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 …
STATE-RUN NMDC has received the nod from the environment ministry for its `274 crore limestone project in Himachal Pradesh provided it fulfills certain conditions, including necessary forest clearances under the Forest Act. Both NMDC and steel major SAIL had inked a pact in 2009 to jointly develop the project to …
With chlorinated water being identified as a key reason of residue problem, scientists have suggested the use of chlorine-free water for spraying in mushroom cultivation. This was one of the key recommendations which emerged during a two-day national seminar on
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked the Kol Dam project authorities to reduce the height of the dam to help avoid submergence of a large part of the forest area under the Majathal wildlife sanctuary in Solan district. The ministry has withheld the clearance to the project …
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 …
Following The Indian Express report, building of Pinjore road put on hold, debris disposal gets priority The Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (HPPCB) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to immediately stop work on the Pinjore-Shimla highway. In a two-part report published on August 25-26, The Indian …
VILLAGES on the border of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab are protesting an under-construction thermal power plant in Solan district. The villagers had rejected the project promoted by Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) at two public hearings held in June 2007 and in September 2009. But the Union Ministry of Environment and …
The villagers had rejected the project promoted by Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) at two public hearings held in June 2007 and in September 2009. But the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) cleared the project in Tikri village in Himachal in February. http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/780
Solan: With little check on the distribution of water, residents of Garkhal and its surrounding areas near Kasauli have been made to go without water for days together. Though the long dry spell had reduced the water level in the natural sources reducing its availability to almost once a week, …
Solan: The manner in which liquor distilleries located in various parts of the state have been polluting the environment habitually proves their lack of concern for the environment and the local community. In the latest case involving Sabbacheus Distillery located at Jhiriwala village near Nalagarh, the board acted after a …
The Tourism department has bailed out nearly 60 entrepreneurs, who had obtained Essentiality Certificates (ECs) to set-up tourism projects but did not do so despite obtaining land clearances in 1998-99. Last year, the department had opened at least 80 cases
With water sources drying up fast due to deforestation and excessive construction on the hills, environmentalists have raised the pitch for scrapping the Himachal Pradesh Apartment Regulation Act which has opened floodgates for colonisers. Vast stretches of once lush green hills have been transformed into veritable concrete jungles with clusters …
Third consecutive season of crop loss for farmers; agriculture dept prepares relief plan Yet another season of dejection stares at the farmers here as they prepare to harvest the Rabi crop, which has been badly hit by drought. According to estimates of the agriculture department, the production is likely to …
Of the 151 fire incidents reported in last one week, at least 95% were forest fires With the temperatures remaining nearly 10-12 degrees Celsius above normal, amid the extreme dry weather conditions, forest fires are spreading fast across the state. Nearly 150 fire incidents across six districts of the state …
The Pollution Control Board has unearthed 37 cases of bogus units which tried to evade authorities to get consent to operate after furnishing erroneous affidavits giving false declarations in various industrial areas of the state. The attempt to cheat the authorities came to light when officials of the board paid …
Solan: With the Ministry of Commerce according its principle approval to Rs 60 crore Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) for the industrial hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN) at a meeting in Delhi today, the pollution woes of the area would be eased. Officials of the BBN Industrial Development Authority, who held …
Hundreds of villagers today took out a protest march against JP Associates at Nalagarh, opposing the 30 MW captive thermal plant, extension of 2mtpa cement grinding unit and 3x10-98 MW DG set at Bagheri. A memorandum was handed over to the SDM to be forwarded to the Chief Minister by …
IVRCL bags Rs 1,550 cr road project from NHAI'India needs an efficient regulator for nanotechno...IL&FS; hikes stake in Maytas Infra to 37.01%L&T; says current order-book at Rs 75,000-cr Chandigarh: Jaypee Himachal Cement Grinding & Blending Plant, a unit of Jaiprakash Associates Limited has been commissioned at Bagheri near Solan in …
All mega cement plants, except one, coming up in the state have fallen well behind schedule due to problems in acquisition of land, opposition from local people and failure of the promoters obtain various mandatory clearances. The only exception is the cement plant being set up at Bagha in Solan …
