Sundernagar: Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Kaul Singh Thakur has criticised the BJP government for shifting the site of proposed cement plant to the Chambi area, which is thickly populated and that too on agricultural land.

Shimla: Alarmed over the depletion of water sources due to declining snow and rain, the government has decided to focus on water conservation projects under the national rural employment guarantee (NREGA) scheme, particularly in the water stressed areas of the state.

Solan: The current spell of rainfall and snow in the upper and middle hills of Himachal Pradesh may translate into some respite for farmers and orchardists who are grappling with the impact of five long months of dry winter.

The last rain in the region was recorded at 10.4 mm in January while a total of only 57.2 mm rain was recorded between September last year and January this year.

Bilaspur: Noted environmentalist Medha Patkar today said that political parties must turn

Shimla: Decks have been cleared for implementation of the 960 MW Jhangi-Thopan-Powari project in Kinnaur district with the signing of the pre-implementation agreement between the government and the Brakel Corporation.

The corporation also deposited Rs 86 crore as the second instalment of the upfront premium for the project as per the fresh conditions imposed by the government.

Shimla: The meteorological department will be able to make medium and long-term weather forecast with greater precision with the establishment of an automatic radiation station at its observatory here today.

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The influential people who had, over the years, managed to get public taps installed at government expense for their personal use are being finally made to pay the water charges.

The sanitation week concluded here on Tuesday with a special drive for cleaning all wards of the panchayat. Members of the Mahila Mandal of Anoh Gram Panchayat in this subdivision along with panchayat representatives participated in the drive.

A confederation of environment-related movements across the state - the Himalaya Niti Abhiyan (HNA)- has decided to actively resist the