Shishir Prashant / New Delhi/ Dehra Dun May 31, 2010, 0:24 IST

With Rs 750 crore on stake, Uttarakhand has urged the Centre to convene an early meeting of the Ganga River Basin Authority to decide the future of three major hydro power projects on the Bhagirathi in Uttarakashi district.

Though Doon valley was once famous for its green and clean environment, the combination of environmental degradation and natural factors has created a situation wherein the quantity of dust and suspended particles of harmful chemicals in the air has reached a level that is up to four times more than the healthy limit.

In a bid to protest against the Union Environment and Forest Ministry's recent decision regarding ban on use of forest land for development purposes, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday in which mentioned about an erroneous decision taken by an official of the Government of undivided Uttar Pradesh in 1997 and convey

Dehradun: Uttarakhand is likely to pass the much-awaited Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act, setting the stage for private companies like RIL and ITC to get into contract farming in the state and set up private mandis.

NEW DELHI: The heat wave continued to sweep North India on Thursday with Sriganganagar in Rajasthan sizzling at a high of 49.3 degrees Celsius.

The high temperatures in the desert State were compounded by severe dust storms, adding to the woes of residents.

The residents of Nail and Bhatoli villages have submitted a memorandum to the Sub-district Magistrate (SDM) in which they alleged that fake signatures were used to facilitate the creation of Van Panchayat in the village.

The villagers opposed the formation of the Van Panchayat based on fake signatures.

A first of its kind workshop on pollution control action plan for bio-medical waste management in Haridwar city was organised by the Pollution Control Research Institute (PCRI).

Rajendra S Markuna | Haldwani

DEHRA DUN: Senior BJP leader L. K. Advani kicked off the