Arctic ice level down to a fifth since 1980
byWashington: The Arctic has lost more than a third of summer sea-ice volume since a decade ago, and is only a fifth of what it…
Environment
Hot summers, drought killing trees?
byWashington: High summer temperatures, worsened by drought like conditions, are killing off trees, according to a report by US researchers. These deaths, triggered by the…
Luhri hydroelectric project gets green nod
byShimla: Overriding the opposition of green activists, the ministry of forest and environment, Monday gave its nod for forest clearance to 775 MW Luhri…
Himachal government seeks defense budget pie for raising Eco-battalions
byShimla: Supporting a trained and disciplined work force in the over 1 lakh ex-servicemen in the state, the Himachal government intends to raise two…
Himachal scouts for World Bank loans under Clean Technology Fund
byShimla: Himachal is exploring of tapping into Clean Technology Fund, a World Bank funded development policy program for inclusive green growth and sustainable development,…
Goa plans ban on plastic
byPanaji: The Goa government plans to phase out plastic which is plaguing the state’s beaches and adding to the garbage menace, Forest Minister Alina Saldanha…
Freezing water bodies in Kashmir valley drive migratory birds away
bySrinagar: As shallow water bodies within the migratory birds’ reserves in the Kashmir Valley remain frozen, flocks of geese, mallards, teals, gadwalls and pochards have…
Whooper Swan sighted in Himachal Wetland after 113 years.
byPong Wetland (Himachal Pradesh): The Whooper (pronounced hooper) swan, a long distance migratory bird from subarctic Eurasia has been sighted and photographed at the…
Manali villagers oppose small hydro projects on Vashisht streams
byManali: Irate residents of Vashisht, Mathiana and Koshla villages, close to Manali are up in arm against construction of hydropower project on the streams…
World Bank-funded project could cause harm: Activists
byShimla: Fifty prominent national groups and green activists Monday questioned the environment and forests ministry’s clearance to a World Bank-funded mega hydropower project coming up…