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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Study links poor oral health to cancer
People with swollen gums, missing teeth, ill-fitted dentures, and other signs of poor dental health are susceptible to getting cancer. A new study has shown that people with limited mouth opening and poor
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Veggie Gujarat to get GIB chicks for breeding
Gujarat will be getting newly hatched chicks of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard from neighbouring Rajasthan. These chicks will be kept at Nalia sanctuary for 'nature acclimatization', after
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2 state wetlands picked for conservation project
Two Gujarat wetlands — Gosabara in Porbandar and Khijadiya in Jamnagar — have been selected by the ministry of forests and environment for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Coastal and Marine
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Nearly half of Gujarat households lack toilets
AHMEDABAD: Nearly half of the households in Gujarat lack toilets, according to the 2011 census. Of the 1.20 lakh households in Gujarat — the census says — 47.25% do not have toilets. The Gujarat figure,
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41.7% of Amdavadis suffer from allergies
AHMEDABAD: Amdavadis have developed high sensitivity to variations in climatic conditions and particulate matter of less than 10 micrometers in size (PM10) present in the city air. A new survey has found
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Diabetes, hypertension top lifestyle threats in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: In the first such survey of lifestyle diseases in major AMC-run general hospitals and public health centers in Ahmedabad, the civic body has come across hypertension and diabetes cases referred
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Gujarat releases 70,000 turtle hatchlings
AHMEDABAD: The state will add three hatcheries to the existing two to give a shot in the arm to the conservation of the endangered green turtle and Olive Ridley turtle in Gujarat. Currently, the state
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Home stay policy at Gir to be reviewed
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat tourism department, following the notification of July 1 that has brought tourism department's home stay policy around Gir Sanctuary and other protected lion sanctuaries under its ambit,
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Chandkheda residents to get non-contaminated water
AHMEDABAD: Residents of Khodiyarnagar Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) colony in Chandkheda facing contaminated water woes for years have got a ray of hope after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
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Notice over petition on sale of ground water as mineral water
Gujarat high court (HC) on Wednesday issued notice to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), food and drug control commissioner, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and the civic body over a petition alleging