UN environment chief joins Tapi clean-up
Mumbai/Surat: “Plastic waste is a great impediment to tourism,” said former United Nations environment chief Eric Solheim on Tuesday morning in Surat. His statement sounded a gong for action. As flamingos
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First-ever croc survey starts in Diamond City
SURAT: The Nature Club of Surat (NCS), an NGO working for the environment education and animal welfare, has initiated a survey in coordination with the forest department to establish the exact population
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Surat has just 190 public toilets for 45L population
Imagine this: You are driving on the Athwalines Road and need to answer nature's call. Once you have crossed the traffic junction at Athwa Chowpaty, you won't find a single pay-and-use toilet on the entire
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Trees cut for BRTS to cost SMC Rs 40L
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will pay Rs 40 lakh to social forestry department to chop off nearly 175 trees on Surat-Dumas Road to make way for its Bus Rapid Transit System. Already 60 trees have
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Ban on effluent discharge on open land
BHARUCH: District administration has banned discharge of effluent water on land other than sites notified by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). A notification was brought out by Collector Vinod Rao
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GPCB crackdown on six developers for lack of green clearance
SURAT: Six major construction projects in the city are likely to face action from Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for not obtaining environment clearance (EC) certificate. These projects include
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Dahej PCPIR environment report uses old data: Farmers
DAHEJ: Around 1,000 farmers from 35 villages of Vagra taluka raised serious objections to the environment impact assessment (EIA) report for the proposed Petroleum, Chemicals & Petrochemicals Investment
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GSPL asked to shut down over pollution issue
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) on Tuesday issued notices to Geo Hybrid Industrial Solution Pvt Limited (GSPL) asking to close down its operations immediately for violating the pollution norms.
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50 villages demand closure of polluting unit in Palsana
SURAT: Chorus is growing for permanent closure of Geo Hybrid Industrial Solution Pvt Limited (GSPL) plant located in Gujarat Eco Textile Park (GETP) in Palsana. The clamour has grown among residents of
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Action plan chalked out to cut use of conventional energy
SURAT: Surat City Climate Change Trust (SCCT) will chalk out a definite strategy to tackle major challenges of reduction of greenhouse gas emission, pollution and atmospheric heat. "We are the only
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Every home of Surat to have a toilet by 2015
SURAT: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has set a target to provide toilets to each and every citizen by the year 2015 . After State Chief minister Anandi Patel asked municipal Commissioner to leave