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 …
Shimla: Taking a lenient view on allowing construction in green areas, the government is likely to allow raising of double-storied structures in the 17 designated greenbelts in the state capital. It will be a complete deviation from the policy of saving every inch of the precious dwindling greenery. The final …
SHIMLA: A large number of tourists who had made a beeline for Shimla and other hill resorts in Himachal Pradesh to escape from the torrid heat of the plains are now beginning to leave because of a severe shortage of water. Many other tourists from Delhi, Punjab and Haryana have …
With the interested companies seeking certain modification in the conditions for the execution of proposed aerial ropeways in the state, these projects are not likely to take off before next year. These projects of the Tourism Department have already suffered delay due to the coming into force of the election …
Shimla: The Rs 64-crore Giri Lift Water Supply Scheme has come under a scanner even before it could achieve its full capacity to supply 20 million litres of water per day to the state capital. The government suspects a big scam in the implementation of the project commissioned last year …
Despite there being a low prevalence of the disease in the state, Himachal has adopted a very vigorous approach to check HIV/AIDS epidemic while ensuring that there is no discrimination of infected persons in the mainstream medical services. This was the observation of the six-member World Bank team along with …
Famous for its delicious apples, Himachal Pradesh itself is now flooded with imported varieties of the fruit. Chinese and Australian apples, known for their natural sweetness, colour and succulence, are selling well in the state, often referred to as India
The weather god has obliged the forest department with a timely spell of rain to help douse numerous forest fires raging in the hill state. Widespread light to moderate rain over the past 24 hours has quelled almost all major fires and also cleared the cloud of smoke and dust …
The Himachal Pradesh Government is contemplating to empower "Men in Uniform" and other in-line departmental officers to compound the offences under Control of Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003. The Government was determined to rid the State of the "tobacco epidemic" and make the State smoke-free, Chief Secretary Asha Swaroop said …
Shimla: Chief Secretary Asha Swaroop said efforts should be made to reduce the quantity of waste generated, besides ensuring its disposal in a scientific manner to protect the fragile hill ecology. She was speaking at the training workshop on
Shimla: The plan to transfer various water supply schemes to panchayti raj institutions (PRIs) in a phased manner has not made much headway. Only the partial control of about 1,200 out of the total over 7,900 schemes has been handed over to panchayati raj bodies so far. In such cases, …
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh today cleared a proposal to start a pilot project adopting at least 11 road projects in the state, where waste plastic bags will be used in the construction of roads. The state
While the forest department had published new maps of sanctuaries in the state, the proposal for rationalisation of these protected wildlife areas has not been cleared by the Centre so far. The final clearance will be subject to the report of the team visiting the state from April 16. The …
Shimla: Alarmed over the depletion of water sources due to declining snow and rain, the government has decided to focus on water conservation projects under the national rural employment guarantee (NREGA) scheme, particularly in the water stressed areas of the state. Discharge in the surface water sources has been dwindling …
Shimla: The meteorological department will be able to make medium and long-term weather forecast with greater precision with the establishment of an automatic radiation station at its observatory here today. The data will be received through satellite at the earth receiving station with six months backup storage facility. The instruments …
The influential people who had, over the years, managed to get public taps installed at government expense for their personal use are being finally made to pay the water charges. The policy of the government to convert public taps installed on private premises into regular private water connections has worked. …
Shimla: Groundwater resources in some highly stressed areas are being overexploited even after the enactment of the Himachal Pradesh Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act because of the failure of the government to notify such areas. Last year, a study was conducted to ascertain the existing status …
