Himachal to buy back plastic waste at Rs 3/ Kg – Dhumal
byShimla: To clean up the plastic mess in the hills, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Earth Day announced a buy back scheme for…
Environment
Himalayan Ski Village moves court: Stalls project cancellation
byShimla: Delayed by over three years, promoters of the multi-million dollar Himalayan Ski Village (HSV) project have moved the court and pre-empted the Himachal…
March 2010, Shimla: The second hottest in 110 Years
byShimla: In a hundred and ten years of its recorded temperature history, mercury in Shimla by touching 25.8 degree Celsius on 23rd March was…
Forest fires eat into green cover in Narkanda, Himachal
byShimla: It’s not summer yet for the apple trees are in full blossom, but impact of rising temperatures and absence of spring rains has…
Hot spring causes early tree blossom in Himachal
byWild Pink Rhododendrons have blossomed a month early in and around Shimla Shimla: Detractors of climate change notwithstanding, unusually warm weather in March has…
Himachal to improve weather forecast system
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh meteorological department will be strengthened with the installation of new high-tech gadgets to provide more precise and exhaustive weather forecast, proving…
Himachal takes measures towards development of medicinal plants
byShimla: In a two days workshop on “Challenges & Opportunities for Growth of Medicinal Plants Sector in North-west Himalayasâ€, Mohinder Pal, IFS, Director, Himalayan…
Himachal To Put Rs 365 Crore Environment Plan Before World Bank
byShimla: By incorporating lessons learnt in Costa Rica about sustainable management of natural resources, the Himachal government is preparing a comprehensive environment plan that…
Himachal permits killing of neel gai antelope
byShimla: Overcoming resistance from animal right activists, the Himachal Pradesh government has allowed killing of antelope blue bull (neel gai) to protect crops. Forest…
Rain snow over next 48 hours in Himachal
byShimla: With an overcast sky nipping day temperatures, the met department has forecast rain and snow over the next 48 hours. Met director Manmohan…