Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Power transmission in the state has entered a new phase with everything ready for the first-ever transmission project in the country with viability gap funding (VGF) by the central government. The project will be the first in Haryana with VGF in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode. The Bid Evaluation Committee …
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda lit the boiler of the 600-mega watt Unit-2 of the 1,200-MW Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project at Khedal on the Hisar-Chandigarh highway. With this, the people of Hisar, the home district of former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal, hope to get rid of frequent …
A significant number of farmers in nearly a dozen villages of Jhajjar district, about 30 km from here, are on the verge of ruin following the alleged 'lethargic' attitude of the district administration in draining out accumulated rain water from their fields. Thousands of acres in the villages are still …
Haryana, at the time of its creation from the womb of Punjab was partly a parched state. Large areas were dry treeless sand dunes. Even drinking water was a privilege. Its has taken long strides since then. The State is becoming a real green land. All the villages get potable …
At the time of Independence, availability of power was confined to a few urban and industrial pockets of Haryana and its villages were engulfed in darkness. However, during the Congress regime in 1970, Haryana became the first state in the country to provide electricity to hundred per cent of its …
What comes as welcome news for Sultanpur National Park in Gurgaon, Bhindawas wildlife sanctuary in Jhajjar as well as another national park and seven other sanctuaries, the Central government has issued a draft notification declaring areas around these sites as eco-sensitive zones (ESZs). This would mean all development activity within …
Ruchika M Khanna Chandigarh, June 10 For long, it has been suspected that most plantations taken up by the Forest Department exist on paper only. This time, it has finally been proved that not only were plantation drives undertaken by the Forest Department in Jhajjar fake, but crores that have …
Ill-effects of burning of paddy straw Ravinder Saini Rohtak, June 8 With a view to creating awareness among farmers regarding harmful effects of the burning of paddy straw in fields and making them environment- friendly, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has decided to launch an awareness campaign in …
Whereas, the Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80 kilometers from West of Delhi) attracts around 35,000 variety of migratory birds belonging to over 250 species during winter and water problem at Bharatpur National Park of Rajasthan, this Sanctuary provides an alternate wintering site to the migratory water fowls which has enhanced …
Whereas, the Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80 kms from West of Delhi) attracts a large number and variety of migratory birds, and situated at a distance of about 1.5 km from Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary; And Whereas, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area upto five kilometers from the …
JHAJJAR: Haryana could become the first state in the country to set up a 2,800 mw nuclear power plant after the signing of the civil nuclear deal between India and the US.
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
The Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant at Khedar in Hisar is progressing well, said Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, while inaugurating a 33 KV sub-station in Sector 10 in Rewari. Hooda said a massive plan has been implemented to get 5,000 MW of additional power in the state. The construction …
The Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant at Khedar in Hisar is progressing well, said Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, while inaugurating a 33 KV sub-station in Sector 10 in Rewari. Hooda said a massive plan has been implemented to get 5,000 MW of additional power in the state. The construction …
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hyderabad-based Naandi Foundation to implement a pilot project on community safe drinking water systems in select villages in the State in a phased manner. The MoU was signed by Haryana Commissioner and Secretary, Public Works Department (Water …
The Haryana Cabinet has approved a pilot project for providing safe drinking water based on reverse osmosis and related technologies in select water quality affected villages in the Public-NGO-Community Mode through the Naandi Foundation of Hyderabad. Announcing this after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda disclosed that 100 …
With the aim of augmenting availability of electricity in Haryana, the state government is undertaking short, medium and long term measures to be self-reliant in power within the next few years. These include commissioning of its three major thermal power projects at Yamuna Nagar, Jhajjar and Hisar which will generate …
