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
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Ahmedabad-based road safety expert wins national award
Ahmedabad: City-based road safety expert Amit Khatri won India Road Safety Mission 2015, instituted by Maruti Suzuki last year, in individual category. His was the only nomination from Gujarat across the
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Ahmedabad ranks among India’s most polluted cities
AHMEDABAD: The Indian Air Quality Index (AQI) launched earlier this year puts Ahmedabad right among the top five most polluted cities, frequently giving it 'Very Poor' and 'Severe' ratings. The scenario
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68 die of cancer every day in Gujarat: Report
AHMEDABAD: On an average, 68 people die every day due to cancer in the state. A total of 24,667 people died of cancer in 2014. The figure was 23,966 in 2013. In response to a question from Rajya Sabha
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Gujarat in top 10 for dengue, malaria deaths
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat lopment known for its development model, has poorly performed in curbing vector-borne dise ases. This has put Prime Mi nister Narendra Modi's ho me state among the top 10 sta tes in
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5 vulture species spotted at 1 spot in Bhavnagar
AHMEDABAD: Wildlife conservationists have recorded an extremely rare sighting -that of five species of the critically endangered vultures scavenging together at one single location -near Mahuva in Bhavnagar
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Solar is the next big sustainable sector
Visit the outskirts of Rajkot at Metoda GIDC and satellite dish-like structures are visible at a unit. These aren't TV or radio reception but to harness solar energy on an unprecedented scale. These parabolic
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Dengue cases continue to rise
AHMEDABAD: As the winter has not set in completely, the vector-borne diseases are on the rise in the city. Afternoon temperature remains high and even touches 33-34 degrees. According to health department
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NASA, ISRO join hands for space imaging, climate studies
AHMEDABAD: Scientists from NASA and ISRO would be part of a special outreach programme organized at Gujarat Science City on Monday where the experts would talk about a joint mission Nasa and Isro Synthetic
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Dengue cases cross last year's markf
The city has been witnessing menace of vector-borne diseases as the cases of dengue and malaria crossed the previous year numbers. Each day , around two cases of dengue, seven of malaria and four of
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Gujarat govt for mass awareness on nutrition
AHMEDABAD: Experts across sectors assembled at CII conference to address `Nutritional Challenges' through a CSR perspective to ascertain the cause of a `Swasth Bharat Sashakt Bharat' at YMCA during a 3-day