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
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Lion death: Sasan observes bandh
Ahmedabad: Not a single jeep rolled out for lion safari on Wednesday morning. No snacks or even tea was available for tourists from 6 am to noon. Reason: Sasan villagers wanted to press for punitive action against those responsible for the death of a lion in a freak mishap on Monday night.
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Climate change class to begin soon
Himanshu Kaushik & Megha Nayar | TNN
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All eyes set on Copenhagen at CEE
Megha Nayar Ahmedabad: While the world continues to discuss and debate upon the happenings at the Copenhagen conference, some 20-odd students pursuing their Masters at the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) are busy dissecting global climate change initiatives in the city.
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States green cover IN THE RED
Ahmedabad: The state forest department may be celebrating the Forest Survey of India (FSI) report
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Mangroves paint Gujarat green
Ahmedabad: The country has recorded an increase in mangrove cover by 58 sq km, of which Gujarat alone showed an increase of about 55 sq km! The 2009 data recently released by the forest survey of India (FSI) has shown that most other states saw either none or negligible change in mangrove cover.
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Abad metro on fast track, W Rly okays 50% fund for feeder rails
Soil Testing Begins For Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Paul John & Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Just days before the Chintan Shibir was to begin in Kutch the Western Railways submitted a proposal to the state government agreeing to bear 50% of the costs to set up a feeder rail service for the Ahmedabad metro project.
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He has created an oasis on parched land
Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN Amrapur (Jasdan): A subject on environment is compulsory in this primary school. Each school kid helps in planting trees and is given responsibility of two trees. For them, it
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Farmer develops wilt resistant groundnut
Amreli Man Wins National Award For Innovation Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN Rajkot: A bout of stem rot infestation that damaged his standing groundnut cultivation did not deter this 38-yearold farmer from Amreli. Progressive and innovative in his thoughts, Dhiraj Thummar used this failure to turnaround and fight back the infestations.
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BRTS: Delhi erred Abad didnt
Ahmedabad: In a glittering ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi the BRTS planning and executing team of Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) received the country
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No decision yet on cheetahs: Ramesh
Rajkot/New Delhi: It may be a while before Gujarat can claim to be an abode for the fastest animal in the world- the cheetah. Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that there was no decision yet on re-introducing cheetahs in the wild, in reply to a question.