Oct 2020

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal CM Thakur invites pharma giants for investment   The availability of water and power at tariffs lowest in the country and the presence of industrial gas pipeline make the state and the proposed bulk drug park in Una district a favoured place for investment for the pharma sector. Chief Minister Jai … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Rs 7,922 crore projects cleared for Himachal Pradesh Six irrigation, multipurpose and flood control schemes of Himachal Pradesh, with an estimated cost of Rs 7,922.69 crore have received investment clearance from the department of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation, Union ministry of Jal Shakti.   Approved projects include the Renukaji multipurpose dam project … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Govt to build 12.7 km tunnel at Shinkhun La pass on Himachal-Ladakh border   The defence ministry has given the go ahead to NHIDCL, a wholly owned company of highways ministry, to prepare the detailed project report (DPR) for a 12.7 km tunnel beneath the Shinkun La pass, on the border between … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH     100 ‘Swachhta cafes’ to come up in Himachal The state government will set up around 100 ‘Swachhta cafes’ with an estimated cost of around Rs 10 crore by 2023 to collect plastic from rag pickers, individuals and urban local bodies. The government was laying special emphasis on cleanliness, women empowerment and … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH    Himachal police to maintain separate register on suicides   From now on, in Himachal Pradesh, every police station will have to maintain a record of suicide cases under their jurisdiction in a separate register, which will be called register number 27. At present, there is no system in place to keep a separate record of suicide cases … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Asafoetida/Heeng cultivation has been introduced by CSIR-IHBT in the Indian Himalayan region   CM of Himachal Pradesh has recognized the efforts of the Institute and announced the introduction & cultivation of Heeng in the state on 6March 2020.   Asafoetida/heeng is one of the top condiments and is a high value spice … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Shimla registers for ‘Streets for People Challenge’   The hill town of Shimla is among the 113 cities in the country to have registered for the Streets for People Challenge, an initiative of Smart Cities Mission of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.   The India Programme of the Institute for … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH    Himachal to start land-based fish farming using RAS technology  Himachal Pradesh will start land-based fish farming using Recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) technology under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) to raise different varieties of fish throughout the year. The RAS technology is a new way to farm fish under which fish is reared in indoor tanks with … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH    Himachal Pradesh police now become more technical   Indian Institute of Technology Mandi has signed an MoU with the Himachal Pradesh Police to set up an institutional mechanism for interaction between the two organisations for a period of five years. The purpose of this MoU is to facilitate the police personnel by updating their knowledge … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH    Himachal Pradesh relaxes restrictions on assembly in public Moving ahead with the unlock process, the Himachal Pradesh government has now given relaxation in the number of people gathering for social, cultural, religious, academic, sports, entertainment, political and other activities. According to the latest SOP issued by the government, in closed spaces, up to 50% … Read more