The Harike Wetlands, in Punjab with an expanse of 140 square kilometres, adopted under the Ramsar Convention in 1971, has received the government nod for being developed into an eco-tourism site. The

In the backdrop of the natural calamity occurred at Shilagarh area of Kullu district, environmentalists of Kangra and Chamba district have emphasised the need to encourage construction of big dams in

The Himachal Pradesh state government has set up a special purpose vehicle namely Himachal Pradesh Jal Vidyut Vikas Nigam Ltd to execute Uhl Stage-III and Kashang Stage-I hydel power

The newly appointed chairman of Punjab Pollution Control Board, Rana K.P. Singh, has asked all municipal corporations and municipal councils all over Punjab, especially the corporation in Ludhiana to

Sponsored by Science Awareness Trust (SAT), Sanauran near Dharamsala, the three-year project 'ASHA-2005,' which was undertakne last year on experimental basis with an objective to importing free

Sant Balbir Singh of Seechewal village, Punjab who is popularly known as 'Welfare Baba' started his welfare projects way back in 1991 when he was only 30 by repairing roads and was called 'Road Wala

With the completion of work on one out of the four desilting chambers at Nathpa-Jakhri Power Project, the 27.34 kilometer long tunnels are all set to be opened to carry water to Jakhri in the middle

Durgiana Temple in Punjab is all set for the artificial recharging of ground water by proper management of the waste water of its holy pool, in addition to the rain water. The scheme sponsored by

The Kahnuwan wetlands spread in almost 1500-2000 acres in Punjab are crying for immediate joint programmes by the government and locals to pave way for environmental preservation. The wetlands owned

The Harike wetland is getting gutted with water hyacinth, thriving on phosphates and organic waste that is being emptied into it from various sources choking the wildlife there, says environmental