Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Crops and property, worth crores of rupees, were destroyed in different parts of Chamba district as the region experienced incessant rains recently, according to reports reaching the district headquarters here today. The reports revealed that in rural areas, the kharif crops in several bighas had been damaged due to flooding. …
Muck generated by hundreds of hydro power projects in Himachal Pradesh is being dumped along river beds, which has disturbed the natural course of major rivers in the state. With large scale construction of houses and hotels along the banks of major rivers, especially Satluj, Beas and Parbati, even a …
Himachal today earned the distinction of becoming the first state in the country to be declared smoke-free with a compliance of 84.52 per cent, based on a scientific technical survey conducted as per international standards. The milestone achieved by the state was formally announced by Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur …
Heavy rain continued to lash several parts of Himachal Pradesh for the third day on Wednesday, triggering landslips in Chamba district and causing a sharp fall in temperature. Jogindernagar in Mandi district, which received 113 of mm rain, was the wettest place in the State. Elsewhere, Dalhousie recorded 86 mm …
The government does it purely on the strength of a certificate issued by the district administration Even as the recent affidavit submitted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) before the Supreme Court in the Vedanta case has caused dismay among tribal communities and activists for the dilution …
The Forest Department will launch a special drive to increase green cover and eradicate lantana weed in the hill state. Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmauri today said the drive would initially start from Rampur and Chamba forest circles and later be extended to other parts of the state. The department …
JSW Energy has received forest clearance for its planned 240 MW hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh, making way for the company to start construction of the project. The project, being set up at an estimated cost of about . 2,000 crore, was awarded to the company in 2007 but has …
The cold wave in the hill State worsened on Thursday with the sky remaining overcast for the second consecutive day. A sharp decrease in the day temperatures was felt all over the State with the mercury plummeting to minus 0.7 degrees Celsius in Keylong, the headquarters of tribal Lahaul-Spiti. The …
The present study tested the hypothesis that "game species are lost when forest areas are subjected to hunting and populations of already threatened species may become locally extinct from many forests of the Western Indian Himalaya". The study was designed to determine effects of vegetation structure and heterogeneity, and behaviour …
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is introduced by US government as flexibility mechanisms under Kyoto Protocol and allows developed countries to meet their emission reduction commitments by promoting clean development in developing countries. As a policy mandate, it aims to design project-based mechanisms to reduce emissions. These reductions are produced …
Dharamsala: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has formed a committee under Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, RS Gupta, to submit a report on the impact of illegal mining on two railway bridges over the Chakki river on the Punjab-Himachal border. The bridges are a board-gauge railway line bridge connecting the Pathankot-Jalandhar railway …
Priyungal, a far-flung village situated at an altitude of 2,600 m in Kolka gram panchayat in Chamba district, has been identified to be made as a ‘model village’ under the the village development programme undertaken jointly by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and local NGO Arpana. …
The residents of four panchayats in the tribal district of Kinnaur have once again boycotted the electoral process for electing their Panchayati Raj Institutions' representatives. Not a single inhabitant of the 22 wards in these panchayats came to file nominations even on the last day, officials said. There are 3,326 …
The higher reaches of Chamba district today experienced the season’s first spell of snowfall. According to reports reaching the district headquarters, the road from Chamba to Killar, which crosses over the 4,413-m Saach Pass that links the mountainous Pangi valley with the district headquarters of Chamba, has been closed to …
Hunting is the prime suspect in the global extinction of many species and is posing a major threat to populations of hundreds of species worldwide even in the absence of other forms of habitat destruction.This study was designed to investigate impact of wild ungulate offtakes on their populations in the …
Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday urged the Centre to declare five existing road stretches in the state as National Highways to help strengthen the network in rural areas, which are emerging as new hubs for growing cash crops and fruits. State’s Public Works Minister Gulab Singh Thakur called on Union …
Having spent over Rs 50 lakh on executing development and cultural works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) scheme in villages covered under Har Gaon Ki Kahani, the Tourism Department will now link these places with established tourist circuits so as to bring dividends to people. It …
The multi-crore Renuka Dam project is on hold, and 800 MW Kol Dam is also under the scanner of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. Hul (4.5 M), a private sector project in Chamba, is witnessing daily protests by locals seeking scrapping of all the clearances given to it. …
Members of the Sal Ghati Sangharsh Morcha have been on an indefinite protest in the Jadera area near Chamba against the 4.5-MW Hul stage-I micro hydel project for the past nine days. Their contention is that there will be no water left for the ongoing and future drinking water and …
