Damdama (Gurgaon): The last major natural lake in the NCR is up for sale. While locals claim that indiscriminate mining and poor rainfall has caused great damage to Damdama Lake and jeopardised their future water needs, another story is unfolding gradually.
Gurgaon: Around 20 villages in Mehwat district near Gurgaon are continuing with illegal mining despite a ban by the Supreme Court and repeated reminders by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, conservator forest R P Balwan said after visiting these villages on Wednesday.
Iqbalpur village of Gurgaon district has become the first Haryana village covered 100 per cent by solar home-lighting systems.
Deputy Commissioner Deepti Umashankar handed over a solar home-lighting system to the 201st customer of the village at a programme organised here today.
New Delhi/Gurgaon: As more and more people invade the forests in Aravali area, leopards are being forced to come out in the open. The consequence have been fatal for the big cats.
Gurgaon: A leopard and her two cubs had come under the wheels of a vehicle and were injured near Manesar last week. The reason for the accident, apart from the immediate cause, is the rapid pace of development around Gurgaon that has deprived several animals and birds of their natural habitat.
CHANDIGARH: Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana have been selected for development as solar/green cities under a scheme of the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy, an official spokesman said here on Thursday.
While approval in principle has already been received for Gurgaon, it would be received soon for Faridabad, he said.
