The diverted land now accommodates residential sectors, Gym Khana Club, green belts, tourism sites, service roads, institutional and college sites among others The diverted land now accommodates residential sectors, Gym Khana Club, green belts, tourism sites, service roads, institutional and college sites among others Gurgaon: More than three decades after Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)…
Patna: Around 300 saplings were planted and farmers sensitised to the importance of rainwater harvesting during a Van Mahotsav programme at Gauharpur village in Balwapar on Saturday, as part of the ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign of the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change.Rajesh Ranjan, head of the department of environmental science at the…
RRR northern corridor may impact over 81,000 trees & poles Hyderabad: The proposed northern section of the Hyderabad Regional Ring Road (RRR) could impact more than 81,000 trees and poles across reserve forests and agricultural lands, according to a document filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT).The enumeration records 81,007 affected trees and poles along…
Thiruvananthapuram: State govt has constituted an expert committee to investigate the July 7 landslip at the construction site of the Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi twin-tunnel road project in Wayanad. The committee will also inquire into the environmental and forest clearances granted for the project, including the environmental clearances issued by state and central govts and forest clearance granted…
Thiruvananthapuram: State govt has constituted an expert committee to investigate the July 7 landslip at Kalladi in Wayanad. The committee, comprising geologist C P Rajendran, ecologist Vishnudas, chief wildlife warden P Pugazhendi, the secretary of the public works department and secretary of revenue and disaster management department (convener), has been asked to submit its report…
Centre said wild boar will continue under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act New Delhi/T’puram: Forest minister Shibu Baby John said on Wednesday that Centre rejected Kerala ’s request to declare wild boar as vermin after he met Union minister for environment and climate change Bhupender Yadav in New Delhi.Addressing a news conference, John…
– The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted by the Supreme Court, has raised concerns over discrepancies in the ongoing exercise to identify alleged illegal constructions on protected land in Anangpur village of Faridabad and directed Haryana authorities to carry out a fresh khasra-wise field survey after finding inconsistencies in maps and ground verification data._________________Picture by…
Gurgaon: A 40-acre site at Patli Hazipur village in Farrukhnagar tehsil has been categorised as “fully feasible” for collection and processing of fresh waste generated by the city. The Patli Hazipur site is among 10 locations outside municipal limits, which were examined by a five-member panel. However, the committee, headed by MCG additional commissioner Ravinder…
Aerial view of Chandigarh Chandigarh: Proposed amendments to the Chandigarh Master Plan (CMP) 2031 could pave the way for a significant expansion of housing and mixed-use development in the city, with the UT administration seeking to unlock large tracts of vacant land and permit higher-density construction.Officials believe the changes could help address Chandigarh’s growing housing…
Noida: On a May afternoon in Noida, the air does not just feel hot — it feels manufactured as glass towers lining the expressway catch the sun, throw it back doubled, and trap what remains inside their climate-controlled interiors, pushing the heat out onto the street below.Delhi-NCR has always had brutal summers, but something has…
