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: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 70.24 crore as loan to the state government under its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for the construction of various projects. A spokesperson for the bank said in all there were 27 projects, including 17 road, two …
Shimla: The state Cabinet today approved a proposal for amending the hydropower development policy to allow independent power producers (IPPs) to transfer the ownership of projects six months after commissioning. It also gave its nod to a scheme for providing netbooks to 4,000 meritorious students of Class XI free of …
People in Shimla now have the option of disposing of their dead in a more environment -friendly and cheaper way by using LPG, instead of piles of wood, at a crematorium here. The Rotary club has imported the machinery from the United States. The plant has been set up here …
Joint panel to inspect Karcham Wangtu project. A joint committee comprising representatives of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the state government will inspect the 1,000 MW Karcham Wangtu project of the Jaypee Group to ascertain the deviation from the originally approved project. The panel …
High Court gives nod to project with a rider Shimla: The controversial Himalayan Ski Village may finally take off with the High Court giving its nod to the project albeit with a rider that the company will have to obtain environment clearance from the authorities concerned within a period of …
SHIMLA: Unusually hot and dry conditions this summer have turned the green hills of Himachal Pradesh into a tinderbox - literally. Forest wealth estimated at well over Rs.2 crore (over $400,000) spread over 20,000 hectares has been destroyed in forest fires in just two months this year. A forest department …
Shimla: Forest fires in Himachal Pradesh have destroyed more than 20,000 acres of forest land and caused a loss of more than Rs 2.6 cr of green property in three weeks. The fires, which first started in the Hamirpur circle, were later also reported in the forests of Shimla, Nahan …
Shimla: Devastating forest fires have become a normal phenomenon during summers due to the changing climate, thanks to the failure of the government to implement the measures recommended by the Khosla Committee to prevent blazes which are no longer confined to pine forests and even engulfing oak and deodar forests. …
Shimla: The high court has laid down guidelines for establishment of stone-crushing units to maintain ecological balance in the state. It directed the state government and the Pollution Control Board to take into account pollution that such a unit was likely to cause in nearby water sources, besides flora and …
Shimla: The cash-strapped Shimla Municipal Corporation (MC) will have to wait for some more time before it starts getting revenue from the green tax which was to be imposed on all outside vehicles entering Shimla as clearance from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is still awaited. Finding it …
Shimla: The political storm raised by the high court verdict quashing the environmental clearance to the 25 MW thermal plant of Jaypee Associates Limited (JAL) is set to intensify further with Chief Minister PK Dhumal blaming the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for allowing a truncated project. Adding …
Shimla: The 775-MW Luhri Hydroelectric Project has run into rough weather with the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests for river valley projects expressing concern over its environmental fallout in view of the extremely long head race tunnel (HRT) and reservoir, which will affect …
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Monday instituted a committee under the chairmanship of chief secretary to consider proposed amendments in the Town and Country Planning Act for regularisation of constructions. However, it postponed the decision on relaxing ban in the green area for new constructions on ‘sandwiched’ vacant plots. Stating this …
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has moved a step closer to signing an agreement with the World Bank (WB) to avail a Rs 1,000 crore Development Policy Loan (DPL). The loan is a first of its kind foreign assistance for environmentally sound and carbon-smart growth in key economic sectors including tourism and …
In A significant move ahead of the upcoming Shimla Municipal Corporation elections, the government on Wednesday cleared the decks for relaxing the ban on new constructions in the town’s green belt. However, the relaxations will only be limited to those who were denied the “right to property” for constructions after …
Shimla: The State Infrastructure Development Board has invited bids for undertaking pre-feasibility study of the proposed aerial transportation system, aimed at facilitating the to and fro movement of apple, vegetable and other goods in the upper parts of Shimla district to save time, money and keep the roads free from …
Growers question efficacy of anti-hail guns. Shimla: The boom of the anti-hail guns has triggered off political reverberations in the apple belt as the very first spell of hailstorm caused extensive damage to the crop in the Jubbal-Kotkhai area, with the Opposition Congress again questioning the efficacy of the technology. …
State capital and a popular tourist spot, Shimla has got the first modern two-lane traffic tunnel to be known as Auckland Tunnel. Built at a cost of Rs 10 crore, the tunnel was inaugurated by Chief Minister P K Dhumal on Monday morning. The 75-metre tunnel will reduce the distance …
Shimla: With no takers for the collection of the green tax in the first attempt, the local municipal corporation (MC) will invite fresh bids. The MC intends to impose the green tax on all vehicles entering the “Queen of Hills”. Surprisingly not even a single company sent in its bid …
More than 2,000 new cases of cancer have been reported in Himachal Pradesh in the past one year, Health Minister Rajeev Bindal said here Thursday. "As many as 2,471 new cases were reported in two medical colleges (Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Shimla and Rajendra Prasad Government Medical …
