Himachal Pradesh, the first state in the country to regulate the manufacture and use of plastics, is now contemplating a complete clampdown on polythene bags. The state's Council of Science,
Good news for trout lovers, especially Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. A mysterious viral disease that left thousands of trout dead in the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh has been identified
The Supreme Court has stayed a decision of the Himachal Pradesh High Court permitting a family to cut hundreds of deodar and kail trees on their private forest land. A bench comprising Justice Y K
Optimism is a great friend but a bad guide. The Asian Social Forum meeting in Hyderabad, India, deliberately avoided this truism while proclaiming grandly: "Another world is possible". Another world is definitely possible. In fact it exists. The numerous
Coke and Pepsi advertisements painted on rocks along the 56-kilometre stretch from Manali to Rohtang Pass will not be scraped for a little while longer. Instead, a sheet of ice will cover the