Haryana: Garbage puts wild animals under threat

Haryana: Garbage puts wild animals under threat Gurgaon: Forest land and wild animals are under threat in Haryana as garbage is being constantly dumped in the area. The garbage dump on the road connecting Delhi and Haryana border has become a virtual death trap for the wild species. "On this stretch I find these dead animals every third day. It was nilgai and jackal earlier, and now more endangered hyaena," said Satinder Mand, who drives daily on...
09:41 AM, Sep 26, 2011

Survey for setting up National Forest Land Bank

Survey for setting up National Forest Land Bank New Delhi: The Economic Survey on Friday made a case for streamlining land acquisition and environmental clearance policy to encourage development of infrastructure projects and called for setting up of a "National Forest Land Bank" in this regard. Amid increasing problems faced in acquiring forest lands for commercial purposes, the Survey for 2010-11 tabled in Parliament said there should be parity in the compensation package paid. It said there was...
01:16 PM, Feb 25, 2011

SC clears construction on forest land in Mumbai

SC clears construction on forest land in Mumbai Projects were declared illegal in 2006, as they on forest land. ...
09:45 AM, Jan 29, 2010

Delhi Ridge put to private use, officials turn blind eye

Delhi Ridge put to private use, officials turn blind eye Delhi's existing green lung, the Ridge, is withering away. ...
02:42 PM, Aug 07, 2008

Amarnath land transfer row puts Congress in a bind

Amarnath land transfer row puts Congress in a bind CM Ghulam Nabi Azad has been asked to prove his majority by July 7. ...
10:29 PM, Jun 30, 2008

Mumbai: SC respite to families living on forest land

Mumbai: SC respite to families living on forest land Johannesburg Cricket South Africa's acting president Willie Basson has promised swift implementation of the recommendations made by the Nicholson inquiry that led to CSA CEO Gerald Majola's suspension last week. Both (acting chief executive) Jacques Faul and myself are serving in acting capacities and our actions will be dominated by the consequences of the decisions taken by the Board last Saturday with respect to the Nicholson report and the actions...
02:04 AM, May 06, 2008

SC grants relief to people living in Mumbai's forest land

SC grants relief to people living in Mumbai's forest land Mumbai: Ajit Agarkar has been retained as Mumbai's captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy to be played from March 23-27 here. Seeded into the quarter-finals, Mumbai will take on Tamil Nadu on March 24. Squad: Ajit Agarkar (c), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Wasim Jaffer, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Abhishek Nayar, Aditya Tare, Iqbal Abdullah, Shoaib Shaikh, Ankit Chavan, Kshemal Waingankar, Anup Revandkar, Siddharth Chitnis, Javed Khan. Coach:...
04:56 PM, May 05, 2008

Mumbaikars may lose lakhs over forestland ruling

Mumbaikars may lose lakhs over forestland ruling Ahmedabad: Sachin Tendulkar, still in search of his elusive 100th international century is likely to play the last two one-dayers against West Indies, after being rested for the first three matches of the series. According to sources, the 38-year-old wants to play the remaining two matches of the series scheduled on December 8 and 11 in Indore and Chennai respectively. The Kris Srikkanth-led selection panel will meet on Monday to...
01:53 AM, Mar 27, 2008

HC declares Mumbai's Borivali, Thane forest land

HC declares Mumbai's Borivali, Thane forest land Cricket expert Harsha Bhogle talks about the Ashwin century that wasn't expected, and the Sachin century that was. ...
12:33 AM, Mar 25, 2008

10,000 Mumbaiites to lose their homes

10,000 Mumbaiites to lose their homes The civic authorities have declared Mumbai's suburb - Powai as forestland. ...
09:29 PM, Sep 17, 2007
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