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 …
A day after the first significant snowfall of the year, the city woke up to temperature below freezing point, frozen water pipes, slippery roads and stranded vehicles. The minimum temperature in Shimla at 5.30 am on Sunday was minus 3.3 degrees Celsius. Even with bright sunshine in the later part …
Blocked roads and sub-zero temperatures in Himachal affect normal life Winter chill returned on Sunday in most of the northern States as the cold wave pushed mercury to record lows in Shimla and Pahalgam and claimed two more lives in Uttar Pradesh. Two more persons died -one each from Hardoi …
For the first time in 15 years, Shimla is set to turn white ahead of the New Year celebrations, even as adjoining Kufri and Narkanda are already covered under a thick blanket of snow. In Shimla, the first light spell of snow started around 6 pm on Thursday, after moderate …
Shimla: Decks have been cleared for the execution of the Kishau Dam project, which has been hanging fire for the past over four decades, as a joint venture by Uttrakhand and Himachal. The nod from the Centre to two states implementing the joint venture, already declared a national project, was …
Shimla: The bio-carbon project, which had run into rough weather following suspension of licence of the independent validator, TUEV SUED Industrie Service (TUV SUD), by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has cleared all hurdles paving the way for registration under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). With …
In a bid to make the state a global tourist attraction, Himachal Pradesh government has said it will set up its first international airport near Shimla, with about Rs 1,000 crore investment, under PPP mode. The state government has initiated a slew of steps to promote tourism to increase its …
Extensive damage caused to roads during the recent monsoon has drawn attention of the government to its inadequate maintenance. It has now decided to use NREGA ( National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) for proper upkeep and timely repairs of the fast-expanding road network. Every year about 1,500 km of new …
Farmers in the high-altitude orchards are a shattered lot as more than 40 per cent of the fruit has dropped in the apple belt in the last leg of the season. This correspondent found it difficult to walk in the apple orchards as it was almost littered with rotting or …
Shimla: State-owned power generating companies have joined hands under the banner of National Forum of Power Generation Utilities (NFPGU) to cooperate in the filed of research and development, share technical and evolve a common approach to deal with issues related to environment and rehabilitation. The forum will also explore the …
It can sound like a dream but the local Municipal Corporation (MC) plans to provide round-the-clock water supply in four wards of the city on an experiment basis. If it succeeds, it will be implemented in all 25 wards. The
Chandigarh: The Himachal Pradesh government has come out with an Rs 4,668-crore integrated watershed management perspective (IWMP) plan for treatment of 31,12,472 hectare in the state. Highly placed official sources told FE that
Two labourers lost their lives and three people were injured at Kanlog in Shimla due to heavy rains on Sunday morning. A temporary hutment made of tin sheets collapsed in an under-construction building resulting in the death of two people. In another incident, 20 persons living in Ruldu Bhatta locality …
Delhi is perpetually in the grip of a water crisis with the shortage plummeting to 150 million litres a day. In Mumbai water scarcity is reported to be a cause of social discord and stress. A drinking water crisis is lurking in Godawari district of Karnataka as also in Bundelkhand. …
As the count of patients affected with diarrhoea touched 133 in Shimla on Friday, the state government issued an advisory across the state against consumption of drinking water from natural sources and checking open defecation, especially around water sources. The main reason for diarrhoea outbreak in Dhingu Baodi locality of …
Shimla: Determined to impose green tax on vehicles bearing registration numbers of other states, Shimla Municipal Corporation has decided to again approach the BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh government to seek its approval so that it could raise much-needed funds. Commissioner A N Sharma told TOI despite the state government recently turning …
Forests of the hill state will now have a strict and more intense monitoring system to check illegal felling of trees. Instead of a single guard monitoring the forests, there will be a group patrol system in place. The decision comes in the wake of the mass illegal felling of …
