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Clear filtersBanjar in Himachal Pradesh has had its Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights recognised, drawing attention to how the Forest Rights Act, 2006, is being implemented. The law protects the entitlements of Scheduled Tribes...
Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda performed the groundbreaking for India's first High-Altitude Health Research Centre at Keylong in the Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. People living and working at high...
Under the ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative, Uttarakhand has been named India's sixth fully literate state in 2026. A State or Union Territory earns this tag when functional literac...
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports named four winners of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024. Baljeet Kaur (Himachal Pradesh) won the Land Adventure award as the first Indian to climb five 8,000-metre...
Four mountaineers from Munnar have become the first group from Kerala to summit Ramjak, a 6,318-metre peak located in the remote Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh has introduced Australian Merino sheep to improve wool quality and raise output. The ₹6-crore programme began in 2021 under the National Livelihood Mission with 240 Merino sheep imported from Australia....
Forty-four social and environmental groups, along with retired forest officers and scientists, have asked the Himachal Pradesh government to prohibit glyphosate-based herbicides on forest land. The chemical is reportedly...
Karnataka has banned the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of analogue paneer as “paneer” across the State for one year, from 17 August 2026 to 17 August 2027. Analogue paneer is a non-dairy product made with v...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the National Cadet Corps (NCC) expedition 'Aparajita – Parang La 2026', a 250-km trek in which 28 girl cadets will cross the 5,578-metre Parang La Pass. The pass lies in the Tra...
IntroductionIn a historic policy shift for demographic enumeration in post-independence India, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on 17 August 2026 officially notified the 40-question questionnaire for the second phase o...
IntroductionIn a historic policy shift driven by accelerating climate change and extreme weather risks, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 16 August 2026 officially notified Heatwaves and Lightning as recognized natur...
IntroductionIn a pioneering community-centric wildlife conservation initiative, the Union Territory of Ladakh on 16 August 2026 announced the launch of India's first-ever High-Altitude Wildlife Safari, managed by the Sno...
