After getting a cold response from the past governments, residents of eight panchayats under Sundernagar subdivision in Mandi district have again pinned their hopes on the Virbhadra Singh-led Congr

Hundreds of farmers from Yadawad village in Gokak taluk, under the aegis of Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha and Hasiru Sene, staged a dharna on the premises of the DC office here on Tuesday, opposing

New Delhi : With a new minister in charge of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), the government has swung into action to fast-track green clearances for key infrastructure projects.

The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board issued a notice to Associate Cement Company (ACC) as to why their production should not be stopped for violating pollution norms.

The notice was issued by Vineet Kumar, Member Secretary of the board, on December 24 to unit-I and unit-II of the ACC following a protest by villagers residing in the vicinity of the Barmana cement plant over exceptionally high air pollution levels.

UltraTech Cement's plant and 75-megawatt (Mw) captive power plant, with an investment of Rs 2,500 crore, have received approval from the expert appraisal committee under the ministry of environment

With the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) stipulating all projects falling within the purview of 10 km radius of a sanctuary or a national park to seek clearance from the National Wildlif

Chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday approved a proposal to let 82 licence holders to carry out sand (bajri) mining in the state in accordance with an interim order of the Supreme Court.

It is not uncommon to see polythene waste lying in the tourist towns of Himachal Pradesh.