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Action against officials for defying mining ban
Showing zero tolerance to public servants who allowed illegal mining in the Aravalli Hills despite a ban in place since 2002, the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to penalise such officers posted in the three districts of Mewat, Gurgaon and Faridabad during the past five years. The Forest Bench of …
State master plan for solid waste disposal
The state urban local bodies department has sought inputs from 78 state municipal bodies, including MCG, to prepare a state-level master plan for an integrated solid waste management system, to be reviewed and approved by the National Green Tribunal. Officials say most existing solid waste treatment plants do not meet …
No end to mining in Aravalis, SC to prosecute erring Haryana officials
Turning the heat on derelict officials of the Haryana government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would prosecute all erring officials without waiting for any more reports on illegal mining and proliferation of stone-crushing units in the Aravali hills. Anguished over the laxity of the state administration in checking …
Over-exploitation of groundwater makes Delhi and neighbouring areas critical
Only 0.01 bcm water is available for future use in Delhi, whileit is negative in Gurgaon and in almost all districts of Haryana Groundwater resources in Delhi and neighbouring areas like Gurgaon, much of Haryana, and in Ghaziabad have now become “over-exploited” because of continuous unregulated extraction for domestic, industrial …
Reliance Haryana SEZ returns Gurgaon, Jhajjar land to Haryana Infra Corporation
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced that its group company Reliance Haryana SEZ Limited (RHSL) has returned 1,383.68 acres of land in Gurgaon acquired from Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) for setting up special economic zones (SEZs) owing to revision of strategic priorities. RHSL is a joint …
Indiscriminate' use of antibiotics in poultry might be 'strongly linked' to growing resistance in Indians: Study
Claiming that it found several antibiotic residues in chickens tested in Delhi-NCR region, an environment body on Wednesday said "large-scale and indiscriminate" use of antibiotics in poultry industry might be "strongly linked" to growing antibiotic resistance in Indians. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) also sought implementation of a …
Antibiotics in chicken ‘hitting Indians’ resistance to drugs’
A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has linked growing antibiotic resistance in humans to its large-scale, indiscriminate use in the poultry industry. "Drugged" is the theme of the report — Antibiotics in the Chicken — which studied the level of common antibiotics in popular non-vegetarian …
60 villages come under waste management project
These Gurgaon villages will see enhanced wastewater treatment capacity Sixty villages from Gurgaon district have been short-listed for the implementation of Solid and Liquid Waste Management Project under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) for the current financial year. The project will help in segregation of solid waste and considerably enhance …
GB Nagar sees maximum erosion of NCR green zones
Between 1999 and 2012, there has been an alarming depletion of Natural Conservation Zones — forests, water bodies and wasteland — in the National Capital Region. In Delhi, water bodies shrunk by 22.6%, forests by 15% and wasteland by 11% while in the NCR, the maximum depletion was in Gautam …
Maruti Suzuki commissions Rs 10-cr PV solar power plant at Manesar
The plant will help the car maker to reduce 1,200 tonnes/annum CO2 emissions Aligning itself to the Government’s vision of adopting and strengthening usage of solar power, car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited has commissioned its 1-MW mono-crystalline photovoltaic solar power plant at its Manesar facility. Built with an …