The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) on January 31, 2024, issued a notification regarding the declaration of the Union Territory of Ladakh as an Air Pollution Control Area. The following has been stated: In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 and Sub-section (1) of section …
Leh, Dec 22 : The Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Leh Rigzin Spalbar today convened a meeting of Council to discuss various important issues concerning further promotion of tourism industry. Addressing the meeting, the Chief Executive Councilor, said that this year a record number of tourists visited Leh and if we …
After brief respite from the intense cold, mercury in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir plunged below the freezing point once again as the summer Capital Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season. The minimum temperature recorded in Srinagar on Monday morning was minus 3.2 degrees Celsius — two …
Permanent restoration works to be covered under SPA/STF JAMMU: Planning Commission of India today cleared flood protection projects and two major schemes of Leh Master Plan, funding for which would start from the beginning of the next financial year. However, the permanent restoration works would be covered under the Special …
SRINAGAR: Around 50 timber smugglers on whom the State Government has slapped Public Safety Act (PSA) are absconding despite man hunt launched by the Jammu and Kashmir Police while around 40 timber smugglers were arrested during past two years. The Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad while …
High-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, including the famous ski resort of Gulmarg, on Friday experienced the season's first heavy snowfall leading to the temporary closure of 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway, officials said. Strategic highway According to a spokesman of the Traffic Department, traffic on the strategic highway, the only …
BEYOND USUAL SUSPECTS A case for neglected species in wildlife research and conservation For most of us wildlife is represented by large mammals like elephant, rhino, lion and tiger, may be birds like hornbill, raptors, peafowl and waterfowl and awe inspiring reptiles like marine turtles, crocodiles, python and king cobra. …
Three hundred and eighty three people have lost their lives across the state due to floods since 2009 till date. The major loss of life has taken place in Ladakh region followed by Jammu and the Kashmir. In Ladakh 259 people have died due to floods, 257 people from Leh …
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecol¬ogy, Mian Altaf, today informed the Legislative Council that the geographical area of the Jammu and Kashmir State is 1,01,387km sq while the forest cover in the State is 16,309 square km (exclud¬ing forest cover outside line of control). He was replying …
LEH: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday reiterated the necessity of preserving State's unique bio-environment and natural beauty. He said while promoting tourism and opening new areas for tourist interests this aspect should receive focused attention. Laying stress on balanced growth of tourism for enhancing economic activities and creating job …
SRINAGAR: Governor, N. N. Vohra, has pointed to the need for appropriate sensitivity to environmental concerns by the State Tourism Department Travel Trade and all other stakeholders, while evolving a National Tourism Policy. He said there is also need for generating greater awareness among the tourists and the people at …
The case study analyzes the lessons learnt from ground realities on implementation of solar energy systems in rural India. This is an excellent case of making policy-practice connect viable. Off Grid Energy Solutions are viable in remote corners of country with community ownership harvesting the benefits to the maximum extent. …
Leh: Rigzin Angmo, a middle-aged nurse at a government hospital, is all smiles as she shows you her new house that was built this June. She got a compensation of Rs 2.3 lakh from the government after her house was washed away in the floods, exactly a year ago, and …
Leh has become the first district in the state to have its own five-year perspective plan 2011-16 for all 93 panchayat halqas of the district and Leh town for the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as per the wishes and needs of people. The formulation …
Jammu has already been reeling under power shortage making the summer and its heat more oppressive. Additionally, with the onset of summer, Jammu region is facing acute water shortage, as various drinking water supply schemes of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department have either failed miserably or are incomplete to …
Even though products made of pashmina wool command envious prices the world over, its trade in the Valley has worn thin over the years largely due to government neglect and militancy. At 50 tonnes, India
SRINAGAR Amid fresh rain and snowfall, the unusual cold spell for April continued to shiver people in Kashmir valley today with day temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of the State, plunging to nearly seven degree centigrade below the normal. While as the incessant rain and snow drenched the entire …
Panic gripped Jammu and Kashmir today as two moderate-intensity earthquakes rocked the state within a span of around three hours, forcing the people to rush out of their houses in the open. However, no casualty was reported from anywhere. While the first tremor was felt at around 9 a.m., the …
Leh, Even after eight months of the devastating cloudburst causing a huge damage to life and property in the Ladakh region, Leh district is yet to receive any major financial support from the Union government. Many important projects, including the irrigation canal, were incomplete due to lack of funds. The …
So far 81 people have died in the State due to the cold Snowbound:A locality at the Sangla Valley in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. New Delhi: Thirteen more people perished in Uttar Pradesh as the intense cold wave sweeping north India maintained its grip over the region, …
