...
...

biodiversity park news

Noida’s Deer Park to open in December

The Deer Park, being developed inside the Biodiversity Park, will house nine species of deer, who will be kept in specially designed enclosures. It will also feature a variety of bird species. (HT Archive)
Published on Jun 30, 2026 03:44 am IST

This newest chill spot at Delhi University is also cleaning the air

The Carbon Garden is located at the Botany Department in North Campus.
Published on Apr 04, 2026 12:37 pm IST

State’s proposal to transfer Empress Garden land for judicial use faces opposition

Agri-Horticultural Society of Western India which manages Empress Botanical Garden has opposed the state’s decision to allot portion of the garden land for construction of court-related infrastructure. (HT)
Published on Mar 28, 2026 05:18 am IST

Aravalli park encroachment flagged by DLF Phase 3 residents, RWA

Residents seek time-bound plan to clear hutments, secure perimeter; forest department says removal will be prioritised. (Courtesy: Jaiveer Singh)
Published on Mar 22, 2026 10:03 pm IST

Concern over series of break-ins in DLF Ph-3

Residents allege suspects use dense vegetation and encroachments in park to enter homes at night; police step up patrols. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
Updated on Mar 12, 2026 07:13 am IST

Old maps reveal lost north Delhi lake; public land may aid restoration: Intach

Current satellite imagery indicates that most of the area has now been built upon.
Updated on Mar 04, 2026 12:43 pm IST

DDA razes Sainik Farms bungalow built on land marked for bio park

A farmhouse being razed in Sainik Farms, as part of the demolition drive carried out by the Delhi Development Authority on Friday. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)
Published on Dec 13, 2025 04:00 am IST

Noida: Yeida to build biodiversity park on 301.46 acres land

The Dhanauri wetland, a natural habitat for Sarus Crane, state bird of Uttar Pradesh will also be part of the biodiversity park, said officials. (Hindustan Times)
Published on Dec 06, 2025 04:00 am IST

Extinct water body revived as ‘green lung’ in Greater Noida West

Official said two horticulture attendants have been appointed for maintenance, with a goal to develop a self-sustaining ecosystem. (HT Photos)
Published on Jul 15, 2025 07:02 am IST

Lucknow’s first biodiversity park to take shape in Gomti Nagar

The layout of the biodiversity park in Gomti Nagar area of the state capital. (Courtesy: LDA)
Published on Jul 03, 2025 05:20 am IST

Noida authority orders inquiry against its dept over Biodiversity Park

The Biodiversity Park in Sector 91. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 03, 2025 06:08 am IST

Noida to rope in consultants to develop Deer Park, night safari

The Deer Park is envisioned as a mini-zoo in compliance with CZA norms and will house 132 deer from 10 species. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Apr 30, 2025 09:26 am IST

State committee to launch drone survey to identify BDP encroachments

The reserved BDP land includes 124.45 hectares of government and 853.09 hectares of privately owned land. (FILE)
Published on Apr 27, 2025 07:42 am IST

Study group formed to study BDP, hilltop and hill slope

The group will also review private and government land falling under the reservation. (HT FILE)
Published on Apr 10, 2025 10:28 pm IST

‘State government to form policy for hilltop, hill slope, BDP’

Minister of state for urban development Madhuri Misal said on Friday that the state government will frame an integrate policy for hilltop, hill slope and biodiversity park areas. (HT FILE)
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 09:42 am IST

Ghaziabad to get 16 Miyawaki sites by year end

Named after Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, this method involves planting two to four different types of indigenous trees within every square metre. The methodology was developed in the 1970s, with the basic objective to densify green cover within a small parcel of land. (Ht Archive)
Updated on Sept 13, 2024 05:16 am IST

Delhi Police arrest ISIS terrorist who was a key operative of ‘Pune module’

Representational image.
Published on Aug 09, 2024 12:13 pm IST

Ghaziabad: City forest all set for revival after 16 years with Hindon biodiversity park

The 63-acre patch is one of only two “city forests” earmarked under Master Plan 2021, the other one is about 100-acre land at Karhera, behind the Hindon airbase. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 14, 2024 06:36 am IST

Pesticide-free Ganga to transform Banaras into a green city: NGT judicial member

NGT judicial member Dr Afroz Ahmed chairing a meeting of district environmental committee, Varanasi (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 02, 2023 05:44 am IST

Free BDP zone of illegal encroachments: Activists

Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Vandana Chavan and other green activists on Wednesday met Pune municipal commissioner Vikram Kumar and sought removal of encroachments at the city’s biodiversity park (BDP) zone. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 05:36 am IST

Asita East to be made G20 ready

A view of the Asita East near Yamuna River ITO Bridge. (Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 11:20 am IST

Southern Command undertakes initiative to conserve biodiversity of Pune Cantonment

Tiranga tunnel at Pune Cantonment (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 13, 2023 11:07 pm IST

Delhi flood: Newly developed biodiversity park submerged

The flooded Yamuna at ITO. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 14, 2023 12:57 am IST

Ludhiana MC begins field inspections to develop biodiversity parks

Around 12 acres of land will be required to develop the parks, Ludhiana MC officials said after consultations with forest department officials.
Updated on Jun 08, 2020 11:40 pm IST

Government plans three new biodiversity parks in Gurugram district

Amit Khatri, deputy commissioner, added that the total area earmarked for restoration in different parts of the district under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan amounts to about 1,500 acres.
Updated on Aug 20, 2019 02:24 am IST

Gurugram civic body may shift Sufi Nights out of biodiversity park

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is contemplating changing the venue for its upcoming Sufi Nights festival after environmentalists highlighted that the amphitheatre inside Aravalli Biodiversity Park
Published on Mar 11, 2019 04:41 am IST

Kalyan school converts barren campus into biodiversity park

The Sacred Heart School in Varap, Kalyan, has a zero-waste policy and composts 1,500kg of wet waste (consisting of monthly kitchen and garden discards).
Published on Nov 19, 2018 03:42 pm IST

Biodiversity park exemplifies sustainability, too valuable an asset to lose, say experts

The campaign to save the Aravalli Biodiversity Park (ABDP) continued to gain momentum on October 30.
Updated on Nov 03, 2018 04:17 pm IST

After residents protest, Noida will not cut trees for Biodiversity Park

Noida authority will plant over 180 species of trees, 90 species of shrubs, grasses, and 20 species of bamboos, palms.
Published on Aug 28, 2018 01:45 am IST

Noida to chop 3,000 trees for city’s largest biodiversity park

Residents and environmental groups, however, claim that besides eucalyptus, other tree species are also being felled, thereby damaging the biodiversity and the habitat of birds and animals.
Published on Aug 25, 2018 03:40 am IST