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 …
With a vast green cover and 100-km gravity line proving to be a major impediment in the execution of the Pabbar water supply scheme, the government has decided to meet the water requirement of the capital from the Kol Dam in Bilaspur district. The scheme from the Kol Dam, for …
Fresh stocks of Himachal apples are set to hit the markets next month, but they may spoil the taste of many buyers as more than half of the fruit crops, including cherries, peaches and green almonds, have already been damaged by unfavourable weather conditions. The worst disappointment to apple growers …
Rain kept the mercury below normal levels on Thursday in most parts of North India and triggered landslides in Himachal Pradesh, disrupting traffic on highways and link roads in the hill State. The maximum temperatures stayed below normal at most places in Punjab and Haryana after rain lashed the two …
Shimla: The Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development Project will be extended to 102 more panchayats with the World Bank (WB) agreeing in principle to provide $45 million to cover the areas left out at the micro-watershed level and consolidation of the first phase to improve sustainability. The proposal for the extension of …
Under the project, besides targetting 24-hour water supply in town, municipal corporation will entrust the job of revenue collections to private promoters The city
The government today dispatched teams of the Horticulture Department to assess the widespread damage caused by the intense fury of the hailstorm over the past two days in the entire apple belt of Shimla and parts of Kinnaur with the estimated damage to the apple crop already touching Rs 248 …
The government today gave nod for enhancement in capacity to 23 small hydroelectric projects and allowed IPPs (independent power producers) to dispose of their power in any manner after allowing royalty in the shape of free power to the state. The decisions were taken at a meeting of the state …
HC gives another chance to state govt Pollution board told to file list of offending units The court cannot be a silent spectator to a situation where a whole new industrial township is set up without giving the proper infrastructure of common effluent treatment plant (CETP), municipal solid waste plant …
As many as 126 different species of birds were spotted during the first-ever Bird Race organised to ascertain the status of the avian diversity in Shimla and surrounding areas yesterday. The one-day survey was carried out by eight teams of bird watchers, researchers and wildlife officials covering different segments of …
The Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, which had failed to do a bird count for six decades in the hill State, now claims to have done a 12-hour bird count with the help of an NGO. Shimla-based NGO
Ornithologists, researchers and nature lovers from the northern region assembled here today to undertake the first-ever bird species count since Independence. The exercise was part of the Shimla Bird Race organised by the Himachal Birds, an NGO founded by serving IPS officer and bird lover Somesh Goyal. Divided into eight …
The Opposition Congress in Himachal today accused the government of playing with health of the citizens by supplying contaminated drinking water in several parts of Shimla and sought immediate steps before locals fall victim to serious water-borne diseases like cholera. Leader of Opposition Vidya Stokes, who raised the issue through …
Climate changes has started drying-up of water sources in Himachal Pradesh, especially in districts that are faced with water crisis. Faced with the problem of several small and medium drinking water schemes going defunct due to drying up of sources, the state government has decided to change its strategy. State …
