Reliance Energy, Adani Group Lobby To Swing Himachal Cabinet Decision On Hydro Project
byBrakel Project – A Thorn In BJP Governments Flesh Shimla: As lobbying for a mega 960 MW hydropower project intensifies, the government finds itself…
Environment
Early monsoon saves flora and fauna in Himachal from fire
byKUMARHATTI: The onset of earlier monsoon has relieved the forest department. The department that usually remained on its toes in May and June due…
Himachal Fisheries Deptt. takes steps to save Rewalsar fishes
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Fisheries department has taken a special work plan to save the fishes of Rewalsar Lake, Mandi. A spokeman of the Fisheries…
After 8 Days, Generation At 1500 MW Jhakri Plant Resumes
byShimla: With the silt levels having receded in the fast flowing Satluj River, generation at the nations largest hydro plant resumed in the afternoon…
Of Pheasants and Peasants: Lessons from My Stay in a Rural Himachal Village
byI recently emerged from the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP), where I lived for two months while carrying out biological fieldwork about the impact…
Heavy Rain Hits Shimla Tourism
byShimla: The early arrived monsoon is getting damper in Shimla and badly affecting the tourism. The monsoon has hit the state one week ahead…
Himalayan States Moot Seperate Development Authority For Sorting Problems Confronting Them
byShimla: To take up common problems faced by the hill states, Uttrakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Aurnachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh today thread bare thrashed…
Himachal PWD Engineer violates Forest law to cut down 71 trees
byShimla: A case has been filed against a Himachal Pradesh PWD Engineer, V.K. Awasthi, for felling of 71 trees without the permission during the…
Poor stone fruits crop shock growers
byKUMARHATTI: It is yet another lean year for stone fruit growers of this area. The unfriendly weather conditions have again added to woes to…
The Bleeding Shivaliks
by(By Dr. Vandita Verma) It is a treat to the eyes to drive uphill from Kalka to Simla into the ranges of the Shivalik…