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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Little gauchar land for maldharis: Activists
A survey conducted by Maldhari Vikas Sangathan has revealed that there is zero land available in the state for cattle grazing. "Of the 40 lakh hectare gauchar land which the state once had, only eight
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Gujarat issues new environment audit guidelines
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued fresh guidelines for chemical industries and common effluent treatment plants (CETPs). The new guidelines have made it mandatory for industries and
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Litter blaster to press for zero-waste zone in old city
She has been an inexorable force in sustaining the battle against litter. From galvanizing the Walled City residents to give up plastic to turning Khanpur apartments into a near zero-waste zone, Phani
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750 MW solar park planned in Banaskantha
Gujarat's solar dreams are getting bigger After setting up Asia's largest 500 MW solar park at Charnka village in Patan, the state government plans to set up an even bigger solar park with an estimated
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Poaching main threat to lions, says report
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), citing a report of the CITES secretariat tabled for the 65th meeting of the standing committee, has stated that the lion populations in Gujarat and even
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Mahuva farmers’ plea for tribunal revamp rejected
AHMEDABAD: Mahuva's farmers have got a setback in their bid to remove judges from the bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT), which hears Nirma Ltd's appeal regarding the cement plant on Bhavnagar coastline.
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Typhoid claims one life in Thakkar Bapanagar
AHMEDABAD: At a time when the opposition party in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation demanded a white paper on health in the city, one more death was reported from Thakkar Bapanagar. Though AMC officials
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Now, a mobile app for pollution reports
Come Friday and Industries operating across the state will be able to access their pollution reports, no-objection certificates, waste water generation details and environment audit reports among others
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Planned plantation can reverse rising pollution
Going back to being the city of banyan trees might help Vadodara counter the rising air pollution levels in the city. According to a study conducted by the department of botany at M S University's Faculty
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More than 17,000 people evacuated as cyclone Nilofar nears Gujarat
More than 17,000 people living near the coastal areas in Gujarat have been evacuated by authorities in view of the approaching tropical cyclone Nilofar which, however, has gradually weakened and is expected