UNEP-GEF Rs 46 Cr biodiversity project to develop benefit sharing methods
byShimla: To preserve biodiversity, payment for environment services, green bonus and other norms were being devised under a sharing of benefits concept to enable…
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Companies Bill to be before parliament in monsoon session – Moily
byShimla: With the second parliamentary select committee having cleared the passage of Companies Bill, 2011; after obtaining a cabinet nod at the earliest it…
Huge environment costs question Renuka dam viability to meet Delhi water needs
byThe huge costs other than construction costs involved have put a question mark over the very viability of such a project which will only produce 40 MW of electricity but is expected to supply about 270 million gallons of water to meets growing needs of the national capital region.
Himachal court quashes Himalayan Ski Village cancellation notice
byThe tourism project gets fresh lease of life Shimla: In limbo for over six years, the Himalayan Ski Village project got a fresh lease…
Shrine burndown has Srinagar tense – Normal life hit
bySrinagar: Undeclared curfew-like restrictions were imposed in the old city areas of Srinagar Tuesday following tension in the city over the gutting of the…
Is public expenditure to fend officials in contempt cases justified: Himachal High Court
byShimla: Engaging private counsels at public expenditure for government litigation came under scrutiny of the High Court with the state’s first court demanding details…
BJP for minister’s resignation, Himachal CM says it is his prerogative
byShimla: While Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has Not sought the resignation of health minister Rajeev Bindal from the cabinet but a party diktat…
Kashmir: A guarded paradise
bySrinagar: The natural beauty of the Kashmir Valley is an overpowering sight after traversing the 2.5-km bleakly-lit Jawahar Tunnel. Cradled in the midst of…
Congress divisive politics at play in religious based reservations – Subramanian Swamy
byShimla: Strongly opposing the move for sub-quota reservations on religious grounds, Subramanian Swamy has stated that with rampant corruption being relentlessly exposed in the…
Kashmir valley shuts down on hardliner Geelani’s call
bySrinagar: Life in Srinagar and other towns in the Kashmir Valley was impacted today as shops, educational institutions and business establishments shut down in…