Facing huge financial losses on account of disruption in generation due to excessive silt and ensuring the mandatory 15 per cent water discharge, the Satluj Basin, Forum of Hydro Power Producers have sought the holding of a cumulative impact study to assess the problem.

Shimla: The National Wildlife Board has agreed to exclude 767 villages from the jurisdiction of various wildlife sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh.

Stating this here today, Forest Minister JP Nadda informed that it was at a meeting chaired by Union Minister Jairam Ramesh at New Delhi yesterday that a decision in this regard was taken.

The Himachal Government would take up the tunnel project to link Kullu with Jogindernagar, cutting short the distance between two key tourist resorts by 63 km, Chief Minister PK Dhumal on Tuesday said.

The government will launch Rs 300 crore NABARD

Shimla: The State-level Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority cleared 13 new industrial projects and five expansion proposals involving an investment of Rs 330 crore and having a potential to create employment for 2,017 persons.

Pong Dam : Officials of the Departments of Himachal Wildlife and Fisheries are in a conflict over eating of natural fresh water pearls in the Pong Dam reservoir by migratory birds. Fisheries Department officials say migratory birds have been eating natural gems worth crores from the reservoir every year, but Wildlife officials termed it a natural food cycle.

Inadequate procurement of apple under the market intervention scheme (MIS) during the current season will add to financial woes of the state-owned HPMC which is already in the red.

Although the corporation has not been able to utilise its full processing capacity of 22,700 tonnes for even once in the past three decades, the situation is worse this season because of lean crop.

The fortunes of Arki limestone mines in Himachal Pradesh are set to take a turn after 19 long years in limbo

The state government will soon formulate a policy to promote organic farming in a systematic manner and develop

The Bill amending the Indian Forest Act, passed by the state Assembly to empower the government to de-notify