Observing that the situation in Himachal Pradesh has been deteriorating, the apex court said climate change is having a visible and alarming impact on the state.

The court partly blamed “unscientific construction” for recent natural disasters, and said that tourism pressure fuelled by “human greed and apathy” is undermining the state’s ecological fabric ...

While refusing to interfere with the high court's order, the apex court said the obvious reason for issuing the notification was to curb construction activities in a particular area.

We want to impress upon the state government and Union of India that earning revenue is not everything. Revenue cannot be earned at the cost of environment and ecology,” a bench of Justices JB ...

If things proceed the way they are as on date, the day is not far when the entire state of HP may vanish in thin air from the ...