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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Gir lions get breather for now
National wildlife board seeks expert opinion shifting the big cats to MP Himanshu Kaushik TNN Ahmedabad: The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife which met in New Delhi on Wednesday has asked experts to review and give their opinions on the scientific and social aspects of translocation of Asiatic Lions from Gir to Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh (MP).
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Govt to revive grassland in Banni
Gandhinagar: After it was allowed to be almost completely emasculated and invaded by the wild weed, well known as prosopis juli-flora, for several decades, the Gujarat government has finally decided to revive what once was Asia
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No dredging done for Sabarmati riverfront project: AMC
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has admitted that while designing the Sarbarmati Riverfront Development project, neither did it make an attempt to increase the depth of the river nor made any provision for dredging.
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Gir provides livelihood to local people
Ahmedabad: Locals near Gir Sanctuary earn about 70 per cent of their income from tourists, the task force report underlined. Taking 2004 as base, the report stated that the total income from tourism is estimated at Rs 74 lakh of which Rs 51lakh is revenue raised by local people. This was earned from 1.6 lakh tourists who visited Gir that year.
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Task force says this would help maintain ecological balance
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The task force which reviewed the India Ecological Development Project (IEDP) in Gir has urged the Centre and state government to work out a policy to relocate Maldharis outside the park with adequate budgetary allocations.
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No taking gujarats pride out of gir
Activists Raise Pitch Against Shifting Of Gir Lions To MP Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: Even as the standing committee of National Board for Wildlife prepares to discuss the issue of translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir forest to Kuno in Madhya Pradesh (MP), on Wednesday, non-governmental organisations and wildlife activists from Gujarat have launched a campaign to prevent it.
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BRTS control room to monitor bus operations, pickpockets
Ahmedabad: A peek into Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited
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Awareness programme on depleting ozone layer
Ahmedabad: A week-long programme to spread awareness about the ozone layer in the Earth
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Yet another leopard sighting reported in Harni
Vadodara: Five days after a leopard was spotted in Harni, another was reportedly sighted in the same area on Sunday morning. Forest officials were on their toes throughout the day searching the animal, which was spotted by a milkman in post and telegraph (P&T) colony on Sunday morning.
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Fast developing concrete jungle eating up real one in Bhuj
Bhuj: Semi-arid landscape around Bhuj and adjoining towns is well on its way to metamorphosing into a land with high-rises vying for space in the sky, five years down the line. Real estate developers aim to design the land on the lines of Sharjah, market sources said.