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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …

IIT Mandi team decodes 'dark proteins' of Chikungunya virus

Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have identified the 'dark' regions in the proteins of Chikungunya virus, an advance that could help design improved drugs to treat the disease. The dark proteome is defined as proteins with structures that can not be determined by conventional methods, such as …

Food Safety Act: Rs1.75 lakh fine on Mandi hotel

The Court of ADM-cum-Adjudicating Officer has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.75 lakh on a hotel under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006. A case was registered under Sections 56 and 58 of the FSS Act against the owner and the manager of Hotel Partap Palace here on …

Show-cause notices issued for violating NGT orders

A five-member Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Shimla, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, in its orders on January 2, 2014, had issued show-cause notices to the Secretary, Municipal Council, Kullu and Manali, along with Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Bhuntar as to why proceedings for violating its orders should …

IIT profs call cell tower rules safe, doctors advise caution

Mumbai: Twenty-five professors and researchers mainly from the IITs working in the field of telecommunications have written an open letter to the Centre, stating that the country’s cellphone tower radiation norms are among the safest in the world and there is no reason to change them. But doctors and social …

Mandi to get Rs 100-cr water scheme soon: Minister

Rural Development and Animal Husbandry Minister and Mandi Sadar Legislator Anil Sharma today said water would be lifted from the Uhal river to provide portable water the 24X7 to residents of this temple town after the Rs 100-crore gravity scheme was sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Urban Development. Speaking …

Green Tribunal seeks reply from officials in 3 weeks

The Circuit Bench of the National Green Tribunal, Shimla, has directed the Municipal Council, Mandi, and Deputy Commissioners of Kullu and Mandi and the Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board to file a reply within three weeks on the collection, segregation and disposal of the non-degradable and bio-medical waste. The Bench …

Villagers protest against faulty waste management plant

Kullu, July 22: Villagers of Balh and Mahol gram panchayats recently held a protest on the National Highway against the faulty integrated waste management and treatment plant. They said it had become a health and environmental hazard, spreading stench and noxious gases in surrounding villages on the banks of the …

Scientists for sun-charged power grid system for Himalayas

Technologists have prepared a road map for building a sun-charged, smarter direct current (DC) power micro grid system that suits the power sector, mainly in the ecologically sensitive Himalayas. “This system will be secure from terrorist and virus attacks, stable, low cost and reliable for sustainable energy sector in the …

National award for Makreri, Rewalsar schools

Two government senior secondary school at Makreri (Jogindernagar) and Rewalsar have been ranked among the top

Mandi, Dsala to get satellite townships

In an attempt to decongest the crowded townships of Mandi and Dharamsala, the Himachal Pradesh Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) has decided to set up their satellite townships. These townships will have all modern civic amenities. An official spokesperson said here today that 439 bighas of government and 828 bighas of …

Farmers block traffic

Today turned to be the most inconvenient day for commuters, tourists and general passengers here when they have experienced a lot of hardship when agitating farmers from this subdivision under the banner of the Kisan Vikas Sabha (KVS) blocked traffic at three different routes paralysing the whole traffic movement for …

Inflation spiral hits small towns hard

"Price rise' is not just an urban, big city phenomenon as some sections of the political class would like to claim. Inflation is burning a hole in pockets of residents of smaller towns across the country from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh to Ernakulum in Kerala. With increasing urbanization, smaller towns …

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