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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Gujarat tops in roof-top solar power generation
AHMEDABAD: Once again, Gujarat has led from the front when it comes to promoting roof-top solar power generation projects. The state leads in the country with 9.75 MW roof-top solar power generation.
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Lion census 2015: Rich mix of courtiers to count king
Niranjan Savani (39), a dentist in Pennsylvania, has taken urgent leave from work to come to India for two weeks. Not for any pressing personal engagement but to engage himself in the matters of heart
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Sand mining threatens heritage
Illegal sand and mud mining is rampantly taking place close to the once magnificent garden called Fatehwadi that was built by famous sufi poet Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, one of the Navratnas of emperor
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Land bill row hits progress of Mithivirdi N-power plant
The proposed 6,000 MW nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi in Bhavnagar faces further delay despite being accorded the crucial Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance. This is mainly because the land acquisition
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Over 200 birds found dead, injured across Ahmedabad
Sunday's hailstorm killed a large number of birds. Parrots, kites and crows were among the 217 birds which died or were found critically injured at Vasna barrage, in Paldi and other parts of new west zone.
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Gujarat's forest cover rises by 11%, says minister
The forest area of Gujarat has increased to 21,674 sq km which is 11% of the state's geographical area. Forest and environment minister Mangubhai Patel said this in New Delhi during a conference of environment
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1500 villages under scanner for Lion census beginning from May 2
The much awaited Asiatic Lion census, covering one of the biggest ever area in its census will cover over 1500 villages around the sanctuary. The nine month long exercise which began since June last year
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31,599 affordable housing units cleared by AMCs
If you are one of those whose pockets do not agree with the inflated price tags of a dream house, then this should be music to your ears. In the last one-and-half years the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
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Atomic answer to toxic waste problem
The increasing contamination of the city's sewerage and by injections of toxic chemicals into drains has led Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to invite Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to treat
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Water scarcity takes toll on summer sowing
The summer of 2015 is going to be tough for farmers who are finding it difficult to get water to irrigate their land. As the monsoon was erratic and inconsistent, not enough water was stored in the state