Lest We Forget Himalayas Cannot Digest Plastic
by‘Srikhand Kailash’ stands at a height of 5200 meters and it is a back-breaking walk to the top. Every year thousands of pilgrims, enthusiasts,…
Environment
Do Tigers Have AIDS? Government Says ‘No’
byDelhi: Is there any evidence of HIV/AIDS in lions and tigers, asked an MP in August 2010. Two years later, the environment ministry has come…
Rains pound Himachal, Uttarakhand, Jammu – 12 dead, 40 missing
byDehradun/Jammu/Manali/New Delhi: Twelve people have died, nearly 40 are missing and hundreds are trapped after torrential rain led to flash floods, cloud bursts and…
Vanamahotsava in Himachal: Govt. Plans to Plant 2,00,00,000 Trees in Monsoon
byDharmshala: Forests in Himachal cover an area of about 21, 325 sq kilometers. i.e. about 38.3 pecent of the total area of the state….
Uttarakhand govt finally wakes up to cleaning the Ganga
byDehradun : Over 11 years after the formation of this small mountain state the Uttarakhand government has woken to the need of a clean…
Monsoon failure impacts fish breeding in Himachal
byFishing season close extended by 15 days Shimla: Deficient rains has not only taken a toll on fruit and agriculture crops but lesser water…
Planning Commission hands Himachal top rank in environmental performance
byShimla: Planning commission of India has ranked Himachal Pradesh at top position in the country on environmental performance index (EPI), something that would be…
Supreme Court order to give Corbett Park tigers breathing space
byDehradun : Even as Travel Operators for Tigers and a former forest and environment advisor, A Baluni are getting ready to file a review…
Stabilize strata before laying Shimla law chambers – IIT Roorkee
byShimla: Construction work of a lawyers chamber coming up in defiance of topographic constraints near the High Court that has not only endangered a…
Drinking water for Delhi: Himachal project clears legal hurdle
byShimla,: With the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving its clearance for awarding compensations, Himachal Pradesh will speed up the construction of a multi-billion-rupee dam…