Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, today said the all-weather road project in Uttarakhand would not impact environment. He asserted that each and every decision linked to the project had been taken in totality considering both developmental and environment concerns and ensured that none among …
DEHRADUN: Reiterating the state government’s commitment to curb the use of plastic, Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that chief ministers of all states should focus on minimizing the usage of these deadly polymers in accordance with the theme of this year’s World Environment Day. After inaugurating a …
DEHRADUN: Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan said that he has taken “serious note of concerns regarding violations of environment norm in the construction work for the all-weather Char Dham widening project in Uttarakhand” and will speak with the state government. The minister was in Dehradun on Saturday to inaugurate a …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal On Its Own Motion Vs. State of Uttarakhand dated 12/03/2018 regarding disregard of environmental laws and pollution norms by industries located in ELDECO SIDCUL Industrial Park, Tehsil Sitarganj, District Udhan Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. NGT directs Uttarakhand PCB to conduct …
Dehradun: An Italian veterinary sciences professor at the University of Torino in Italy has said that the disease which is rendering Himalayan blue sheep blind in Gangotri National Park (GNP) and has so far eluded explanation may be keratoconjunctivitis, an infection observed in ungulates in Europe that is associated with …
The Uttarakhand government has launched a comprehensive study to understand early blooming of rhododendron also known as buransh, the state flower of Uttarakhand, and zeroed in on three sites in Nainital where the research would be conducted. The study was launched by the research wing of the Forest Training Institute, …
NAINITAL: Environmentalists and wildlife experts said they were alarmed by a new study which has reported 93 leopard deaths -- a very high number -- from across the country in just the first two months of 2018. Most of the big cats were felled by poachers for their skin and …
NEW DELHI: As many as 122 tigers died of various reasons across the country in 2016, with 32 of the fatalities occurring in Madhya Pradesh, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. The death of these big cats were attributed to factors like, disease, infighting, natural death and poaching, among other …
Nainital: After the water supply from Naini Lake was reduced to 8 million litres per day from 14 million litres, in order to make sure it’s water levels didn’t dip as dangerously as they did last year, the amount was capped at 6 million liters per day. The district administration …
SHIMLA: Green activists have started opposing the construction of dams along the Yamuna basin. They claimed that cumulative geological impacts of three huge impoundments – Tehri, Kishau and Renuka Dam in almost parallel valleys of a Himalayan region – adjacent to one another are not even being considered. Recently in …
Roorkee: Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has slapped a stiff joint penalty of almost Rs 4.8 lakh on two senior engineers of the department for “an inordinate delay in providing new service connections to consumers in their jurisdiction.” The fine will be recovered from the salaries of the engineers in …
NAINITAL: A water rationing system implemented in January to save Naini lake – the main source of water for Nainital – has left around 600 families in the lake town almost without water. Ever since the measure was implemented after a drastic dip was registered in Naini lake’s levels, the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mandakini Badh Prabhavit Samiti Vs. L & T Uttaranchal Hydropower Ltd. dated 20/02/2018 regarding environmental compensation for the flood resulting in disaster on 16-17, June 2013 from L & T Uttaranchal Hydropower Ltd. while it was establishing Singoli-Bhatwari Hydro project …
The Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh has directed the District Magistrates to prepare contingency plan to prevent forest fires in the State. He gave these orders while undertaking a review meeting at state secretariat on Tuesday. In the meeting, the CS said that the DMs should make preparation in accordance …
Union Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Uma Bharti will launch a new national drinking water programme named ‘Swajal’ from Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand on February 20. Introducing the programme, she said it will be implemented in six states, including Uttarakhand, as pilot. Uttarakhand has been chosen for launching the first …
Dehradun: According to the recently published National Family Health Survey (NFHS) IV, as many as 72.5% of children surveyed in the age group of 12 to 23 months, considered a crucial period in a child’s development and immunity-building, were not getting immunised on time. The report indicates that the situation …
In a state ridden by man-animal conflict, the Uttarakhand Government is contemplating increasing the ex-gratia and other compensation amount provided to wildlife attack victims. The wildlife authorities have proposed a hike in the ex-gratia amount from the existing Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to the families of individuals, …
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,500 crore for three years to promote organic farming in state. The amount was sanctioned by Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh when Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat met him in New Delhi yesterday. This was in keeping with PM Narendra Modi’s vision of developing …
UTTARKASHI/DEHRADUN: When the rhododendron blooms in Uttarakhand, there is a special cheer that spreads in the hills which only the beautiful red flowers can bring. This time, though, it has brought worries, for both growers and experts. Found at altitudes ranging from 1,500 mts to 3,600 mts, the flowers have …
This adversely affected aquatic life, river ecology: petitioner The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Ministry of Environment and Forest among other authorities on a plea seeking an adequate flow of water in the Ganga A bench headed by …
