Over 500 students from 40 schools participated in processions taken out to create awareness among the people about

Sainj (Kullu): Contractors and subcontractors working at the phase-II of the 2,051-MW Parbati project being executed by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) continue to dump muck into the Sainj river.

The corporation has not stopped work on the project despite a directive to that effect from the State Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (SEPPCB) on April 17.

Kangra: Swami Virendranad Giri, state president of the Sanatan Matth Mandir Suraksha Samiti, today demanded that cow should be declared

Shimla: The plan to transfer various water supply schemes to panchayti raj institutions (PRIs) in a phased manner has not made much headway. Only the partial control of about 1,200 out of the total over 7,900 schemes has been handed over to panchayati raj bodies so far. In such cases, panchayats are taking care of only distribution of water from storage tanks.

Shimla: The Himalaya Niti Abhiyan (HNA), a forum of environment -related movements across the state, has called upon all political parties to state their considered position on environment-related issues.

Larji/Banjar: Writ of mining mafia, not writ of law, continue to run large at the destroyed river beds of the bleeding Tirthan river being protected as an exclusive preserve of the fresh water trout angling, as the heads of fisheries, mining, forests and PWD departments continue to live in their official cocoons pleading that

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh today cleared a proposal to start a pilot project adopting at least 11 road projects in the state, where waste plastic bags will be used in the construction of roads.

WHILE it is known that the adverse impact of global warming on glaciers could unleash food shortages, now comes some more distressing news. A study conducted by Palampur-based agriculture university suggests a shrinkage of apple belt in Himachal Pradesh. The reports, if true, portend a grim picture for Himachal

While the forest department had published new maps of sanctuaries in the state, the proposal for rationalisation of these protected wildlife areas has not been cleared by the Centre so far.

Nurpur: In order to explore possibilities of the Carbon Credit Project (CCP) in Kangra district a World Bank (WB) team visited a number of gram panchayats in Nurpur and Jawali subdivision last evening.