Bhakra, Pong dams still short of water
byShimla: The water levels in Bhakra and Pong dams of Himachal Pradesh have not reached the maximum limit this year owing to the deficit…
Environment
Indian NGO to push sanitation goals in developing nations
byParis: India’s low-cost sanitation NGO Sulabh Sauchalaya is all set to go global by expanding its footprint in 50 developing countries to push the…
A host of laws, but all violated in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : How can the Haridwar district authorities in Uttarakhand be so naïve as to be unaware of the laws and rules governing…
Now Rajaji National Park going the Corbett way
byDehra Dun: The Corbett National Park area has already become a source of worry not only for wild life lovers but for those protecting the…
Himachal to propose ‘green budget’: Dhumal
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government would be proposing a ‘green budget’ in the next fiscal year, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Tuesday….
Mining dumps in Goa the next Congress-BJP battleground?
byPanaji: Till recently it was considered mining waste – all 700 million tonnes of it. With technology now available to extract low grade ore…
Unauthorized mobile towers scar hill landscpaes
byShimla: Crowding the hill townships skyline in larger numbers each year, the government has failed to regulate mushrooming of mobile towers across the urban…
Living atop a tree, he campaigns for the environment
byNew Delhi: Brikesh Singh is getting ready to climb another tree, this time inside a tiger reserve, and stay there for a month –…
Himachal puts 118 Power Companies on notice to clear 264 Cr development fund dues
byShimla: Unable to recover local area development funds from private and public power generation companies executing projects in the state, the government has put…
Young Indian wins first Borlaug field research award
byNew Delhi: Aditi Mukherji, a young Indian social scientist, has become the first recipient of the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application…