Shimla: The European Union (EU) has approved a Rs 7-crore city sanitation project for the state capital along with capacity building and awareness in four other municipalities in Himachal Pradesh.

The hill state of Himachal Pradesh known for its scenic beauty has emerged as one of the popular destination to foreign tourists, mainly form the US, UK, France and Australia with the state recording the arrival of nearly five lakh tourists from these countries last year.

Since foreigners love adventure tourism, the rugged terrain of Himachal Pradesh offer them a large number of such events like mountaineering, mountain biking, paragliding, vintage car rally, skiing and river-rafting, being organised with active support of the government agencies, state’s director tourism Arun Sharma said.

Despite the slowdown, hill stations of Himachal Pradesh attracted nearly 5 lakh foreign tourists in 2011, an increase of more than 30,000 than the previous year.

If you are planning to drive to Shimla after April 1, be prepared to shell out more, as the Shimla Municipal Corporation proposes to levy green fee on vehicles not bearing Himachal Pradesh registra

With pressure mounting on the government to grant “limited” relaxations for new constructions in Shimla’s green belt — where construction work was banned in 2000 — Himachal Pradesh government may w

Power projects to store water for peak-load requirement during daytime.

Himachal Pradesh’s wildlife department has successfully tracked its radio-collared birds to Mongolia, the Caspian Sea, Bangladesh and Siberia, marking a major breakthrough in its pilot project to s

Shimla: The government has proposed a Rs 3,700-crore annual plan for 2012-13, an increase of 12.12 per cent over the current year’s plan of Rs 3,300 crore.

Keen on taking advantage of the national solar mission, the public sector Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) will make a foray into the renewable energy sector with a pilot solar power project in the s

Shimla: The World Bank has sanctioned Rs 74.24 crore for the remaining 37 roads and bridges in different parts of the state.