The Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) launched in 2001 in Himachal Pradesh is making a steady progress with strengthening and expansion of basic infrastructure in Elementary Schools.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday ordered a gram pradhan to plant at least 500 saplings of deodar on the forest land and look after these for five years.

Harvesting of apple has picked up belatedly with over 500 fruit-laden trucks leaving the state for various markets over the past two days.

Shimla: Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has called upon non-government organisations and voluntary agencies to take up afforestation drive in a big way to help combat climate change.

Shimla : The Union Ministry of Renewable Energy has agreed in principle to develop Shimla and Hamirpur towns as solar cities and Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, and National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur, as energy parks.

Charanjit Ahuja

Chandigarh: After working for the preservation and protection of precious forest wealth, Himachal Pradesh has now come up with a novel afforestation scheme,

Bilaspur: Sixtyfive gram panchayats of the Bilaspur district, which had attained distinction in the Total Sanitation Programme within the target time, were given prizes worth Rs 1.24 crore here yesterday.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to stop construction work at the Parbati Stage-II site (Kullu) till further orders.

While passing this interim order, the court observed that visual impression of the photographs annexed with the petition showed that debris had been thrown in the Parbati river without proper precautions.

Residents of Kachiari village last night caught five Army vehicles and a JCB allegedly being used for illegal mining in the Sukot khud.

However, tension prevailed in the area for more than two hours before an amicable settlement was reached.

The state government has come up with a novel afforestation programme