The nod given to field trials of more than 200 genetically modified (GM) seeds by the Union Agriculture Ministry smacks of vested interests of the Congress-led government, claimed Bharatiya Janata
UD Ministry Asked Not To Okay It Until Green Concerns Are Addressed
New Delhi: In a rare intervention, the Prime Minister’s Office has asked the Union urban development ministry not to approve Haryana’s sub-regional plan — which allows construction beyond 0.5% in conservation areas such as the Aravalis and tourism activities in these zones — before environmental concerns are addressed. The missive came a day before the NCR Planning Board was scheduled to hold a special meeting to approve the plan.
फरीदाबाद के सोलर प्रोजेक्टों को लेकर अक्षय ऊर्जा विभाग मुख्यालय द्वारा समीक्षा की जाएगी। मुख्यालय में यह देखा जाएगा कि किन प्रोजेक्टों पर कितने समय से काम चल रहा है।
वहीं यह प्रोजेक्ट अभी तक लागू क्यों नहीं हो पाए है इस सदंर्भ में मुख्यालय में विभाग के डायरेक्टर अमनीतपी कुमार द्वारा जिले के अधिकारियों की समीक्षा बैठक भी बुलाई गई है। प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री भूपेन्द्र सिंह हुड्डा ने जिले को सोलर सिटी बनाने की योजना बनाई है।
Punjab, Rajasthan oppose state’s plea on using Hansi-Butana canal
Citing Centre’s alert on possible drought in 2014 due to the El Nino effect, Haryana today pleaded in the Supreme Court for using the 109-km Hansi-Butana canal by pumping water from the Bakhra Mainline (BML).
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Haryali Welfare Society Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 03/03/2014 regarding cutting of trees, Haryana, 03/03/2014. Notice is also issued to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, State of Haryana as well as to Mr. Bhoop Singh Yadav, DFO to show cause as to why they should not be held personally liable for payment of the damages/compensation as well as their Authorities be directed to take appropriate departmental action in accordance with law.
Yellow rust and aphid have attacked wheat crop in the district.
After the first case of yellow rust was detected in Ratangarh village last month, the disease has now affected over 300 acres of the crop. Besides yellow rust, aphid insect has also attacked the crop.
The proposed easing of the existing construction norms in green zone by the NCR Planning Board have been hailed by realtors and recreational industry players in Gurgaon.
The NCR Planning Board will meet on March 6 to discuss, among other things, an approval of Haryana's crucial sub-regional plan.
The Centre's haste to get the plan, on which the fate of mega-realty plans hinge, cleared is evident in the fact that it will be only the second time in almost three decades that the NCR Planning Board will hold two meetings within 45 days of one another.
After a team of doctors of the district health department took blood samples of residents of Haryana Employees Welfare Organisation (HEWO) Society, MDC, Sector 5, who had reportedly fallen ill afte
With repeated complaints to the municipal corporation on poor sanitation and hygiene conditions in the city yielding no result, people are now resorting to other means.
