Environmentalist Neelam Ahluwalia said that the Aravallis have been "bleeding" for decades due to deforestation, licensed and illegal mining, and real estate development that has razed hills and poisoned aquifers.
The COP Presidency, in a statement, announced the temporary closure of the venue to prevent the situation from turning uglier.
The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban development are driving these species to decline worldwide.
Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level in 6 yrs
Deforestation must also end, with land use, deforestation and forest degradation contributing 11 percent of global emissions.
Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government also came under sharp criticism over the news of preparing to fell 63,799 trees in Lucknow along the Gomti river for the Defence Expo, to be held in February next year.
The court also asked the UP government to do something about the overflowing drains in Agra, especially in the TTZ zone.
The report measured the preparedness of world's 82 largest economies and found that based on current trends the fallout of warming temperatures would shave off three percent of global GDP by 2050.
On Metro, it took him just about 20 minutes to reach Versova.
The Rs23,136 crore Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro project is partly funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
