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 …
Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital dated 25/10/2016 regarding availability of Iodex, Fevi-Quick and any other adhesive solutions to children below the age of 18 years. Chief Secretary, State of Uttarakhand is directed by the Court to ensure that the Iodex, Fevi-Quick and any other adhesive solutions …
HARIDWAR: Work on the much anticipated 125-km long Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line, which will make Char Dham Yatra more accessible for the pilgrims, is expected to begin in December 2016. In-principal clearance for the first phase of the project has already been given by the Union ministry of forests, environment and …
The number of glacial lakes in Himalayan regions have sky-rocketed in the past few years. The region is witnessing continuous ice-melting due to glacier recession. Well, we all know that climate change and global warming are the only factors behind such a major loss of ice sheet. Now, due to …
NAINITAL: Taking a serious note of unlawful constructions in the state, the Uttarakhand high court on Monday ordered a ban on mining activities within one kilometre radius of bridges across the state. The development comes after a PIL was filed by a resident of Ramnagar alleging that illegal construction has …
Dehradun: The Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital is allegedly not conducting chikungunya tests for suspected patients, due to which they are now being referred to private clinics where they are forced to spend up to Rs 1,000 per test. GDMC officials say they don’t have trained technicians for conducting …
The deadline to achieve 100% rural electrification has been advanced twice. But several states have been severely lagging. West Bengal didn't electrify a single village in six months, Uttarakhand and J&K; did only two each. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream project of electrifying all 18,500 dark villages in the country …
The Renewable Purchase Obligation mechanism and the trade of Renewable Energy Certificates were introduced to promote investment in renewable energy. However, the RPO requirement has not been met in many cases in India, which has resulted in low trading in RECs. While there are a few instances of state electricity …
KEDARNATH: The temple shrine of Kedarnath is just a helicopter ride away for many pilgrims nowadays but the presence of as many as 13 private chopper operators has left environmentalists and local residents worried. They complain that due to the continuous arrival and departure of the whirring machines, a number …
SHIMLA: Melting of glaciers in the Himalayan region is resulting into the formation of new glacial lakes in the state due to which threat of flood due to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) too has increased manifold. In last two years, 110 new glacial lakes have been formed in Chenab, …
DEHRADUN: A number of city residents, incensed at the blatant encroachment by slum dwellers and builders who have started construction work in the ecologically-fragile Rispana valley on the outskirts of Dehradun, are planning to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for redressal. The Rispana river which starts from Mussoorie and …
Dehradun: In Uttarakhand's battle against malnutrition, mandua and chaulai will now be the frontline warriors. In a first of its kind experiment, the hill state will use locally produced Ready-to-use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to fight malnutrition and anaemia among children and expectant mothers. Uttarakhand, which has around 10 lakh malnourished …
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government's ambitious project of creating a new legislative Assembly building at Bharisain in Gairsain, the proposed summer capital of the state, has hit a road block as the matter has now reached NGT on Thursday on the grounds that proper environmental clearance and approval from Central Ground …
The central government is looking at possible sites in the northern states of Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana for setting up new atomic power plants, a minister said on Tuesday. "We are exploring the possibility of having such establishments in other places, for example near Dehradun in Utarakhand and near Patiala …
DEHRADUN: The dengue virus has not spared the holy city of Haridwar this season. Haridwar recorded massive 77 dengue positive cases. A sharp rise from 126 cases on Monday to 203 on Tuesday has alarmed the health department. The sudden rise in the count has thrown health department into action …
After a meeting with Uttarakhand officials, the Union Environment Ministry agreed to permit 10 hydroelectric power projects of less than 25MW capacity approved prior to the date of eco-sensitive zone notification The environment ministry has agreed to “consider” the requests of Uttarakhand government and permit 10 hydroelectric power projects (HEPs) …
KOLKATA: Solar project developers have found a solution to the land acquisition issue dogging the sector. Instead of buying land for their projects, these developers are entering into 25 to 30 years lease rental agreement with landowners. As part of the agreement landowners are receiving a lump-sum amount of at …
As the health authorities and civic bodies in the state continue awareness camps and aggressive fogging to battle the dengue menace, the viral disease shows no signs of abating. On Thursday, the number of dengue patients in the state crossed the 1,000 mark. Of the 1,002 cases of dengue reported …
NAINITAL: Over 140 leopards and tigers have been declared maneaters in Uttarakhand in just 15 years, according to the state forest officials. In the latest case, a leopard attacked and killed two people near Ramnagar a few days ago, after which a team of government licenced hunters has been deputed …
DEHRADUN: In a first, members of paramilitary forces like BSF, ITBP, CSIF etc along with forest officials were provided training at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) on Monday on "Forest Fire Disaster Risk Mitigation". The five-day training programme in which paramilitary personnel have been included for the first time is …
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has appealed to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to reconstitute the monitoring committee which was formed to assist in the formulation of a zonal master plan for eco- sensitive zones on 100 km stretch of the Bhagirathi river - an area which encompasses 4179.59 sq km …
