This paper presents a method for deriving the snowline altitude using a combined analysis of terrain elevation and multispectral Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) data from the RESOURCESAT-1 satellite, launched by India on 17 October 2003. AWiFS is a unique instrument capable of acquiring imagery of the world repeatedly every 5 days with very high radiometric resolution.

The inquiry report of the Kinnaur administration on the 100 MW Tidong Hydro Power Project has revealed gross violations in construction norms in forest area and blatant damage to environment beyond the limits for which the company, Hyderabad based Niji Vidu Seeds Limited, has taken permission.

In light of the High Court judgement that Dutch firm Brakel had employed fraudulent means in the execution of the Jangi Thopan Powari mega-hydel project, the Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday cancelled the company

In Himachal, climate change is precipitously here-and-now----

Himachal Pradesh, situated in the centre of the Western Himalayas, having diverse agro climatic conditions ranging from semi-tropical to temperate, alpine and culminating to the cold desert region, is bestowed with a veritable emporium of medicinal and aromatic plants.

With temperature being almost 4

The Himalayas has one of the largest concentrations of glaciers and permanent snowfields outside the polar region. Snow and glacier melt forms an important source for many rivers originating in the Himalayas. Numerous studies suggest that global warming has started affecting snow melt and stream run-off in the Himalayan region.

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.

Village commons might suffer if forest rights act is not implemented well in Himachal Pradesh The Himachal Pradesh government has asked forest dwellers in the state to put forward their claims to forest rights. But it is being cautious in implementing the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, or fra. The act is being implemented only

Himachal Pradesh offers ideal condition for horticulture-based economy because of its diversity in topography, altitude, and agro-climate.

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