UN environment chief joins Tapi clean-up
Mumbai/Surat: “Plastic waste is a great impediment to tourism,” said former United Nations environment chief Eric Solheim on Tuesday morning in Surat. His statement sounded a gong for action. As flamingos
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NGT sets aside environment nod to cyanide unit in Olpaad
Surat: The National Green Tribunal's (NGT) western bench has set aside environmental clearance (EC) issued to Hindustan Chemical Company (HCC) based at Hasanabad in Olpaad taluka of Surat for expansion
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Swine flu toll in city touches 21
Surat: A 68-year-old woman from Adajan area of the city died due to swine flu here on Tuesday. This has taken the death toll in the city due to swine flu to 21 since January. The H1N1 virus had affected
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City to have two ambient air quality monitoring systems by year-end
Surat: Two modern systems to measure air pollution and monitor air quality would become functional at Varachha and Limbayat areas of the city by December-end. Ambient air quality monitoring systems are
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Six more test positive for H1N1
SURAT: Six new swine flu cases were reported in the city on Tuesday, including a six-month-old male from Adajan area, taking the total number of H1N1 infected patients to 69 since January this year. The
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Plastic waste to be converted to diesel
Surat: A systematic plastic waste management in the city has begun with the commissioning of a plastic waste management plant at Bhatar. The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has provided two acres
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Tough times for gas-based power plants
Bharuch: Gas-based power plants are passing through tough times with high cost of gas rendering them unviable. Most gas-based power plants are operating at 15 per cent capacity when there is need for electricity
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Fire engulfs Surat Municipal Corporation’s waste godown
SURAT: Hand carts and items impounded by the civic body were destroyed in fire that engulfed the Surat Municipal Corporation's (SMC) waste godown in Magob on Tuesday evening. It took fire department officials
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Housing societies clueless over waste converters
SURAT: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) proposes to issue legal notices to the managements of 62 housing societies that are yet to install organic waste converters on their premises despite having
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Surat to get Smart Solar Energy Award
SURAT: After being declared the fourth cleanest city of the country, the Diamond City has added yet another feather in its cap. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will be given away 'smart energy' award
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Surat first in Gujarat to invest in waste converters
Every day, Diamond City generates around 450 tonnes of organic, recyclable and non-degradable waste, a large amount of which is dumped into the drainage network or disposed of carelessly choking the drains.