Chandigarh, November 20 : After receiving a wake-up call from the Punjab and Haryana High Court for not keeping a check on meat industries in Dera Bassi, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today submitted a draft policy introducing significant changes in its functioning.

The otherwise-illuminated Central Plaza Mall in Gurgaon

Haryana Pollution Control Board (HPCB) regional officer (Gurgaon region) Dr C V Singh said the Board had issued four notices to the mall owner, one Vijay Dixit.

Haryana Women and Child Development Department will implement a new scheme to curb anaemia among children, adolescent girls and pregnant and lactating mothers.
The state Government has allocated Rs 10 crore as one time Central assistance for the current financial year.

With the aim to bring 20 per cent of the total land under forests by 2020, the Haryana State Forest department has proposed a Resource Management and Livelihood Project to the World Bank for funding. The project has been approved by the Government of India and approval from the World Bank is expected soon.

New Delhi: An animal rights activist has moved Supreme Court alleging that he has been implicated in criminal and wildlife violation cases by the Haryana Government, which should instead be taking action against former cricket Test captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi in the

Komal Amit Gera / Chandigarh November 10, 2008, 0:16 IST

Unaffected by the global meltdown, but still in a shambles. This is the plight of the small industries engaged in manufacturing polythene carry bags in Chandigarh.

In a move fraught with serious repercussions for the already critical ground water levels in the south and southwest districts in Delhi, Faridabad and Gurgaon, the Central Ground Water Authority has decided to permit boring of new tubewells for domestic purposes in these regions on the condition that the area deputy commissioner be intimated 10 days before work is to start.