Farmers, horticulturalists, agricultural officials and scientists are optimistic about the proposed Rs 1,000 crore funding by the World Bank for the horticultural post-harvest modernisation project
Untreated sewage, open defecation from project sites and townships, dissolved solids and faecal coliforms (bacteria) have emerged as the largest polluters contributing to the deterioration of the S
The first-ever Cumulative Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA) study of 38 hydro power projects in the Sutlej basin has recommended that the government should designate “the fish-rich khuds, mid-
Tribals in three polling stations of Jasrath in the Pattan valley, Karpat and Challing in the Miyar valley have announced boycott of elections tomorrow in protest against the failure of successive
Residents, mainly apple and vegetable growers in the Chopal-Nerwa-Tharoach apple belt, are against the proposed move to set up a 1-million tonne capacity cement plant near Nerwa here. They plead that the plant will ruin the apple and vegetable economy and spell doom for dense deodar jungle and Churdhar wildlife sanctuary in the scenic Chopal valley.
Local residents feel the Tribunal order will spell doom for the tourism industry
With no provision to run the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or electric buses and taxis, the Manali Hoteliers’ Association (MHA) and the Manali Paryavaran and Vikas Mandal (MPVM) have requested National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairman Swatantra Kumar to review the order of banning the entry of vehicles beyond Vashisht Barrier.
The Himachal Kisan Sabha (HKS), Himalayan Nitti Abhiyan and farmers' NGOs have sought a compensatory 25 per cent green bonus or cess on protection of forests from the Centre as demanded by the state.
