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 seeks more say in expert group
The second meeting of the 12-member committee formed to decide on the lion translocation from Gir sanctuary in Gujarat to Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh will be held on August 19. The meeting has only one
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1956: Shifty plan’s 1st tragedy
Logic Behind Lions’ Translocation Hasn’t Changed Since Then If you thought the question of diversity in gene pool and the argument on dangers of putting all eggs in one basket prompting the idea of translocation of lions first came up in the ’90s, then you are wrong.
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Sand-mining racket busted in Ahmedabad
IAS officer Durga Sakthi Nagpal's recent campaign against the sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh seems to have found an echo in the city. On Sunday, Ahmedabad (rural) police busted a sand-mafia gang, arrested
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Surat takes steps to prevent flood
Plans On To Build 10m High Embankment Wall Along Tapi Surat: The irrigation department will be building a nine-km long embankment on the right side of Tapi river. It will be based on a study conducted
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Centre okays 2,803km road upgrade for state
The empowered committee of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has cleared the upgrade of 2,803km of roads in the state at a cost of 992 crore. This information was communicated to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi by Union minister of rural development Jairam Ramesh. In a letter dated August 1, Ramesh said that a meeting of the empowered committee has cleared the upgrade of 919 roads.
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Govt hopes to get coastal regulatory zone nod for Bhadbhut barrage project
Upbeat over the outcome of the public hearing on July 19, the state government is looking forward to getting coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance for its ambitious Bhadbhut barrage project soon. It
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Walled city not moved by BRTS
Despite The Expansion, User Numbers Not Increasing The BRTS has had a rather empty beginning in the walled city. The service is failing to draw large numbers of passengers. On the stretch from Ellisbridge to Sarangpur, an average of about 800 passengers board these buses every day.
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MP villagers’ den just 200m from lion home
Madhya Pradesh officials once again tried to mislead the 12-member committee formed by the Union ministry of forest and environment for translocation of Gir lions. During a key meeting held in Delhi on
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Chellam, Jhala to decide on lion translocation
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s objections were brushed aside by the 12 member-committee formed by the Ministry of Forest and Environment for the translocation of lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh. The panel,
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MP staff starts to train for big cats’ conservation
Ahmedabad: Gujarat may be not willing to part with its lions for the Kuno Palpur wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, but Madhya Pradesh is getting ready in a big way to welcome the big cats from Gir.