Himachal Environmentalists Oppose Submergence of Sanctuary In Kol Dam Reservoir
byShimla: Being red flagged for having built Kol Dam in ignorance that it would inundate some part of a wildlife sanctuary, National Thermal Power…
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Himachal to establish Grameen Haats for local products – Dhumal
byShimla: For showcasing rural handicrafts and other products, Himachal government plans to open start a network of Grameen Haats that would be opened in…
Himachal extends weather based crop insurance cover to tomato, spring potato
byShimla: A Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) has been launched on pilot basis in Solan and Bilaspur district for tomato crop and for…
Himachal Cabinet sets up body for approving building plans, extends MIS for citrus fruits
byShimla: Extending the market intervention scheme (MIS) for citrus fruits, the Himachal cabinet today approved procurement rates for the fruit, redrew the norms for…
SJVN set to achieve record generation in 2010-11
byShimla: Overcoming a generation loss of 22 days in peak season because of a forced shutdown on account of heavy silt in River Satluj,…
Heli-taxi services by 3 operators for high end tourists in Himachal
byShimla: To start heli-taxi services in Himachal for high end tourists, the tourism department has signed an agreement with three helicopter operating companies. The…
Parala marketing yard to dispel growers marketing woes – Himachal CM
byShimla: To overcome the constraints for marketing apples, mainstay of the agri-economy in Shimla hills, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today laid a foundation…
Unforgettable Himachal Ready To Be Unveiled
byShimla: Ready to release a new coffee table book ‘Unforgettable Himachal’, the tourism department is pushing to scale up its visibility under the Incredible…
Himachal lowers bar for power project bidders; to regulate private universities
byShimla: To encourage more participation in the bidding process of new hydropower projects, the Himachal cabinet today lowered the bar even as it decided…
Himachal environmentalist lock horns – demand scrapping of Renuka Dam project
byGovernment moves ahead – acquires land for dam site Shimla: Stepping up opposition to the Renuka Dam, environmentalist have asked for scrapping the Rs…