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 …
The government today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for availing $ 800-million loan for the execution of four major hydroelectric projects under the Clean Energy Development Programme. This is the highest amount of loan granted for harnessing hydroelectric potential in the country so …
Vikas Sharma / Chandigarh October 20, 2008, 0:25 IST After handicrafts helped Himachal Pradesh earn fame, sericulture is now catching the fancy of small and marginal farmers in the state, who are trying to gain from it. Sericulture is not only providing subsidiary employment, but is also supplementing the income …
CLIMATE MEET:Dhumal also proposes voluntary eco cess on all vehicle users In a significant step towards environmental sustainability and making Himachal Pradesh a carbon neutral state, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today proposed setting up an environmental fund, a first-of-its-kind initiative to deal with the effects of climate change in …
SEZs: Dhumal treads cautiously Shimla, October 16 : Residents of Gagret block in Una district today demanded constitution of a committee of revenue officers to carry out demarcation of the land that would be acquired for the proposed SEZ in Gagret. The villagers of the area who fear to be …
Even as life is limping back to normalcy in the state capital, most parts of the town did not receive water supply for the fourth consecutive day today as there could be no pumping due to high silt levels. Although there has been some respite from rain, the residents continued …
The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) has invited fresh bids from leading companies manufacturing 0.85 power factor (PF) compact fluorescent bulbs under the Atal Bijli Bachat Yojana. HPSEB chairman R.K. Jain, confirming the move on CFL tenders, said the last date for submitting the tenders would be October 10 …
Striking a balance between the issue of public safety and preservation of forest cover, Himachal Pradesh High Court today allowed the state Government to fell only precariously dangerous trees in Shimla. The court also directed the government to ensure that cutting down of trees be suitably compensated by plantation of …
Shillong, September 20 Heavy landslides and uprooting of trees after incessant rain in the last 48 hours have resulted in the death of 42 people in Himachal Pradesh. Shimla district alone reported a toll of 38 deaths from the town and sub-divisions like Rohru,Theog and Chopal. One person was killed …
Shimla: "The Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the present scenario would reverse what was achieved over decades through implementation of land reforms to re-distribute over two million hectare of land to the landless." A national conference on economic and social perspectives of SEZs at Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), …
Taking the anti-dumping and garbage management campaign in Shimla to the public domain, the Government today involved Municipal Councillors and the Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation to tackle the problem at local level. In a first of its kind meeting organised by the Department of Environment, Science and Technology, senior …
Shimla, September 08 On the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of International Literacy Day, Governor Prabha Rau gave out a message to have a focused policy to educate adults under the Continuing Education Campaign. The CEC was the third phase of the Literacy Mission that was launched in the country …
After the in-principle approval of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to the Himachal Pradesh proposal on the railway line to Leh via Manali and 13,051-foot-high Rohtang Pass, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Tuesday offered to the Centre to undertake the entire land acquisition and rehabilitation process along 400-km Himachal …
Frequent changes in the power policy over the past six months has muddled the hydropower scene, particularly the mini, micro and small hydel projects, sending wrong signals to the independent power producers (IPPs). The confusion is being confounded due to seemingly conflicting policy announcements which were delaying a decision on …
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has directed the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to expedite work on the 800 MW Kol Dam project and ensure that it was commissioned by the target date. He also urged to adopt Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar, so that it could come …
The Himachal Pradesh government today cleared nine new industrial projects, bringing in additional investment of nearly Rs 1,095 crore in the state, which will mostly be concentrated in the industrial belts of Solan, Sirmaur and Una districts. The proposals were cleared at a meeting of the state-level single window clearance …
Three months after Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal mooted the Rs 80-crore energy saving Atal Bijli Bachat Yojana, envisaging free distribution of CFLs, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board is finally ready to introduce the scheme. Yesterday, HPSEB top officials finalised the tender documents to start bulk purchase of compact fluorescent …
Whereas for the construction of Sawra Kuddu Hydro Electric Project besides the Government land, some private land is also to be acquired by the H.P. Power Corporation Limited. Due to acquisition of private land for the project, some families will be affected but only one family shall become land less. …
Himachal Pradesh will have the country's first solar-grade silicon plant, based on environment friendly, state-of-the-art technology. The plant will be set-up by Indo-Norwegian Solar Company. "It will manufacture silicon ignots and wafers at 70 per cent lower cost, to meet India's emerging demand for solar cells. The price of silicon …
Shimla - Alarmed over serious environmental damage at the Kacchi Ghati green belt, the forest department today slapped a penalty of Rs 4.5 lakh on the erring Public Works Department (PWD). The PWD has also been sent written orders to stop the work at the site and take immediate steps …
Power generation resumed after eight days at the 1,500-MW Nathpa-Jhakri project this afternoon. Engineers of the Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) decided to start the project after the discharge in the Sutlej started declining after attaining the peak of 1,550 cumecs last evening. The first unit of 250 MW started …
