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 …
Minister Krishna Tirath stresses the need for proper implementation of women and child development schemes The lowest-ever child sex ratio of 914 overshadowed an increase in the overall sex ratio, which is now 940
Companies to lose earnest money Unlike past, it will not be easy for independent power producers (IPPs) to surrender projects after allotment as the government has finally incorporated a provision for forfeiting the earnest money in such an eventuality. The provision will be enforced for the 18 hydroelectric projects with …
Keeping in mind the cloudburst tragedy of Leh in 2010, experts from various fields studying changes in Himachal in relation to climate change have voiced common concerns about high-altitude areas of the state that have already thrown up alarming signals
Shimla: The Cabinet today decided to give the 420 MW Reoli Dugli hydro power project, allotted earlier to Moser Baer Projects Ltd in Lahaul-Spiti, to Larsen and Toubro.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister PK Dhumal here today. The Cabinet decided to allot …
Shimla: Major players in the power sector are in the race for 18 hydroelectric projects with the aggregate generation capacity of 1385.5 MW for which global bids have been invited by the government. Companies eyeing stakes in the booming hydropower sector in the state include like Reliance Power, Essar Energy, …
Mandi: The high-profile Raid-de-Himalayas motor sport rally that reached today at Keylong in snowbound Lahaul-Spiti raised the ire of environmentalists, farmers and tribal writers. They said an ear-blowing convoy of over 140 vehicles had created havoc. Highlighting the impact of the motor rally in the peaceful sylvan valleys of Himalayas, …
Dharamsala: The state government will extend all help to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for setting up High-Altitude Biology Centre in the Lahaul valley. The centre will help farmers who opt for cultivation of lilium as cash crop keeping in view the suitability of the farm soil …
Hem Lata Verma The exceptionally high rainfall recorded across the cold desert of Lahaul and Spiti district from April to July this year has surprised as well as shocked everyone. The district administration is busy compiling data from villages of the large tracts of agricultural land that have been washed …
Desertification is one of the most serious problems facing the world today. Large tracts of the dry areas that cover more than one third of the earth?s crust are being degraded or are in the process of degradation, posing serious threats to environment. These areas also include the most severe …
Ashwani Sharma , SOLANG NULLAH UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday laid the foundation stone for the long awaited Rohtang Tunnel project and reiterated the present regime
In the peak of June as tourists make a beeline for the interior villages of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts of Himachal Pradesh, locals have no time to chat with them or pose for pictures.
Shimla: The spotting of two snow leopards by wildlife staff near Chichim in Kibber area of Lahaul-Spiti area a few days back has raised the hopes of an increase in the number of the highly endangered animal for which a special conservation programme is being launched. It was on March …
Shimla: Though summer is yet to set in officially, Shimla has recorded a sharp rise in maximum temperature, which shot eight to 10 degrees above normal. On Saturday, the hill station recorded an all-time high of 25.7 degree celsius this time of the year. It has triggered concern among environmentalists, …
Melting Is Normal, No Threat Of Rivers Drying Up, Say Glaciologists Anand Bodh | TNN Chandigarh: Glaciers are here to stay in the Himalayas. Studies conducted by glaciologists across the Himalayan region in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have shown that global warming has little to do with …
Passive solar heating of houses is a clean technology which was made mandatory in the government/semi-government sector in 1994 in the Western Himalaya state of Himachal Pradesh. HP is the first state in India to take such a policy decision for promoting energy efficiency in buildings. A Solar House Action …
Significant studies on climate change and generation of data on high-altitude eco-systems can now be possible with the setting up of a high-altitude research centre at Ribling in Lahaul-Spiti by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The centre will be of international importance considering the growing thrust on …
