Renuka Dam – Land Up For Grabs
byShimla: Riding rough over environment concerns and unmindful of land acquisition and rehabilitation costs involved to construct Renuka Dam, which is to supply water…
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Alpine Meadows In Uttarakhand Become Tented Colonies
byDehra Dun : The ‘bugyals’ (alpine meadows) in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand are vibrating with life. Tents dot the landscape and generators provide…
Budget 2014 – Short-Changing The Environment
byDuring his election campaign and even after assuming office Mr. Modi has spoken about establishing a Council of Himalayan States to evolve a more specific planning model for them so that their environmental concerns could be addressed.
So Mr. Modi’s announcement was certainly no charity for the Himalayan states. But the Finance Minister made no mention of this Council in his budget.
Jaitley Announces IIM For Himachal, IIT For Jammu & Kashmir
byNew Delhi: Of the five new Indian Instituted of Management institutions proposed to be set up in the country, finance minister Arun Jaitley announced…
Himachal Court Asks Hyderabad College To Pay Interim Relief To Parents Of Beas Tragedy Victims
byShimla: Directing the college to refund the tuition fee and asking the insurance company to release the insurance amount due within two weeks, the judges announced, “effect of refund of tuition fee amount and release of insurance amount will be considered at the time of final orders.”
Dharamsala College of Education sans B Ed Medical, A Bane For Bright Students
byReputation of the college’s history notwithstanding, things have come to such a pass that despite there being 235 seats on offer for B.Ed (Bachelor in Education) degree course, there is not a single seat in the college for medical students.
Himachal Explores Options To Rein In Mining Mafia
byDespite there being a huge demand, the environment ministry has only cleared 17 mining leases for Himachal Pradesh. Even of the 166 ongoing leases, wherever the lease period has ended, it was not being renewed for want of the mandatory environmental clearance that was not easy to get by.
Navigating the Green Maze & India’s Developmental Goals
byEver since the world realized the true extent of global warming, environment protection has gained immense importance. It is an issue of concern for…
NGOs ask Himachal Pollution Board To Rein In Industrial Pollution
byShimla: Having to live and work under rising pollution levels in the industrial belts of Baddi, Barotiwala & Nalagarh, representatives of communities from the…
Muck Dumping, A Threat To Beas River Valley
byMuck generated by construction of the 24 MW capacity Kanchan Janga hydro power project in Manali valley by being dumped along a Beas River tributary has disrupted its natural course and is posing a threat to downstream habitations and farmlands.