Ipsita Pati

Vehicles crawl on expressway as smog brings down visibility

Smog engulfed the city for the second consecutive day on Thursday. Traffic moved slowly on the Gurgaon expressway and many stayed indoors. The level of pollution was also higher than Wednesday.

As pollution soars in Gurgaon, you need to stay indoors

PM 2.5 level reached 727 micrograms per cubic metre by 2pm, up 12 times from the permissible limit

PM2.5 levels 13 times the permissible limit this Diwali

Pollution levels in the city on the night of Diwali went up from the previous year’s figures for the festival night and were much above the permissible limits for most pollutants.

Gold, silver dazzle Gurgaon buyers on Dhanteras

Dhanteras, considered auspicious for buying metals, witnessed a rise in sale of gold and silver sales

Homebuyers stage protest demanding completion of Dwarka e-way

More than 300 families held a protest at Sector 111 on Sunday demanding the immediate completion of the Dwarka Expressway.

Open garbage burning continues in Gurgaon despite NGT order

Waste burning has become a common sight in the city despite the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order against burning waste in the open. Residents said contractors of the civic authorities burn garbage.

Gurgaon’s Sultanpur park on alert after migratory birds die in Delhi zoo

Sultanpur National Park authorities have started taking precautionary measures

Bureaucrats not for ‘all powerful’ GDA

The Gurgaon Development Authority (GDA) formation is creating ripples among senior bureaucrats in Haryana as they are not for making GDA an all powerful body and would rather retain control of the body.

As winter nears, rare birds flock to Haryana

As days are getting shorter and colder, rare migratory birds are flocking to the region. Birders have already spotted dozens of rare birds such as yellow-legged quail, white-naped tit, demoiselle crane, singing bushlark, tickell’s blue flycatcher, marshall’s Iora and blue-capped rock thrush in Haryana region for the first time.

Wildlife dept to construct underpass for animals to cross NH-8

Taking into account the recurring incidents of man-animal conflict because of large scale urbanisation in Gurgaon, the Haryana Wildlife Department plans to develop an underpass at Manesar that will enable animals to cross NH-8 safely.

Gurgaon: Camera traps spot wildlife in Aravallis

Increase forest cover to match population growth in Gurgaon: Activists

As Haryana is preparing to celebrate the golden jubilee of the state, environmentalists are demanding more attention towards forest cover, which they feel has been neglected.

Dumping of animal carcasses resumes near DLF Phase 1

Residents have said dumping of animal carcasses has resumed in nearby Sikanderpur Ghosi

Pollution watchdog calls for Diwali without crackers

As the city prepares for Diwali, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board has appealed to the residents not to burst crackers, with a view to reduce air pollution in the region.

No respite in sight from dust in Gurgaon

In the absence of measures to control pollution from construction sites, thousands of labourers like Chandan have to survive in hazardous conditions every day.

Delhi gasps for breath as construction dust envelopes NCR

For over a decade, the cycle of construction and growth has given the cities of Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurgaon an ever-rising skyline and a persistent blanket of dust.

Labourers choke on construction dust

Delhi gasps for breath as dust from construction work envelopes NCR

For over a decade, the cycle of construction and growth has given the cities of Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurgaon an ever-rising skyline and a persistent blanket of dust.

Eco-friendly idol immersion makes its debut in Gurgaon

Some societies have adopted eco-friendly ways of carrying out the immersion of Goddess Durga’s idols

Gurgaon celebrates Dussehra with 90-foot Ravana effigy

90-foot effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkarana and Meghnad were put up at Leisure Valley Park ground at Sector 29

Gurgaon: International Folklore fest to showcase cultural diversity from Oct 13

‘Let’s dance for the world peace’ is the theme for the second International Ethnic Folklore Festival starting in the city from October 13.

Gurgaon: Parts of park inaccessible as some summer birds continue to breed

Although the Sultanpur National Park reopened on October 1 for visitors, major parts of the park still remains inaccessible as the breeding process of many birds still continues.

Over 2,000 birders visit Sultanpur National Park this weekend

A week after the Sultanpur National Park reopened on October 1, over 2,000 birdwatchers visited the park this weekend to witness the arrival of winter migratory birds from Russia, Europe, China, the Gulf and Siberia.

Gurgaon set for Durga Puja celebrations with a rural twist

The city is set to celebrate Durga Puja that will start from Friday. Residents are expected to throng pandals across the city to offer prayers to Goddess Durga. Several organisers have tried to add a rural touch to the setting of the pandals.

Gurgaon cools down after sudden evening shower

Unexpected showers on Tuesday afternoon led to a drop in temperature by three degree Celsius

CNG, PNG to cost less in Gurgaon from today

Compressed natural gas (CNG) will now cost Rs 40.40 per kg and piped natural gas (PNG) will be supplied at Rs 24.35 per Sm3.

Sultanpur National Park to reopen on October 1

The Sultanpur National Park will reopen for visitors on October 1 after a gap of five months. This year, the park had been closed from June to September, unlike the previous years when the park remained shut for only three months from June to August.

Huda to demolish 5 fuel stations obstructing project

The Haryana urban development authority (Huda) is planning to take action against three petrol pumps and two CNG filling stations on Saturday as they fall in the way of the underpasses to be constructed on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway.

Gurgaon residents give mixed responses to ‘Gurugram’ name change

Residents and corporate employees in Gurgaon have given a mixed response to the Union ministry of home affairs’ nod to formally changing the city’s name to Gurugram.

Dengue-chikungunya double infections make Capital’s viral outbreak deadlier