Faridabad: Several court orders, including a Supreme Court ban on mining, seem to have failed to save the Aravalis from miners. Stones from Rajasthan come in trucks, local stones in both trucks and tractors. Tractor tracks lead right up to the remnants of the Aravali
Degraded land in Gurgaon was nurtured back to health over a decade. But instead of serving as a green lung, it has been sold to a private developer, reports BRIJESH PANDEY
New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on environment has sent a letter to the Haryana government asking it to investigate the alleged
Alwar: Having received flak on several occasions for its failure in containing illegal mining in Aravalli ranges, the Rajasthan government seems to have woken up at last.
On Thursday, in a joint operation with mines department, the Alwar district administration seized 27 trucks and arrested 17 persons involved in illegal mining in the region.
Raj Faces Trouble In Getting Environment Clearances For 14 Power Projects
Jaipur: In what could be termed as yet another addition to the ongoing war of words among the Congress leaders, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday blamed union minister Jairam Ramesh for hindering environmental clearances that were holding up upcoming state
Jodhpur: In a major setback to the state government, the Rajasthan High Court on Monday stayed the allotment process of 1,117 sandstone mining leases at Sihanda in Balesar tehsil of Jodhpur district.
The leases were being granted without taking the environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF).
Jaipur: Unregulated legal mining and rampant illegal mining in Rajasthan is systematically destroying forests, devastating the Aravallis, playing havoc with the environment and water resources of the state.
New Delhi/Gurgaon: In a move that could invite massive opposition from green activists, the Haryana government may soon allow stone crushers to operate close to the Aravali plantation area.
