Govt plans hemp farming on 30,000 hc barren land
The State Government plans to facilitate the farming of industrial hemp on about 30,000 hectares of barren land in Uttarakhand. The fiber and wood pulp from the cultivated hemp will be used for...
View ArticlePlant diversity in two forest types along the disturbance gradient in...
This study deals with the plant diversity and effects of disturbance on two types of forest namely, Anogeissus latifolius mixed forest (700
View ArticleEuropean project to address water crisis in Uttarakhand
Shishir Prashant / New Delhi/ Dehra Dun May 5, 2010, 0:44 IST Here is good news for the water-starved Uttarakhand. After more than four years of experiments and research, a European Union river bank...
View ArticleConstruction lobby wants ban on dams on Ganga revoked
The government's decision to declare a 135 km stretch of the Ganga from Gaumukh to Uttarkashi an eco-sensitive zone has not gone down well with the construction lobby which was hoping to make huge...
View ArticleMoEF ‘no’ to NOC for NIT on forest land at Sumari
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has not yet issued a no-objection certificate for construction of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) on forest land at Sumari in Srinagar...
View Article3 Padma Shri awardees threaten fast
They demand resumption of work on power projects in Uttarakhand by May 20 Three Padma Shri awardees on Friday threatened begin a fast from May 21 if the government did not resume work on power projects...
View ArticleCentral team assesses Alaknanda project
DEHRA DUN, 17 JUNE: Ahead of the seers' protest in New Delhi tomorrow over the conservation of River Ganga, a three-member Central team today made an assessment of the controversial 330 Megawatt Alaknanda
View ArticleHydel power projects hit at Uttarakhand
The devastating natural disaster that hit Uttarakhand, has claimed yet another victim. Hydel power generation has now come to a standstill with many generating companies stalling their operations on...
View ArticleUttarakhand: A model of disaster
On the afternoon of 16 June, local resident Manav Bisht watched dozens of constables leaving the paramilitary Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Academy, which stood between his house in Shakti Vihar, a locality
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of Municipal Solid...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Himalaya Environment and Employment Co. Society Ltd. Vs. Pauri Municipal Council & Others dated 10/02/2014...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal on whether an area in question in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Subir Mario Chowfin V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 29/04/2014 on whether an area in question in Village-Manda...
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal bars illegal mining in Ganga riverbed
The National Green Tribunal principal bench has ordered the respondents State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority Uttarakhand, Director of Industries through Joint Director (mining)/ chief mines
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of Municipal Solid...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Himalaya Environment and Employment Co. Society Ltd. Vs. Pauri Municipal Council & Others dated 02/09/2014...
View ArticleUkhd govt to give Rs 5 lakh compensation to cloudburst victims
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said the government will pay a compensation of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of those killed in this year's cloudburst and decided to bring the commercial
View Article4 drinking water schemes for Pauri sanctioned: Mandrawal
Adviser to Chief Minister Harish Rawat and MLA from Pauri constituency, Sunder Lal Mandrawal said that the Chief Minister has sanctioned four drinking water pumping schemes for Pauri constituency while
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal on whether the area in question in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Subir Mario Chowfin V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 09/10/2014 on whether the area in question in Village-Manda
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction in the...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kunal Raheja Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 08/03/2019. Allegation in this application is that illegal construction is taking place
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining and illegal...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kunal Raheja Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 17/05/2019 regarding illegal mining and illegal construction in the flood plain of River
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining and...
The order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kunal Raheja Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 15/10/2019 regarding remedial action against illegal mining and construction in the
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