Shimla: A sudden rise in mercury in the past few days has triggered off forest fires, causing widespread damage to the forest wealth in the hill state. A senior officer of the department said most of the fires are being reported from the pine forests as trees shed pine needles [...]

Shimla: Greens are upbeat after the Himachal Pradesh High Court handed out what they term “environmental justice” by fining a corporate house Rs.100 crore for violating the law and fraudulently setting up a cement plant and a thermal power plant. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (JAL), a subsidiary of the JP Group, [...]