Report by the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board to the National Green Tribunal in compliance to the court order, April 18, 2022 (O.A. No. 173/2022 Ram Singh Vs State of Himachal Pradesh). The matter related to alleged illegal construction/widening of road name Poti-Maidan to Dhanker, district Lahaul Spiti, Himachal …
SHIMLA: With the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) clearing Rs 5.15 crore project, the state wildlife department is set to launch a globally unique and field-based snow leopard research and conservation facility in Spiti Valley of tribal Lahaul-Spiti district, which is considered as one of India's most important …
Villagers of three gram panchayats in the Jispa valley have said they will never allow the 300-MW Jispa Dam on the Bhaga river, which has been declared a project of national importance by the Central Government as it is being executed as part of the Indus Water Treaty. The dam …
Advani praises both Narendra Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan for good governance. An earthquake of moderate intensity rocked several areas of Himachal Pradesh this morning, prompting people to rush out of their homes. The tremors, which occurred at 8.03 am, lasted a few seconds. The magnitude of the quake was …
Mandi, June 20: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today released Rs 10 crore to provide immediate relief to victims and the Border Roads Organisation for the restoration work on the Hindustan-Tibet Road till Reckong Peo and airlifting of 400 stranded persons in the next two days. Reviewing a high-level officials' meeting …
Cold wave conditions prevailing across northern India claimed seven lives in even as thick fog disrupted normal life in the region. In Delhi, the maximum temperature recorded was 16.2 degrees Celsius, five less than normal, while the minimum was 7 degrees Celsius, one less than the usual. Seven persons died …
Cold wave conditions claimed seven lives in North India even as thick fog disrupted normal life in the region. In capital Delhi, the maximum temperature was recorded at 16.2 degrees celsius, five less than normal, while the minimum was 7 degrees celsius, one less than the usual. Seven persons died …
Modern healthcare system has negligible accessibility in the interior, remote and harsh areas of the northwestern Himalayas. People residing in these areas still depend upon traditional healthcare system.
The Centre has decided not to grant forest clearance (stage-I) to any project without examining the documentary evidence related to settlement of rights of affected families. The Forest Advisory Committee of Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has made compliance to the provisions of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, …
The tribal areas of Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur and other higher reaches in Himachal Pradesh received another spell of moderate snow while rain lashed other areas. Keylong and Kalpa in tribal districts of Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur recorded 25 cm and 18.7 cm of snow while Rohtang Pass, Mari, …
MANALI: Fresh snow has blocked highways and snapped power in many areas of Kullu, Mandi and Lahaul & Spiti districts. Commuters and tourists are being forced to wade through blankets of snow, though snowplows have been in operation for long. There seems to be no end to the snow blizzard …
This document contains the presentation by Bhaskar Padigala et al, Center For Environmental Planning & Technology, Ahmedabad, on “Social Capital and Local Institutions- A Perspective to Assess Communities Adaptation Potential to Climate Change” during Second National Research Conference on Climate Change, organized by the Centre for Science and Environment, IIT …
Growers look for new markets in North-East Shimla: Seed potato growers in the tribal Lahaul valley are looking for new markets in the North-East in the wake of a bumper crop in the state. The total production of seed potato has shot up from last year’s 1.50 lakh bags (80 …
Total fertility rate dips in state, most urban families not going for children Himachal Pradesh’s early exuberance over 12.81 per cent decline in the population growth rate, especially in the urban towns like Shimla reflected in the 2011 census data is, turning out to be a warning signal for the …
In a major boost for the green warriors, an arm of the United Nations has granted registration to a project launched by the state government to facilitate farmers in 177 gram Panchayats to earn carbon credits by raising forest on their land. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change …
The pre-implementation agreements (PIAs) signed by the government with independent power producers (IPPs) for execution of 15 hydroelectric projects, awarded recently through global bidding, indicate that generation will commence at the earliest only by 2021, provided all goes well. All successful bidders who were awarded projects with an aggregate capacity …
Working 24x7 in extreme conditions deep below the Rohtang Pass (13,051 feet), engineers and personnel of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) have reached the first milestone less than a year after they set out to build an all-weather road link to the Lahaul-Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh and strategic areas …
The sudden drop in temperature after scattered rains and thundershowers has brought fresh worries for the apple growers, who were expecting a good apple season after apple plants got sufficient chilling hours in winter. Frequent changes in the weather conditions