Uttarakhand brings in new mining policy
Move likely to help mop up Rs 400-crore revenueThe Uttarakhand Cabinet has put its seal of approval on a new mining policy, which would help the government garner revenue of Rs 400 crore, make...
View ArticleCoke's Dehradun plan fizzes over green fears
The village panchayat of Chharba, where the cola major plans to set up its Rs 600-cr bottling plant, passes resolution on not to allow the proposed project to come upChharba-Langha Road, 30 km from...
View ArticleUttarakhand to Centre: Eco zone shattering hydro dream
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and opposed the new 4,179.59 sq km eco-sensitive zone in the Bhagirathi Valley, which put tough restrictions on...
View ArticleUttarakhand allays green fears over Coke plant
The Chharba village panchayat had passed a resolution declaring it won't allow the set-up of the Coke bottling plantAmid heightened environmental concerns over the proposed Coke plant at Chharba, near...
View ArticleUttarakhand CM calls for review of eco zone
Despite the Centre's recent clarification the eco-sensitive zone along Bhagirathi river in Uttarkashi district will not affect development, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today asked it to...
View ArticleUttarakhand's 'best' hydel resettlement policy
Uttarakhand today announced its first resettlement and rehabilitation policy for hydel projects. It claimed the policy was the best in the country.At a meeting of the Cabinet here, presided by Chief...
View ArticleUncertain future for hydropower projects in Uttarakhand
Small hydro power projects totalling 6,000 Mw in Ganga river basin in Uttarakhand have been affected by Chaturvedi panel proposals
View ArticleUttarakhand sets up expert panel on disaster management
The 7-member expert committee will be headed by Lt Gen (retd) M C Badhani, former Director General of Border Road OrganisationFaced with widespread criticism over the lackadaisical approach to deal...
View ArticleBan on construction of new buildings on and around all river beds
The Uttarakhand government announced a series of major decisions on Monday for recovery and rehabilitation in the flood-hit state.The state cabinet decided on a Uttarakhand Reconstruction and...
View ArticleJairam Ramesh hikes aid under MNREGA
Says budgetary provisions for hill state would be almost doubled to Rs 700 cr from Rs 450 cr under MNREGARural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has substantially raised financial aid for the...
View ArticleNorms for green clearances to be relaxed in U'khand
A regional MoEF office would be opened in Dehradun for quick disposal of various projects in the wake of the June 16-17 devastation
View ArticlePlan panel prepares Rs 351 cr drinking water project on Lakhwar
Central water commission last year had given its clearance to 300 the Lakhwar project located in Dehradun districtWith the Uttarakhand government keen on constructing the 300 MW multipurpose Lakhwar...
View ArticleDrinking water project to quench Dehradun's thirst
It is a multipurpose project, which would also provide irrigation and drinking water facilities to Delhi and other northern states such as Rajasthan, Haryana and UP.
View ArticleUttarakhand sets up expert panel on disaster management
The 7-member expert committee will be headed by Lt Gen (retd) M C Badhani, former Director General of Border Road Organisation Faced with widespread criticism over the lackadaisical approach to deal...
View ArticleBan on construction of new buildings on and around all river beds
The Uttarakhand government announced a series of major decisions on Monday for recovery and rehabilitation in the flood-hit state. The state cabinet decided on a Uttarakhand Reconstruction and...
View ArticleJairam Ramesh hikes aid under MNREGA
Says budgetary provisions for hill state would be almost doubled to Rs 700 cr from Rs 450 cr under MNREGA Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has substantially raised financial aid for the...
View ArticleNorms for green clearances to be relaxed in U'khand
A regional MoEF office would be opened in Dehradun for quick disposal of various projects in the wake of the June 16-17 devastation The centre has agreed to relax norms for giving faster clearances
View ArticlePlan panel prepares Rs 351 cr drinking water project on Lakhwar
Central water commission last year had given its clearance to 300 the Lakhwar project located in Dehradun district With the Uttarakhand government keen on constructing the 300 MW multipurpose Lakhwar...
View ArticleDrinking water project to quench Dehradun's thirst
It is a multipurpose project, which would also provide irrigation and drinking water facilities to Delhi and other northern states such as Rajasthan, Haryana and UP. With the Uttarakhand government keen
View ArticleEnvironmentalists ask for a new Himalayan development model for region
Leading the campaign, Dr Anil P Joshi, founder of the Dehradun-based NGO HESCO, called for a separate ministry at the centre on the Himalayan region Environmentalists renewed their campaign against big...
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