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 starts documenting its bio resources
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Biodiversity Board (GBB) has expedited the process of preparing people’s biodiversity registers across the rural spread of Gujarat. By the end of this year, the GBB is aiming to prepare
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State to roar for lions in Delhi
Gujarat To Pitch Arguments Against The Translocation In 1st Panel Meeting Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government is all set to pitch its arguments against the translocation of the Asiatic lions before a
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New wind power policy hikes prices
Gandhinagar: Gujarat announced its new wind power policy on Thursday. Under the policy, plant developers can sell wind power to Gujarat government’s power company GUVNL or other power distributors at Rs
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India’s milk production increased by 25 million tonnes in five years
Milk production in India – world’s largest milk producer – has increased by about 25 million tonnes in the last five years. This is what chairman of Anand-headquartered National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Amrita Patel said on Wednesday while delivering her keynote address at the India Dairy Summit 2013.
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Supreme Court rejects plea for more Narmada water to Kutch
AHMEDABAD: The Narmada water quota for Kutch is not going to increase, as the Supreme Court has turned down an appeal by an NGO for allocation of more water from Sardar Sarovar dam to the parched district.
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Translocating animals outside home turf is high risk: IUCN
New Guidelines May Hinder MP’s Lion Shifting Plan The latest guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on translocation of wildlife could prove to be a major roadblock for Madhya Pradesh’s lion dreams. The world’s oldest and most trusted global environmental organization says shifting animals outside their indigenous range “is high risk”.
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4 low-cost housing schemes approved
The state cabinet has cleared four low-cost housing schemes under the Mukhyamantri Aavas Samruddhi Yojana for the lower income group (LIG), the middle income group (MIG) and the urban poor. However, the
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Ahmedabad district gains 13% tree cover
Around six lakh trees are thriving within the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) limits. The district, meanwhile, has 66.4 lakh trees, an increase of about 13% as compared to 2008-09 when there were
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Gandhinagar city lost 50K trees in 5 years
Gandhinagar city, which once boasted of nearly 8.6 lakh trees for a population of about 2.08 lakh, has lost some of its green sheen. At least 5% of its trees are lost forever. However, the situation is
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48 lesser floricans counted at blackbuck national park
Grassland Is An Ideal Habitat For Breeding The forest department has counted 48 lesser floricans, the critically endangered smallest bustards of the world, in Velavadar Blackbuck National Park (BNP) in Bhavnagar district. The counting was done on Saturday and Sunday.