A summer balze in Shimla city forest
byPhoto: Amit
Environment
Summer forest fires devour green cover
byShimla: A sudden rise in mercury in the past few days has triggered off forest fires, causing widespread damage to the forest wealth in…
Environment gets a beating in Uttarakhand as Intelligentsia for Hydel Power Projects
byDehra Dun : Some of the intelligentsia, who may perhaps not be remotely aware of the need to preserve the environment, including three recipients…
The Himalayas and the Old Man: How much do we care?
byIgnorance is not always bliss; not when the climate and pristine ecology is at stake. A change in the climate that has served millions…
Himachal greens upbeat over ‘environmental justice’
byShimla: Greens are upbeat after the Himachal Pradesh High Court handed out what they term “environmental justice” by fining a corporate house Rs.100 crore…
Himachal Green Court imposes Rs 100 Cr damages on Jaypee Cement Plant
byHigh Court orders dismantling of captive thermal plant Shimla: Getting tough on blatant violations of environment laws, a green bench of HP High Court…
Shimla’s green belts in peril
byShimla: Shimla’s last few sprawling green belts are in peril. A political decision to allow construction in the green zones — the only surviving…
Furore over hydel power projects on the Ganga in Uttarakhand
byDehradDun : There is a debate raging in the mountain state here over the setting up of hydel power projects on the Ganga and…
Polluting the Ganga
byDehradun : Even as the high-profile meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority, chaired by none other than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself,…
Indian tiger reserves under threat by expanding highway network
byNew Delhi:As India strives hard to protect its big cats, a study in a tiger reserve has found that busy highways and excessive road…