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 …
Commercial endeavours being allowed in forests: Cong The government came under fire in the Vidhan Sabha for allowing commercial endeavours in forests in the name of eco-tourism to benefit favoured private parties in blatant violation of the Forest Conservation Act (FCA). Pradesh Congress Committee chief Kaul Singh while raising a …
The Rs 85-crore Apple Rejuvenation Project is being seen as a great opportunity to promote organic orchards in the hill state. While a large number of farmers are switching over to organic farming, only a few progressive fruit growers have shown interest in it. However, a leading orchardist Gopal Mehta, …
The prosperous apple belts of the state, Jubbal-Kotkhai and Kotgarh in Shimla district, are set to get a major boost in controlled-atmospheric storage of apples, with the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) sanctioning Rs 11.5 crore for the project. APEDA is a body under the Ministry …
The Satluj Jal Vitaran Nigam (SJVN) Limited is set to generate 6,900 million units of power during the financial year 2011-12, which is beyond all the targets set and achieved in the past. The SJVNL has signed an MoU with the Government of India for generation of 6,900 MU power …
MAHLE, manufacturers and exporters of automotive filters, is all set to launch its newly commissioned unit-II of the Parwanoo plant in Himachal Pradesh on Friday. The company, which is a collaboration of a German company with Anand Automotive group, promises to generate employment for 150 people and have a turnover …
Shimla, 20 March: A forum comprising bird watchers is working to save house sparrows and other small birds from extinction in this Himachal Pradesh capital. "On World Sparrow Day (Sunday), we have launched a campaign to create awareness about the sharp decline in the number of sparrows and other small …
As part of the programme n The forum intends to put up 40 bird boxes in parks and open spaces in Shimla n Awareness campaign for schoolchildren n Schoolchildren will be taught to make bird feeders out of plastic bottles n It will also include formation of eco-clubs, encouraging nature …
Cong for ban on land sale to outsiders Accusing the BJP regime of encouraging realtors in the state at the cost of the interests of Himachalis, the Congress today demanded a complete ban on the sale of land to outsiders and sought details about two housing projects in Shimla and …
The Congress has raised questions over the construction of housing projects by private builders DLF and Optima in forest areas of Shimla and Solan districts. Speaking during the budget debate on Thursday, Una MLA Mukesh Agnihotri accused DLF of operating in a benami mode for a housing project under the …
Want cash, wait for sometime Apple growers whose produce was procured under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) will have to accept bulk of the payment in kind, mostly in the shape of farm inputs, because of cash crunch being faced by government procurement agencies. The record crop of 8.92 lakh …
In what is likely to revolutionise seed potato production in India, the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla, has developed a technique based on Aeroponics to produce seed potatoes without exposing them to soil. The institute first designed a prototype and tested it on three varieties of potato seeds, namely …
With intermittent spells of rain and snowfall continuing for the last three days in Himachal Pradesh, there is no let-up in the prevailing cold conditions. While the pace of life in the higher reaches of Kullu, Shimla, Chamba, Kangra, Mandi and Kinnaur has been disrupted, the gripping cold has also …
Forest fires are calamity that causes damage to the forest economy which is considerably greater than all damages caused by the harmful insects and diseases. The study area is prone to fire because of the presence of dominant species of pines which are highly susceptible to fires due to the …
The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh continued to receive snowfall on the second consecutive day today, leading to disruption of road traffic and life in many parts of the state. In Shimla district, after snowfall at Kharapatthar and Narkanda peaks, the Shimla-Rohru Road and the old Hindustan-Tibet Road leading to …
The long winter season in the upper reaches of Himachal has raised hope of a quality apple crop in the upcoming season. This is good news for apple growers, as last year, despite a bumper crop, the growers had to pick small fruit due to early flowering in the month …
Shimla: Thwarting the march of the invasive alien species, which pose a major threat to the indigenous flora, will be the main focus of the state Forest Department during the International Year of Forests. Weeds like lantana, ageratum, parthenium (Congress grass) and eupatorium have over the years usurped several lakh …
The widening of the Kumarhatti-Nahan state highway under the World Bank will entail a huge environmental cost as 11,606 trees are being felled to widen the carriageway. Under the project, the existing single lane of 72.73 km is being widened and strengthened at a cost of Rs 142.22 crore. Forest …
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 …
