By: Varun Rattan Singh
Come summer’s and you are bound to find “Water water everywhere” especially if you happen to reside in Dev Bhoomi’s own capital Shimla. Well if by any chance you are thinking of owning an accommodation or travelling to hill station, kindly be aware that you will get into situation and think about [...]

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Shimla: A study carried out by Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group, New Delhi, and Lok Vigyan Kendra/ Navrachna, Himachal Pradesh, along with information sought under the Right to Information Act have revealed gross irregularities in the execution of 800 MW Parbati II hydel project being executed by the National Hydro Power Corporation. Not just this, even [...]

By: Meesha Tandon
I am an Architect Environmental PLanner and had undertaken a study on the Himalayan city of Shimla as a part of my dissertation at University of Leeds. The findings of that study showed a unique hydrological process which is in place in Himachal and is very less documented.
But putting it in very simple [...]

By: V Dogra
“Aur phir kisko jitaa rahe ho?” – This was the question, which everyone was asking till yesterday. “Aur phir jitaa diya?” – This is what anyone - a friend or an acquaintance who met me on the Mall, Shimla, was asking today. Barely three months down the line, the question on the [...]

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Shimla: SUTRA, a prominent Jagjit Nagar (near Kasauli) based NGO in Himachal Pradesh, working for gender equality in the region has been chosen for the prestigious Bhoomijal Samvardhan Purskar 2007.
The award is being presented to the NGO for their commendable work in construction of roof water collection tanks in schools in the region. This water [...]