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To snuff out toxic garbage fires, Nuh bans open waste burning in Aravalli

Administrative officials visit areas where chemical-laden scrap is burnt in Khori Khurd village near the Rajasthan border, in Nuh district on Thursday. (PARVEEN KUMAR/HT)
Published on May 09, 2025 05:52 AM IST

The case to preserve Mangar Bani as protected heritage

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Archaeologists and researchers working at the Mangar section of the range have found a trove of prehistoric tools and rock paintings from the Lower Palaeolithic age (HT Photo)
Updated on May 05, 2025 10:12 PM IST

New hope of preserving Aravalli forest crops up in form of boards in Faridabad

Mangar, spread over 4,262 acres (of which 3,810 acres is hill area), is among the most biodiversity rich areas of the Aravallis in NCR. Within Mangar village, Mangar Bani is NCR’s most sacred grove, and possibly the only patch of primary forest in the region; (above) the IT dept attachment board.
Published on Apr 26, 2025 11:27 AM IST

Haryana emphasises need to restore Aravallis

A panel discussion underway as part of the summit. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 07, 2025 05:54 AM IST

Proposed Aravalli safari in Ggm, Nuh sparks conservation debate

The state forest department’s proposal envisages a jungle safari spread across 10,000 acres in Gurugram and Nuh (HT Photo)
Published on Jan 09, 2025 03:58 PM IST

Another injury due to mining in Aravallis sends shock through villages

Illegal mining in the Aravalli area of Pichopa Kalan village in Charkhi Dadri district. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 03, 2025 05:26 AM IST

Guest Column| Why parties need to adopt Haryana Green Manifesto-2024

The Aravallis, Haryana’s only barrier against desertification, critical water recharge zone, pollution sink and wildlife habitat, are being razed to the ground by mining and real estate development and poisoned as a result of toxic landfills and burning of waste. (HT file photo)
Published on Sep 02, 2024 05:04 PM IST

Leachate leak from Bandhwari, allege activists; MCG disagrees

Leachate has spread on the Gurugram-Faridabad road near the Bandhwari landfill in Gurugram on Thursday. (Parveen Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 05:48 AM IST

A colourful shrub with a dark trait: Invasive species sweeping Aravallis

Lantana camara is an invasive ornamental shrub from Central and South America. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 05:54 AM IST

Environmentalists decry debris dumping in Aravallis, authorities set to crack down

Waste dumping in Aravallis. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 05:12 AM IST

Gurugram admin razes illegal farm houses in Aravallis, more action to follow

Officials from the forest department seen demolishing a wall of a farmhouse built in the Aravalli area on the hill of Raisina village, in Gurugram on July 12. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 13, 2024 06:14 AM IST

Demolition drive in Aravallis after 800 illegal structures identified

The demolition drive is aimed at razing nearly 800 unauthorised structures in the eco-sensitive Aravallis. (Parveen Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 05:26 AM IST

The desperate need to protect the Aravallis

Gururgram, India-July 05, 2024: A view of broken Aravalli hills in Mahendergarh; Ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana this year, the 'People for Aravallis' group has created the first draft of a Green Manifesto outlining citizens' demands for the state's natural and man-made ecosystems, in Gururgam, India, on Friday, 05 June 2024.(Photo/ Hindustan Times)(Pic to go with Leena Dhankar's story)
Published on Jul 09, 2024 09:15 PM IST

Illegal distillery in Aravallis busted, 7 arrested

The Gurugram Police on Tuesday raided an illegal liquor distillation plant in the Aravallis near Sohna and arrested seven people including a minor. (ANI PHOTO)
Published on Jun 12, 2024 05:09 PM IST

Dry Aravalli ponds refilled so animals can drink water: Gurugram wildlife dept

A natural pond being refilled in Khod. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on May 24, 2024 07:30 AM IST

Supreme Court to vet all new mining leases in Aravallis

The states of Haryana and Rajasthan were already on the radar of the court for alleged illegal mining after a Forest Survey of India (FSI) report of 2018 showed vast deterioration of the Aravalli hills. (HT File)
Updated on May 10, 2024 01:56 AM IST

Union government may clear non-forest projects built in Aravallis

Environmentalists fear the decision could lead to the despoiling of the Aravallis. (HT archive)
Updated on Dec 28, 2023 01:03 AM IST

Mining mafia attack police in Nuh, two personnel hurt

The ERV was damaged from the front. (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 18, 2023 01:29 AM IST

Disquiet simmers among voters over exploited Aravallis

The Aravallis impact life in between 80 and 90 assembly seats across poll-bound Rajasthan. (Chetan Chauhan/HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 23, 2023 06:20 AM IST

Leopard park likely to be built in Aravallis near Gurugram

A new leopard park is likely to come up in the Aravallis, says Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority. (HT Archive)
Updated on Nov 06, 2023 02:22 AM IST

Nuh police start drone survey to identify hideouts in Aravallis

Demolished houses in Nuh. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 06:02 AM IST

Haryana: Nod to 239 crore to prevent soil erosion in Aravallis, Shivalik hills

Chief secretary (CS) Sanjeev Kaushal
Updated on May 25, 2023 12:37 AM IST

Wildlife dept to fill water pits for animals in the Aravallis

Wildlife department team filling water pits for animals in Aravallis near Sohna village, in Gurugram on Tuesday. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
Updated on May 23, 2023 11:45 PM IST

As buildings rise in Gurugram, Aravallis gets buried under debris

A tractor driver illegally dumps construction and demolition (C&D) waste on a vacant land near an electricity substation in Sector-52, in Gurugram on Saturday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on May 15, 2023 11:51 PM IST

Illegal constructions come up in Aravalli, environmentalists seek task force, checkpoints

Illegal constructions come up in Aravalli, environmentalists seek task force, checkpoints
Updated on May 05, 2023 11:39 PM IST

Haryana must learn to value the Aravallis

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The Aravallis are key to the wellbeing of the National Capital Region’s 64 million residents in more ways than one.
Published on Apr 18, 2023 07:52 PM IST

No trace yet of 51 forest check posts to be set up in Aravalli zone of Gurugram and Sohna in 2016

The 51 check posts were originally set up in 2016, but discontinued in 2017. (Manoj Kumar/ HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 10:02 AM IST

Delhi: Golden jackals spotted at Yamuna biodiversity park

While golden jackals can be seen quite frequently in the southern ridge — an extension of the Aravallis — they are a rare sighting along the Yamuna floodplains, according to experts. (courtesy: yamuna biodiversity park)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 12:09 AM IST

Villagers booked for illegal mining near Nuh-Gurugram border

The Aravalli hillock in Bisar village from where illegal mining was reported. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 04:27 PM IST

MCG fills up leachate ponds to build treatment plant in Bandhwari

According to Naresh Kumar, joint commissioner of MCG, there are approximately 200,000 metric tonnes of legacy waste and about 15,000 to 20,000 cubic metres of leachate at the landfill site that must be cleared in order to establish the waste-to-energy plant. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 12:01 AM IST