‘More measures needed to shield Aravalis’
GURGAON: City-based environmentalists are upbeat with Tuesday's decision by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) to keep a 500 m buffer zone around the Manger forest, located along the...
View ArticleSmart makeover needs green touch
GURGAON: Golf Course Road has almost entirely lost its green cover due to the expansive infrastructure work that it is witnessing, though it bears the promise of transforming into one of Gurgaon's most...
View ArticleAravali deforestation under NGT lens
GURGAON: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has admitted a petition against widespread deforestation in the Aravali region of Gurgaon and issued a notice to the district forest department, seeking its...
View ArticleLeopard cub run over near Mangar
GURGAON: A female leopard cub, about nine months old, was mowed down by a high-speed vehicle on the Gurgaon-Faridabad Road near the Mangar forest late on Tuesday. The impact of the collision was such...
View Article'Build underpasses or wildlife bridges to save Aravali animals'
GURGAON: City-based environmentalists are set to move the National Green Tribunal (NGT) this week to seek directions to the state government for setting up 'green bridges' or 'wildlife underpasses', in...
View ArticleLeopards seek a safe haven
: As many as six leopards, including an eight-month-old cub, have been reported dead in Gurgaon in less than a year. While two cases pertain to road accidents wherein the big cats were hit by speeding...
View ArticleNeed to minimise human interference
It may not be possible to reverse the process of development and undo the large-scale devastation of wildlife habitat in the Aravalli Range, but wildlife activists believe that certain measures can...
View ArticleRealty projects to deplete 15% Gurgaon forest cover
GURGAON: At least 15% of the city's forest cover will be lost if construction projects are carried out in the natural conservation zones (NCZ), environmentalists have said. According to them, Gurgaon...
View ArticleGurgaon activists oppose power generation from waste
Pointing at possible air pollution, environmentalists have objected the proposal to generate electricity from the Bandhwari waste treatment plant that has been lying defunct since 2013 along the...
View ArticleNew Report Documents Shocking Collapse of Gorilla Subspecies During 20 Years...
(Source: Wildlife Conservation Society) CONTACT: MARY DIXON: (1-347-840-1242; mdixon@wcs.org) STEPHEN SAUTNER: (1-718-220-3682; ssautner@wcs.org) New Report Documents Shocking Collapse of Gorilla...
View ArticleGurgaon: After govt nod, 10,000 trees felled in the Aravallis
After the Haryana government cleared the felling of more than 10,000 trees in the Aravallis for construction of a real estate project, on Sunday, the region saw large-scale chopping of trees over 52...
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View ArticleMCG’s efforts termed ‘eyewash’ by activists
Almost two months after the National Green Tribunal directed the Gurgaon and Faridabad district administrations not to allow dumping of any kind of waste in the Aravallis, the Municipal Corporation of...
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View ArticleLeachate flowing from Badhwari waste plant, forest department to issue notice...
GURGAON: Following complaints from environmentalist and residents about continuous flow of leachate from Badhwari waste treatment plant and landfill site in Aravalli, which is likely to pollute...
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View ArticleForest dept begins developing forest to revive blackbuck in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: A proposed plan, to reintroduce the blackbuck in the Aravalis, is being fast-tracked. On Thursday, top forest department officials visited Sarbasirpur reserve forest near Farrukhnagar, the...
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View ArticleForest dept issues notice to MCG for damage to Aravalli area from leachate
GURGAON: Forest department has issued notice to Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) for damage to forest areas by leachate flowing from Bandhwari waste treatment plant. The department pointed that...
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View ArticleLeopard rescued form Malaka village released in the Aravalli forest
The three-and-a-half-year-old male leopard that strayed into mustard fields near Malaka village of Tauru, 40 kms from Gurgaon, on December 28, and rescued by a team of forest and police officials was...
View ArticleExperts excited by leopard sighting, want state to declare wildlife corridor
Gurgaon: Tuesday's leopard sighting in Bandhwari forest in the Aravalis, barely 5km from Gurgaon city limits was proof that so far as local wildlife is concerned, all is not lost to unrestrained real...
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View Article15 camera traps to keep eye on movement of leopards in Aravali
GURGAON: In the view of increasing rumours about leopard sightings in certain areas close to Aravali Hills in Gurgaon, the forest department has installed 15 camera traps in forest areas close to urban...
View ArticleGurgaon: Approval for buffer zone around Asola sanctuary pending for one year
The future of flora and fauna around the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary hangs in uncertainty as the Haryana government has not provided proper documentation for a buffer zone. Owing to continuous tree...
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(Source: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the Republic of India) Year End Review- 2016 The year 2016 has been a significant one for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, when road...
View ArticleAnnex – LIFE sub-programme for the Environment: 2014 projects (European...
(Source: European Commission - Directorate-General for the Environment) The sums indicated refer to the total budget of the projects in euros. AUSTRIA (AT) (2 projects - 11.4 million) LIFE Nature &...
View ArticleAnnex – LIFE sub-programme for the Environment: 2014 projects (European...
(Source: European Commission) The sums indicated refer to the total budget of the projects in euros. AUSTRIA (AT) (2 projects - 11.4 million) LIFE Nature & Biodiversity (2 projects - 11.4 million)...
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View ArticleJune 22, 2015 - City Council Meeting Transcript (Filebank) (City of Palo...
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View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Union)
(Source: European Union) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon future....
View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Commission)
(Source: European Commission) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon future....
View ArticleAnnex: LIFE programme: 2015 projects (European Commission -...
(Source: European Commission - Directorate-General for Environment) The European Commission has approved an investment package of €222.7 million from the EU budget to support Europe's transition to a...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists hail decision to declare Mangar Bani as no-construction belt
: Environmentalists have hailed the recent decision of the Haryana government to notify Mangar Bani, off Gurgaon-Faridabad road, as a no-construction belt. “We had been fighting for the status for...
View ArticleSave Aravalli to save wildlife
As many as seven leopards, including an eight-month-old cub, have been reported dead in Gurgaon over the past two years. While two cases pertain to road accidents wherein the big cats were hit by...
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