Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
Shimla may be getting ready to get an additional drinking water supply of 20 million litres (MLD) everyday when the Rs 65-crore Giri water supply scheme is commissioned in the next few weeks, but that's not enough to quench the thirst of this tourist town for the next 30 years. …
Shimla, February 11 : It seems the $300 million Himalayan Ski Village project in Himachal Pradesh is heading for some real trouble. A day after his visit to Manali, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said the project lacks transparency. "We will take into account all aspects, including its clearance from …
the wildlife department of Himachal Pradesh is now in a muddle. Its pheasant-breeding programme lacks experts. The Rs 5-crore Sarahan pheasantry, which saw the world's first-ever successful captive breeding of western tragopans in June 2005, has failed to breed any this season. The International Union for Conservation Nature (iucn) blames …
horticulture experts from the us have warned apple growers not to apply harmful compounds to trees that can kill aphid parasites and mite predators. These compounds can damage their produce and the production level will automatically drop. Experts visiting the apple-growing areas of Shimla have said that factors like drought …
south Asia's only open-air natural skating rink in Shimla is under threat from pollution and environment degradation. Once sunless for up to three months in winters, this 78-year-old ice field allowed uninter-rupted skating. The 1998-99 skating season has shortened considerably as the tall deodar trees which keep sunlight out are …
"Ravenswood" is the name of the historic building in Simla which houses the high court of Himachal Pradesh. To meet the growing need of courtrooms and offices, a ten-storey monstrosity has mush-roomed in the front half of "Ravenswood". Soon, the entire old structure may be bulldozed. Situated on a spur …
• An award called 'zile ki sabse hari panchayat' was announced on December 6 by the environment ministry, for the best afforestation result achieved by a panchayat in each district. • A major industrial waste management project in Hyderabad was announced on December 12. It will be financed with an …
WHY has Shimla, once the summer capital of the British Raj and now the refuge of escapees from the plains' scorching heat, lost its picturesque serenity? Manish Bhardwaj, 15, a high school student, gives a rapid-fire answer: "Unchecked urbanisation -- garbage piles, choked nallahs, polluted streams, broken sewers, chopped trees, …
