Residents of the pilgrim city fear outbreak of diseases as heaps of garbage, plastic material and filth can be seen on almost all major roads, colonies and intersections.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 27/02/2015 regarding pollution caused by Century Pulp and Paper mill, Nainital,Uttarakhand. The Tribunal noted that the industry was ordered to be closed in the year 2011. After it undertook to comply with the directions issued under the Water and Air Act, the industry was permitted to restart its operation.

If the long wait for environmental clearance for their flats wasn't bad enough, nearly 30,000 homebuyers in Noida now face significant cost escalations when they register these properties.

In order to check illegal mining in different parts of the state, the government on Thursday decided to formulate a scientific policy in the next two weeks.

To deal with lighting problems on high Himalayan track routes and security posts on the China and Nepal borders in this district, three solar plants with a total 9 KW generation capacity will be in

The Central government has given a go ahead to the state’s proposal for setting up of a water testing laboratory in Dehradun.

The Uttarakhand Pollution Board has initiated action against five sugar mills of Udham Singh Nagar after water samples taken from their premises by a National Green Tribunal (NGT) team were found t

The Uttarakhand government's plea to the Supreme Court - that the June 2013 deluge was not triggered by hydroelectric power projects (HEPs) in the state - has come as a body blow to several communi

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has expressed concern over the slow pace of progress in watershed management schemes in the state.

Chief Minister Harish Rawat has welcomed the Centre’s endorsement of the view that six of the 24 stalled hydropower projects in Uttarakhand were not harming the environment.

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