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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WB to sanction $300 million for non-JNNURM cities
Gandhinagar: The World Bank (WB) has agreed to enhance total funds to be made available for development and modernization of urban infrastructure in selected towns from $162.5 million to a maximum of $300 million.
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State seeks nod to build piers on Narmada dam
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has decided to ask Narmada Control Authority (NCA) to give clearance for constructing piers on Narmada dam, stationary at 121.92 metres for two years.
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Two dead vultures found on IIM-A campus
Ahmedabad: Two carcasses of white rumped vultures were found from the campus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad on Thursday. Both birds were about a year old.
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Students take lead in saving endangered VULTURES
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Mahuva (Bhavnagar): Students in schools of Mahuva have taken the lead in vulture conservation and developing feeding sites for the endangered species. According to officials, there were over 140 vultures in the area in 2005. The number fell to below 30 in the 2007 census. According to a rough estimate there are now over 90-odd vultures in Mahuva taluka.
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Another lion dies, officials suspect spread of disease
Ahmedabad: The death of another eight-year-old lion in Dhari forest range within a week, has raised suspicions about whether the big cats succumbed to some disease.On Tuesday,forest department found a lion
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Harriers a New Year treat at Velavadar
Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN Velavadar (Bhavnagar district): Bird enthusiasts in the state are in for a New Year treat at Velavadar National Park, land of the blackbuck . Around 1,500 slender, long-legged, owl-faced harriers will be there to greet visitors.
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Lion found dead in Amreli
Amreli: A lion was found dead in a village in Khamba taluka of Amreli district on Thursday morning. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained, the forest department said.According to sources, the carcass was found in the morning from the field of Babu Vekariya, which is located in Tulsishyam range of Gir (north).
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On Day 1, Amdavadis give thumbs up to BRTS
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Even though the crowds that one saw when the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) ran as a free service were somehow not as huge after ticketing began on Thursday, cash registers at Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) began ringing. The first day collection from BRTS services in the city was put at Rs 50,000 till 4 pm.
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Govt undertakes crop survey
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The state agriculture department has started a crop survey (annawari) to estimate loss of standing crop due to delay in monsoon and deficit rains in several pockets in the state.
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Farmers move HC against power co
Ahmedabad: As many as 30 farmers from a coastal village in south Gujarat have moved Gujarat High Court to stop a power generation company from filling up low-lying areas in order to protect their village and agriculture fields from submerging during high tides.