Delhi in active seismic zone
The area stretching between Rajasthan's Jaisalmer and Delhi falls under active seismic zone and is prone to medium and major earthquakes, a team of experts said after surveying the Aravalli mountain
The area stretching between Rajasthan's Jaisalmer and Delhi falls under active seismic zone and is prone to medium and major earthquakes, a team of experts said after surveying the Aravalli mountain
With the Supreme Court banning all mining operations in the Aravalli range falling in Rajasthan (and also Haryana), a piquant situation has arisen the likes of which have never been witnessed in the
To restore the ecological status of the Aravalli range and preserve the gene pool in the desert state of Rajasthan, a Rs 442-crore forestry and bio-diversity project would kick off from April this
Construction of flyovers and government buildings have been adversely affected because of non-availability of sand in Delhi city following a Supreme Court order to ban mining in the Aravalli region.
A wildlife safari in Delhi may sound like a dream, but it remains precisely the end-goal of an ambitious project by Delhi Development Authority and Delhi University to set up an Aravalli
The second phase of the Aravalli Afforestation Project, funded by the Japan Bank of International Cooperation, which had been held up for over four years after the country's nuclear test in 1998, has
Despite a ban on mining in the five km area along the Delhi border, illegal mining has not come to an end totally. The authorities conducted a raid near Gurukul in Aravalli Hills and arrested some
A joint forest management initiative succeeded at Eklingapura mainly because foresters were able to respond to the needs of the community.
Scientists in Rajasthan try to revive ancient paleo channels to solve the state s water crisis<br>
As a ten-year old child, Dhanua of Koylala was taken to the johad to obtain the blessing of the residing deity. The water in the johad was still and blue. When he got married at the age of 20, he
The Kerala government has decided to appeal against two national green tribunal orders that said that the government should take note and adhere to the recommendations of the Western Ghats Expert Ecology Panel (WGEEP) report while approving private and commercial development in eco-sensitive zones. Read more in this September 2013 edition of the Monthly India State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
The tiny rodents that most people link only to pestilence and crop destruction have fascinated Ishwar Prakash one of that rare breed: a rat expert in India for most of his life
Claiming their own, villagers of Seed in Rajasthan have blazed a path to eco sustainable resource use.
THE Aravallis, the oldest and hoariest mountain range in India, are today some of the most barren sentinels in the country. At the foothills of this range, which extends all the way from
When villages work with each other to regenerate the environment, there are unexpected blessings. Sometimes, they are as big as a river
A small water harvesting structure can produce amazing economic crossover effects. The same may not be true for large canals
A non governmental organisation in Rajasthan has motivated villagers to take up preservation of forests
The National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board (NAEB), set up in August 1992,is responsible for promoting afforestation,tree planting, ecological restoration and eco-development activities in the country, with special attention to the degraded forest areas and lands adjoining the forest areas, national parks, sanctuaries and other protected areas as well as the ecologically fragile areas lik
Gurgaon: A district-level committee constituted for checking illegal mining in Gurgaon district has submitted a report which says that no illegal mining activities are going on in the Aravali range in the district.
The Supreme Court has partially lifted its blanket ban on mining in the Aravalli hills. Mining is now permitted in some parts of the 250-kilometre stretch. The apex court has modified its earlier