Kinnaur tribal’s of Himachal agitated over damage to rare Chilgoza pine trees
byShimla: High altitude tribal’s of Rispa panchayat in Kinnaur are a agitated lot as a hydropower construction company executing 100 MW project in the…
Environment
Water pollution on the rise in Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh industrial belt of Himachal
byShimla: Intense industrialization in the Baddi, Barotiwala and Nalagarh (BBN) has stressed the water resources in region for the recently released state environment report…
Tribal Kinnaur up in arms against hydropower development in Himachal
byShimla: Opposing the development of hydropower in Satluj River basin, hundreds of people in the tribal district of Kinnaur held a protest in Rekong…
Experts moot distinct western Himalayan forest policy to protect sensitive ecosystems
byShimla: For the critical role the western Himalayan states play as a watershed to north Indian plains, the three day National Conference on Forestry…
Vegetation in Himachal, Uttrakhand, Jammu & Kashmir threatened by Global Warming – Prof Ravindranath
byShimla: Global warming models project a temperature rise of 4 to 5 degree Celsius over north western India by end of the century which…
Heavy snowfall on higher reaches of Himachal
byShimla: Heavy snowfall occurred on the high reaches of Himachal Pradesh as a fresh spell of rain and snow occurred in many parts of…
Cold wave sweeps through Himachal hills
byShimla: With higher reaches experiencing snow and widespread rains in lower hills bringing down temperatures, a cold wave sweeping through the hills slowed the…
Himalayan Watershed project improves farm incomes by 9 percent in Himachal
byShimla: Having a definitive impact on rural poverty, Rs 365 crore Mid Himalayan watershed program being implemented across 602 panchayats has increased household incomes…
Japan Agency To Fund Himachal Environment Protection
byShimla: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has come forward to fund environment protection and clean energy generation activities in all districts, especially at places…
Himachal enhances health cover for 16 thousand weavers
byShimla: To enable the traditional weavers community to access better health facilities, the Himachal cabinet today decided to enhance cover under health insurance cover…