What is an open dumping yard in reality is – on paper – an ‘integrated solid waste management facility’ for which a local authority has received clearance from the environment ministry. Globally, environmental racism has been about the trash of over-consuming rich countries finding its way to the into the backyards of the poorest nations’ […]
10 insights on the political ecology of Himachal today Manshi Asher and Prakash Bhandari The morning ritual of eagerly scanning the Himachal edition of The Tribune (the only English paper in print that has meaty coverage from the region) has never been so rewarding, offering in one glance, deep clarity on what is going on […]
In the era of corporate scams, Himachal Pradesh, had its own little one. Not so little however, if we look at the size and budget of the state. News of a Delhi-based businessman Rakesh Sharma, who had set up a refined noble alloys (alloys made of gold, palladium and silver) manufacturing unit Indian Technomac Company […]
A report by Manshi Asher and Sumit Mahar Last month, on October 14th, around noon, there was a massive fish kill in the Sirsa River at Sitalpur, in Baddi, Solan district. Locals of the area who witnessed the event sent in these photographs and video of hundreds of dying rohu. Photo and Video Credit: Pawan Bhardwaj, Baddi […]
Himachal Pradesh a mountain state in Indian Himalaya, covering an area of over fifty five thousand square kilometres, has 5 major river basins Satluj, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Yamuna. Yamuna crosses only the south-eastern border of the state, and but its tributaries originating in Himachal include Giri and Tons which form a part of the […]
5 June 2014, On the occasion of World Environment Day, two groups, Him Parivesh and Himdhara Environment Research and Action Collective, released a Report on Industrial Pollution in the BBN (Baddi barotiwala Nalagarh) Industrial Area. The report is a compilation of issues raised at a Public hearing organised two months ago, i.e on 5th April 2014 […]
मुआयना रिपोर्ट: पांवटा साहिब औद्योगिक क्षेत्र फैक्ट्री के बारे में – कंसल बिल्डिंग सोल्युशन (प) लिमिटेड, कुण्डियों अजीवाला, तहसील पांवटा साहिब, जिला सिरमौर, हिमाचल प्रदेश में बाता नदी व अबी नदी, चौड़ी खाल (बरसाती नाले) के किनारे आटोक्लेवड सेलुलर कांक्रिट ब्लाक बनाने की फैक्ट्री का काम चल रहा है। फैक्ट्री के लिये आवंटित 54-21 बिघा […]
By Brendan Donegan When I studied chemistry in school I never imagined I would use those lessons like this. I have just finished creating a spreadsheet by inputting a vast set of data on the chemical content of hundreds of water samples gathered between 2007 and 2010. The samples were collected by the State Pollution […]
Shimla: Greens are upbeat after the Himachal Pradesh High Court handed out what they term “environmental justice” by fining a corporate house Rs.100 crore for violating the law and fraudulently setting up a cement plant and a thermal power plant. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (JAL), a subsidiary of the JP Group, was last week slapped the […]