February 2021

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Water-level warning system for Chamba soon   To mitigate the threats of Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), Chamba district will now have an integrated mechanism for early warning of the increasing water level in the Ravi due to heavy rain. In addition to dams constructed on rivers, the web-based system can be … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Portal to be designed for quality education   As the Budget thrust was on quality education, “Him Darpan Shiksha Ekikrit Portal’ will be developed. The portal will enable uploading of information on teaching-learning practices and personal matters through a mobile application. The highest Budget of Rs 8,024 crore (16 per cent) has … Read more

  HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Govt to consider controlled cannabis cultivation, says CM   Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today said that the state government would consider legalising the controlled cultivation of cannabis after studying its various aspects. Thakur, while relying to the motion, said that many states had already allowed the cultivation of cannabis, … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh economy to shrink 6.2%, tourism 81%   Himachal Pradesh is likely to register a negative growth of 6.2 per cent in the current financial year (2020-21) due to the adverse impact of Covid-19 pandemic, with the tourism sector contracting by over 81 per cent. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Shimla tops Ease of Living Index   Shimla is most liveable among the cities having less than 10-lakh population across the country. The Queen of Hills has been bestowed this distinction in the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) survey, the results of which were announced today by the Ministry of Housing and … Read more

  HIMACHAL PRADESH   Chamba ranked 4th in development in nationwide rankings announced by NITI Aayog   In the Central government’s Aspirational Districts Programme, Chamba district has secured the fourth position in the nationwide rankings announced by NITI Aayog for the best performance achieved in various sectors of development. Disclosing this to the media here … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh first to launch e-Cabinet system: Governor   Governor Bandaru Dattatreya while addressing the budget session of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, said the state government has launched the e-Cabinet system, which runs on e-Cabinet software, to conduct meetings of the council of ministers. This probably makes Himachal the first state in the country to implement an end to … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh’s ginger output to be doubled in five years   With the support of the ‘one district, one product’ scheme of the Government of India, Himachal Pradesh is all set to double the production of ginger in the next five to six years. The scheme is expected to give a boost to ginger growers in Sirmaur district, who otherwise, … Read more

  HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh budget 2021-22 promises 12,000 new houses for poor, filling 30,000 functional posts   Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur presented Rs 50,192 crore budget estimates for 2021-22. Promise of 12,000 new houses to poor people, filling up 30,000 functional posts and launch of Rs 31,000 Shangun scheme for girls … Read more

  HIMACHAL PRADESH   Environmentalists suggest Himachal Pradesh government to initiate steps to prevent global warming   Following the Uttarakhand glacier burst, the environmentalists in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh (HP) have brought government’s attention towards finding clean sources of energy, solving global warming issues, and dispelling myths about propagating hydropower projects as a clean source of … Read more