Tribal Kinnaur up in arms against hydropower development in Himachal
byShimla: Opposing the development of hydropower in Satluj River basin, hundreds of people in the tribal district of Kinnaur held a protest in Rekong…
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Himachal University To Install Supercomputer Cluster For Multi-computing Facilities
byShimla: Physics department of Himachal Pradesh University has received a research grant of Rs 2.5 crore from central governments Department of Science and Technology…
Experts moot distinct western Himalayan forest policy to protect sensitive ecosystems
byShimla: For the critical role the western Himalayan states play as a watershed to north Indian plains, the three day National Conference on Forestry…
Vegetation in Himachal, Uttrakhand, Jammu & Kashmir threatened by Global Warming – Prof Ravindranath
byShimla: Global warming models project a temperature rise of 4 to 5 degree Celsius over north western India by end of the century which…
At Himachal University Convocation, Pranab Mukherjee advocates reforms for preserving autonomy
byShimla: For universities to become a hub of research, Pranab Mukherjee, the union finance minister asked them to effect reforms in the structures of…
Heavy snowfall on higher reaches of Himachal
byShimla: Heavy snowfall occurred on the high reaches of Himachal Pradesh as a fresh spell of rain and snow occurred in many parts of…
Women empowerment a priority in Himachal
byShimla: Women empowerment is on priority for not only has the hill state made dramatic strides in women and girl education but the government…
Cold wave sweeps through Himachal hills
byShimla: With higher reaches experiencing snow and widespread rains in lower hills bringing down temperatures, a cold wave sweeping through the hills slowed the…
Himalayan Watershed project improves farm incomes by 9 percent in Himachal
byShimla: Having a definitive impact on rural poverty, Rs 365 crore Mid Himalayan watershed program being implemented across 602 panchayats has increased household incomes…
Japan Agency To Fund Himachal Environment Protection
byShimla: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has come forward to fund environment protection and clean energy generation activities in all districts, especially at places…