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 …
Though there have been signs of some improvement in the female sex ratio in Himachal Pradesh, state’s health is exploring possibilities of introducing an innovative scheme called ‘mother tracking’. Gujarat has successfully adopted this model for women and child health care. The scheme, which is expected to be functional next …
Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday urged the Centre to declare five existing road stretches in the state as National Highways to help strengthen the network in rural areas, which are emerging as new hubs for growing cash crops and fruits. State’s Public Works Minister Gulab Singh Thakur called on Union …
The Himachal Pradesh government today decided to cut VAT on Diesel from 14 per cent to 9.70 per cent and bring down VAT on kerosene to zero with a view to providing relief to consumers from the recent price hike on petroleum products. Officials in the state government said diesel …
With a total headcount of 68,56,509, the latest Census reveals an appreciable decline in the decadal growth rate and a marked improvement in the key indicators like literacy and female sex ratio in the hill state. The decadal (2001-2011) growth rate came down to 12.81 from 17.54 (1991-2001), which was …
The Health and Family Welfare Department of the state government has said that the deaths of infants in Kullu and Hamirpur districts did not occur due to administration of DPT vaccine. Director Health Services Dr. Vinod Pathak, however, said, as a precautionary measure, the batch of vaccines of DPT numbered …
After two children reportedly died in Hamirpur and Kullu districts on receiving DPT vaccine injections, the state health department has sealed the batch of the vaccine and sent it for examination to Central Research Institute, Kasauli. Director Health Services Dr Vinod Pathak said batch number 14037B09 of the vaccine has …
The Himachal government on Sunday announced to enact a law to punish those who leave their animals on the road. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said the crime would be defined as a cognizable offence as per the new law that is under active consideration. He said the law would …
Out of the total geographical area of India about 53% suffers from different kinds of land degradation, and Uttar Pradesh accounts for 9.06%. About 4.0 m ha (11.03%) area of the country is suffering from ravine problem. U.P. shares 1.230 m ha (31%) ravine land of the country spread over …
Chandigarh: The Himachal Pradesh government has come out with an Rs 4,668-crore integrated watershed management perspective (IWMP) plan for treatment of 31,12,472 hectare in the state. Highly placed official sources told FE that
Lucknow: The forest department has come up with plantation targets for the year 2010-11. The department will plant saplings covering over an area of 55,000 hectares in the coming year. The plantation exercise will begin this month with the advent of monsoon. The total plantation target of planting saplings over …
Hamirpur: The work on Dhola-Sidh, the first hydel project of Hamirpur district, being built on the Beas near Nadaun by the Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), would begin by March next year. The clearance for term of reference (TOR) for the project, which has now been upgraded from the proposed …
Water scarce villages of Hamirpur district have set an example by reviving the traditional water sources to meet their requirements this summer. This initiative of self-dependence by 229 gram panchayats has been turned into a success story under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Scheme (MGNREGA), that too in …
The mandatory registration of cattle will go long way in proper implementation and monitoring of various schemes to boost the animal husbandry sector. The scheme for registration of cattle is being implemented in six districts and so far 11.2 lakh heads of cattle have been registered under the scheme in …
Renovation of 500 bawlis and wells in Hamirpur district will be completed by month-end Hamirpur: The district administration has taken an initiative to renovate all traditional waters sources in the district and handover the maintenance job to local panchayats with the help of other government agencies. The basic objective of …
Another death from the swine flu in the district has created panic among villagers as patients have been reporting with symptoms of the disease. Phoola Devi (35), wife of Deep Kumar and resident of Ropari village (Bhareri) under Bhoranj subdivision, died last night at the regional hospital. She was admitted …
