Himachal Pradesh government has recently announced that the state’s transport department will make a complete switch from its fleet of diesel and petrol vehicles to electric vehicles. Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu led the ceremonial launch of electric vehicles for the state transportation department.
The contaminated drinking water supply in Himachal Pradesh has caused a dangerous diarrhea outbreak. The Nadaun sub-division of Hamirpur district has surpassed more than 1,000 diarrhea cases in the past few days due to water pollution. According to health department officials, the number of people
Climate change is as real as air – we feel it all around us. All of us know what will happen if we fail to address this crisis. Anyhow, we are failing miserably, and developing nations, which are the least responsible for birthing this calamity,
Currently, the trains in India run either on diesel or electricity. In an effort to transform the future of the Indian Railways, indigenously developed hydrogen-powered trains are likely to run on narrow-gauge (heritage) tracks as soon as the end of 2023, turning them “completely green.”
A prolonged dry spell in Himachal Pradesh is threatening wheat, barley, and mustard along with citrus fruits amid the rainfall deficit. Himachal Pradesh is experiencing a post-monsoon rainfall deficit with a 23 percent drop in precipitation 63.9 percent more than the usual 82.9 mm rainfall
From his village Sai in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district of Himachal, a farmer has begun a foot march to the state’s capital Shimla in hopes to meet the chief minister. The farmer, Layak Ram, is walking to Shimla with a plough over his shoulder,
Good news comes along with the New Year, the population of endangered snow leopards has increased. This first-time study, by Himachal Pradesh’s forest department in association with the Mysore-based Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), puts the number of snow leopards between 52 and 73. The study
Climate change has become a cause for so many disruptions in numerous ecosystems, especially the oceans. Ocean acidification, coral bleaching, melting sea ice, and rising sea levels are only a handful among the long list of adverse impacts of rapidly changing climate. In another blow
Climate change is a concerning issue and every year various organizations, volunteers, and governments try to put efforts into educating the masses about it, but we fail to teach our children about this existential threat. To that end, 200 schools in Kerala have installed weather
The Guinness World Records has officially recognized a British cat, 27-year-old Flossie, as the oldest living cat. In general, the average life span of cats is 12-18 years. Flossie has come a long way and is still healthy and playful like a young cat. But