Green tribunal grants no relief for commercial activities at Rohtang Pass
byShimla: An unrelenting National Green Tribunal today declined to give any relief over commercial activities on the Rohtang Pass route, instead the state authorities…
Environment
Ramsar site Pong Dam turns in a healthy summer bird count
byShimla: Ramsar wetland Pong Dam is not only a wintering ground for thousands of migratory birds but also has a substantial summer breeding bird…
Himachal farmers earn carbon credits through plantations – a first for India
byShimla: Cashing on ‘India: Himachal Pradesh Reforestation Project – Improving Livelihoods and Watersheds’, a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project under the World Bank aegis, farmers…
Green tribunal order hits Kullu Manali tourist trade
byManali: A three month waiver for plying of diesel vehicles to Rohtang Pass came as a relief for tour and taxi operators here but…
Should Zoos Exist? A Case Study in Himachal
byThe world of animals and humans are quiet segregated from each other, seldom crossing paths. But what happens when they encounter each other under…
Make in Himachal? No Thanks!
byThe ‘Make In India’ lion, did get the people visiting the world’s largest Industrial fair at Hannover Messe talking but the roar didn’t last…
Rahul Gandhi’s pilgrimage to Kedarnath
byDehra Dun: It was literally a Godsend for the stake holders on the Char Dhaam Yatra route and how Uttarakhand chief minister pulled it…
Green Tribunal’s ban on diesel driven tourist vehicle to Rohtang Pass has government in a fix
byManali: Pitching the district administration against taxi and tour operators, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had decreed that no diesel operated vehicles for tourist…
Youngesters drive cleanliness campaign at Kullu heritage village
byKullu : Disturbed by the environmental degradation taking place, a concerned youth group from Naggar, the village that famous Russian painter, writer, traveler, peace…
Seasoned trekkers tales of Trails Less Travelled in Himachal Himalayas (Book Review)
bySpanning a 20 year period, accounts of a dozen treks up and down into some of the remotest and most difficult parts of…