Overcast sky, strong surface winds, incessant rains and a drop in both day and night temperatures during the past 24 hours have been a cause of worry for farmers of Punjab and Haryana as their rabi crops are almost ready for harvest.

It is the second successive spell of inclement weather that has wreaked havoc on the crops.

New Delhi: Supreme Court may have banned all mining within 5 Km of Delhi but countless fresh cuts in the Aravalis around Pali and Anangpur stand witness to how the coveted blue stone that go into making plush houses in the city still come from these ravaged mountains.

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Gurgaon: Though the next hearing on the issue of mining in Aravallis is scheduled in the Supreme Court for today, the Forest department has not yet filed a reply to the three pending interlocutory applications (IA).

SAVE THE Aravallis: a slogan that like so many others stirs little response until the cost of ignoring it hits home: no electricity, no water, no construction material and, worst of all, no rain and the daytime temperature perpetually above 50 degrees Celsius.

Chandigarh: Emphasising upon the need for soil and water conservation technologies to meet the threats of climate change, global warming and melting of glaciers, Dr J P Kaushik, special secretary and director, Agriculture, Haryana, said soil health has deteriorated to such an extent that it has become the most important limiting factor in crop production.

Wonders Who Will Bell The Cat

The Supreme Court on Thursday talked tough while showing its inclination for a total ban on mining in the Aravali hill areas of Haryana

Faridabad mining: NGO complains to SC panel against govt

MAHENDERGARH: Widespread poverty in the villages of largely arid Mahendergarh district of Haryana ensured that it was the first district to be brought under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) when it was introduced in the state in February 2006. In view of an acute water shortage, the scheme mainly targeted digging of ponds.

Chandigarh: Due to better returns from paddy, wheat farmers prefer these crops