240 chemical units flouting norms
Ahmedabad: The state government has admitted that 240 complaints of irregularities have been reported about chemical units in Ahmedabad city and district. The state government was replying to the question
Ahmedabad: The state government has admitted that 240 complaints of irregularities have been reported about chemical units in Ahmedabad city and district. The state government was replying to the question
<p>AHMEDABAD: In a development which will boost the number of green buildings across the country, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has issued an order allowing priority clearance to buildings with green ratings. Gujarat has four certified green buildings and developers of 30-odd, under-construction buildings have applied for various rating programmes.
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has sought explanations from six companies and the state government over complaints of pollution by villagers in Sanand taluka that companies discharge chemical effluents in gaucher land. Acting on a PIL filed by an NGO on behalf of Chacharwadi-Vasna village, a division bench headed by chief justice directed the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (JPCB) to inquire
AHMEDABAD: Every drop of water you use at home or office will be monitored and charged. For many Amdavadis though this will be a small price to pay, for round the clock water supply. The countdown for 24x7 water supply in the city has begun.
AHMEDABAD: The city's first double-decker flyover will be thrown open to the public on Wednesday.
AHMEDABAD: Ringing alarm bells for many parents in the city, a study conducted by two alumni of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) as a part of their startup firm called 'Fine Feather' has revealed that a large chunk of school-going children in the city quietly suffer from eyesight and hearing problems.
SASAN: A four-year old leopard was caught from Ishwaria area in the Dedakadi range. It was among several leopards caught close to human habitats. When the attacks on livestock and big cats prowling close to human dwellings became frequent, foresters tagged this leopard with a micro chip before releasing it in Lipapani area. A month later the same leopard was rescued from a well in Kotdi area.
AHMEDABAD: The industrial and real estate projects coming up around the state's largest wetland
AHMEDABAD: Chief minister Narendra Modi's book on global warming, 'Convenient Action - Gujarat's Response to Challenges of Climate change', has selective information and data to defend Gujarat's development model. Environment activist Rohit Prajapati of NGO Paryavaran Mitra says he has reviewed the book and found it ignores the irreversible environmental degradation in the state.
GANDHINAGAR: After successfully completing the e-gram project of providing basic IT connectivity to all the district, taluka and village panchayats, the Gujarat government is now all set to launch a comprehensive e-panchayat project in order to create a complete database and monitor all the activities taken up in the rural areas.
AHMEDABAD: At a time when Sanand is poised to become country's auto hub, farmers in the region are trying to make a mark in the agriculture sector. Through a project supported by the state horticulture department, farmers have got positive results in growing Kesar mango. Kesar mango trees have been planted in nearly 14 hectors of land in various parts of Sanand up to Viramgam. "Around 15 fa