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 …
An eight-year-old girl was washed away as she tried to cross an overflowing nullah on her way to school in Tilwari Bur village of Kalsi near here while it was pouring heavily on Friday, the police said. Altogether 16 persons have lost their lives in rain-related mishaps in Uttarakhand over …
The major problems caused by landslides being faced by thousands of pilgrims undertaking the Char Dham Yatra could have been mitigated had the Government taken cognisance of the GIS-based risk mapping of the yatra routes conducted by the Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC). According to USAC director MM Kimothi, a …
Two microwatersheds namely Arnigad and Bansigad near Mussoorie, equipped with hydrometeorological instruments were selected to monitor the impact of forest cover on stream discharge. Arnigad microwatershed is having dense forest cover and Bansigad is with degraded forest.
The Uttarakhand Infrastructure Project Company (UIPC) will develop 180 MW capacity small hydro-power projects in the State. A 71 MW capacity power project is being developed in the first phase. The State Government will receive a premium of `36 crore from this in addition to which investment in Uttarakhand will …
Empowered committee of Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA), which is being led by the Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar, has cleared four projects of renewable energy in a meeting on Thursday. For the purpose of setting up the projects of other resources
Though Mid-day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is being executed successfully in the Almora district, but more than 1,000 primary schools do not have kitchen and potable water facilities in the district. This information was provided by Almora Additional District Education Officer (Basic) RC Purohit while talking to The Pioneer on Thursday. …
With an aim to supply round the clock potable water to those residents living in the fringe areas of the State, the Union Government has decided to sanction Rs 100 crore projects in the State. While informing about the upcoming projects, State Drinking Water Minister Prakash Pant said that a …
Students and teachers of Doon University participated in a day-long training workshop on Solid Waste Management as a part of the capacity building and strengthening of Vermi Composting Units in universities and colleges, an initiative of the State Government. The programme was held at the Senate Hall of the university …
A workshop on "State level programme of capacity building and strengthening of vermi compositing units in university and colleges through solid waste management training programme" was held at MKP Inter College in Dehradun on Friday. The workshop was supported by Uttarakhand Science, Education and Research Center (USERC) and Uttarakhand Environmental …
Forests provide multiple benefits to the society, which are both direct and indirect. A study was conducted in Dehradun and Tehri districts to quantify and assess the economic value of various provisioning services which local people derive from the forest to meet their day to day requirement.
The State Bio Technology department director Dr JMS Rana inaugurated a two-day training programme on organic farming at the Navdanya biodiversity conservation farm in Ramgarh on Tuesday. Addressing the workshop participants, Rana said prosperity of farmers is the basis of public health while adding that farmers are true scientists. Exhorting …
As many as 9.063 lakh Manav Divas under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) have been created for the job card holders, since April in Dehradun district, said a department officers while talking to The Pioneer on Tuesday. He said that the department has spent `15.11 crore for …
A two-day long industrial training workshop organised jointly by the Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) was inaugurated in the Indian Institute of Petroleum on Thursday. The chief guest was Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology (UCOST) director Dr Rajendra …
The State Government has approved the selection of a Delhi based company by the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) for collection and disposal of garbage under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) programme being undertaken at a cost of `24.6 crore provided under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). …
Dehradun: Forest guards and officials of the Uttarakhand Forest Corporation are on a tree-cutting spree in the Lachchiwala reserve forest area for developing chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
The three-day workshop for those involved in goat rearing organised by the Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESCO) concluded in Dehradun on Thursday. Local residents engaged in goat rearing participated in the workshop which was coordinator by senior social activist Jaipal Singh Chauhan. Himani Purohit convened the concluding session …
An international conference on Clean Energy Technologies and Energy Efficiency on sustainable development will be held in between December 27 to 29 in Dehradun. The conference will be jointly organised by Uttarakhand Technical University, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur and Shivalik College of Engineering, Dehradun. This was disclosed by the …
DEHRADUN: Following on the media report about the crisis in Food and Civil supply department in Uttarakhand, State Chief Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has convened a meeting with Food and Civil supplies Minister Diwakar Bhatt and its officials on Tuesday. After the meeting, CM instructed to ascertain the authenticity …
Steps have been initiated to move the Indo-Tibetan Border Police camp and remove other encroachments from the age-old Dehradun-Tanakpur-Nepal wildlife corridor. Official sources inform that the measures are being taken following a letter sent by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest to the Union Home Ministry. Acting on directions …
Minerals are the gift of nature which occurs either in thick forest areas or adjacent to it. During the course of mining, vegetation/forest gets destroyed and gets replaced by huge quantities of overburden dumps. Restoration of these dumps becomes necessary so that the land may come back to its original …
