Indigenous communities in the two ecologically fragile Himalayan States are routinely excluded from this narrative that fuels reckless growth. Article written by Manshi Asher published on 21/09/23 in Frontline The monsoon of 1999 is etched vividly in my memory. At 23, shortly after finishing my master’s, I was to join a project that worked on […]
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 […]
March 21, 2018 To, Smt Manisha Nanda Addl. Chief Secy. cum Principal Secy. to the Chief Minister (Environment Science & Technology, Information & Public Relation, Tourism & Civil Aviation) Government of Himachal Pradesh Dear Mam, We are writing to you on the Day of Action for Rivers across the world on behalf of the concerned […]
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 […]
In a half day program organised today in Shimla by environmental groups Himdhara Collective and LIFE (Legal Initiative for Environment and Forests, environmentalists including lawyers, activists and concerned citizens of Shimla deliberated on the role of the National Green Tribunal in the context of Himachal’s environment issues. Supreme Court Lawyer Rahul Chaudhary and High Court […]
A TALK ON National Green Tribunal and Environmental Justice: Current discourses Speaker: Rahul Chaudhary, Legal Initiative for Forests and Environment For the last four decades, since India embarked on a journey of industrial development and then faster economic growth, the environmental issues facing the country have become graver. A complex environmental governance system with a […]
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 […]
In 2006 the Himachal Cabinet approved the setting up of a Rs 900 crore greenfield project in the state by Lafarge, the French multinational and second largest producer of cement in the world. The project has been a centre of controversy since day one, with resistance from local people. The Environment Clearance accorded to the […]