSAF, Parivartan, the Dhauladhar Sewa Samiti and a number of intellectuals, senior citizens and mediapersons, the NGOs expressed concern over large-scale environmental …
The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board has been selected for “SKOCH Order-of-Merit” award in the category of environment for launching the Pollution Abating Plants Abhiyan (PAPA) for the purification of air in towns and cities. The award would be presented at the 53rd SKOCH Summit at the Constitution Club …
Farmers, under the banner of the Laghu Kisan Ekta Himachal Pradesh (LKEHP), on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the Vidhan Sabha, demanding ownership rights of both chakauta and shamlat land without any condition. They sought the removal of all flaws and errors in the Ownership Rights Scheme- 2015. …
Environment activists in Himachal Pradesh have sought Cumulative Environment Impact Assessment (CEIA) of dams on Satluj. Raising objection to the grant of clearances to dams on the last free flowing stretch of the Satluj River, Himdhara Collective, an environment group in Himachal has sent a submission to the Expert Committee …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Himmat Singh Shekhawat Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 28/08/2018 regarding illegal mining in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka. National Green Tribunal directs the State of Madhya Pradesh to work out the damages to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 20/08/2018 regarding construction of ‘Palchan–Rohtang’ Ropeway. NGT questions why forest clearance has not been granted inspite the Court's directions. Court expresses its unhappiness at the progress of …
A massive landslide damaged eight houses at Kand village, about 20 km from Dharamsala, on Wednesday night. The villagers have been given shelter at the Mahila Mandal Bhawan and the village community hall. The landslide has brought down a significant portion of the hill and washed away a road and …
SHIMLA: Union health minister J P Nadda’s home district, Bilaspur, is grappling with epidemic prone diseases, with maximum cases of dengue and scrub typhus reported from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh this year. Of the 611 dengue positive cases detected in the state so far, 314 are from Bilaspur while 277 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Stench Grips Mansa’s Sacred Ghaggar River (Suo-Motu Case) Vs Yogender Kumar dated 07/08/2018 regarding pollution of river Ghaggar on account of discharge of effluents - industrial as well as municipal. NGT expresses its disappointment at the "failure of the Authorities …
Climate change not about future, it is about today, says noted environmentalist “Shimla will not become another Cape Town” as it has capacity to reinvent and resolve water crisis, says Sunita Narain, noted environmentalist and Director General, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Kick-starting the lecture series “We 4 climate” …
An earthquake of low intensity hit Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district early on Tuesday, the third in July, the weather bureau said. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported. The quake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale was felt at 1.18 a.m., said Meteorological Office Director Manmohan …
Torrential rains continued to batter parts of north India today, with worst-hit Uttar Pradesh recording 12 rain-related deaths and waters of the Yamuna flowing above the danger mark in the national capital. Seventy people have died and 77 suffered injuries in rain-related incidents in UP since Thursday, officials said today. …
