New Delhi: The Haryana government may not have considered declaring Mangar to be a forest or Mangar Bani an eco-sensitive zone but environmentalists are certain about its wildlife and groundwater r

In Haryana sub-region of the National Capital Region, Rewari district has recorded the deepest groundwater table followed by Gurgaon, Panipat and Faridabad from 2007-2011, according to the Draft Re

Haryana government has told the National Green Tribunal that 539 violations have been recorded in the Aravali region falling within the state.

Mining is all set to resume in Haryana following the Supreme Court's clarification that the environmental clearance for mining projects would have to be obtained by the project proponent.

The Supreme Court today allowed the use of forest areas in Faridabad for holding marriages and parties but suspended mining of 20 million metric tonnes of minor minerals in Sonepat and Panipat.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Noida Lok Manch Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/10/2013 on illegal sand mining.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/810-2013(MApp)_28Oct2013.pdf

People who gathered on the Yamuna banks for idol immersion were pleasantly surprised by a cleaner river. The white foam caused by industrial effluents was nowhere to be seen.

DMs Directed To Ensure Ban In Their Areas

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought responses from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments on a plea alleging that illegal sand mining is still going on in some districts of the two states.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashok Kumar Vs. Union of India & Others dated 10/10/2013 regarding mining in District Faridabad. This order of NGT prohibit any mining activity being carried on in District Faridabad by any person without obtaining proper clearance/permission from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and/or State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (‘SEIAA’), as the case may be.

The face-off between the government and farmers agitating for higher compensation for land acquired for a rail freight corridor entered the third day today. The farmers raised anti-government slogans.

They alleged that the government was following the Land Acquisition Act in fixing the compensation to them. The Railways had acquired 450 acres at 19 villages of this district for its Dadri-Mumbai freight corridor.

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