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
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
Bikemaker Plans To Set Up . 300-cr Plant Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s Detroit dream seems to be on a fast lane. After Hero MotoCorp announcing a Rs 1,100-crore plant in the state, Korea’s Hyosung superbikes are all set to get a madein-Gujarat tag.
Ahmedabad: This is a tragedy of urban existence that open spaces are shrinking. In fact, a group of concerned parents from different societies in the city have upped the ante against Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for diverting a public ground to rehabilitate Bapunagar chawls’ residents. Angry residents of Bajrang and Mamtanagar societies, who stay in the vicinity of AMC’s Viratnagar health centre open plot, gate crashed into mayor, standing committee chairman and local corporator’s offices on Tuesday to stop the land transfer. The AMC, however, went against these protests on Thursday and held a lottery for providing housing on the open plot.
6.5 L of 9.19 L Saplings Planted During Swarnim Gujarat Have Died Ahmedabad:This is one green record nobody in the government wants to remember. Over 9.19 lakh tree saplings were planted across Ahmedabad on July 31, 2010 as part of Swarnim Gujarat celebrations. Chief Minister Narendra Modi had joined 25,000-odd volunteers to contribute to the green movement. Claims for the green glory were also made to the Guinness Book of World Records. Two years later, more than 6.5 lakh saplings have withered away. In some zones, the ground looks dry, flat and hardly betrays a sign that trees were ever planted there.
Vadodara Has 46 Trees Per Hectare Which Is Way Above State Average Vadodara: The Banyan city is growing by leaps and bounds but it is still breathing fresh air compared to bigger cities in Gujarat. A tree census done by the forest department and Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) in the city limits has revealed that the city’s residents are far luckier when it comes to fresh air and green cover. Vadodara has 7,47,193 trees spread over an area of 16,261 hectares. The survey was done for several months in 25 wards of VMC.
AHMEDABAD: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India may have painted a dismal picture of pollution in Gujarat, but the latest report of Planning Commission's environment and forest division reveals that the state has shown significant improvement in handling environment and pollution-related issues. Last year, the Planning Commission put Gujarat at number 16 in the overall environment ranking among 35 states and union territories. This year, the state has jumped 11 notches to secure 5th rank.
AHMEDABAD: The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has made it mandatory for the food and drugs department of every state to test for harmful bacteria like e coli in milk this year. This apart, the milk producers too will have to test for bacterial content like staphaureus and listeria monocytogenes before pushing it into the market. The new set of standards was first introduced across the nation in August 2011. The producers will have to declare on their packets that the milk is certified e coli, staphaureus and listeria monocytogenes free. The FSSAI has laid down standards for 10 types of milk that include buffalo, cow, goat or sheep, mixed, standardized, re-combined, toned, double-toned, skimmed and full-cream milk.
AHMEDABAD: The state forest and environment department, in a notification issued on Thursday, has reiterated that it is mandatory for all projects in the 10-km area of wildlife sanctuaries to obtain clearance
AHMEDABAD: The Annual Plan for Gujarat for 2012-13 was finalized on Friday at Rs. 51,000 crore at a meeting held here between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman
Forest Department Says It Does Not Want To Lose Sympathy Of Locals Rajkot: Gujarat’s forest department is facing a strange dilemma. Officials would like to book people who harass the Asiatic Lion in Gir and surrounding areas so that they can teach the pranksters a lesson and set an example. But if they do take legal recourse, they fear losing the sympathy of locals, an important factor in the successful conservation of the wild cat in its last home in the world.
A Recent Study Notes 13 Direct Sightings Of The Mammal In Gulf Of Kutch Ahmedabad: The rare dugong, also known as ‘sea cow’, is happily grazing underwater off the Gujarat coast. Until now, wildlife experts had known about the existence of the marine mammal largely through carcasses being washed ashore along the state and sightings by fishermen. But now there is some concrete evidence.