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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Villagers threaten agitation against proposed Nargol port
SURAT: Villagers of Umbargam taluka in Valsad district have threatened to launch an agitation to oppose the upcoming Nargol port project at the tip of Gujarat. Umbargam Taluka Kinara Bachao Utkarsh Samiti
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GPCB files complaint against SMC, MSW plant operator
SURAT : Following directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has lodged a complaint with the chief judicial magistrate here against Surat Municipal Corporation
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GPCB orders closure of 42 units in Vapi for 2 months
SURAT: At least 42 industrial units manufacturing paper, drugs and pesticides, dyes and chemicals, etc. located in Vapi GIDC have been ordered to close down for two months by Gujarat Pollution Control
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Water park owners penalized for felling trees
SURAT: Owners of a water park were penalized for cutting down 70 trees in Damka village of Choryasi taluka, about 24 km from Surat city. They were imposed a fine of Rs 70,000 by the taluka mamlatdar on
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Water scarcity: Dang farmers giving up strawberry farming
Bharat Chaudhary, a tribal farmer from Baradpani village near Ahwa in Dang district, wanted to earn big money when he was first introduced to strawberry cultivation on his two bigha land under a state
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Sewage still pours into Tapi downstream
SURAT: There is no improvement in the quality of water in Tapi river, despite several measures claimed to have been taken by Surat Municipal Corporation, experts say. SMC had in 2013 said there were
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Gandevi farmers protest against land acquisition ordinance
Farmers of Gandevi taluka in Navsari district launched an agitation on Monday against the central government's ordinance on land acquisition. These farmers fear that about 100 sq km of fertile land in
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7 new H1N1 cases reported in 2 days
SURAT: Cases of the deadly swine flu continues to surge in south Gujarat with seven more people testing positive for the virus since Saturday. Since January 1, the H1N1 virus, has already claimed five
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City to get its own plastic disposal plant
The Diamond City is set to have its own plastic treatment plant to dispose of over 200 metric tons of daily plastic waste. This comes at a time when the city already boasts of a tertiary plant that treats
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100 MW clean energy plan for Surat
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) plans to produce 100 mega watt (MW) of green energy by 2019-20 for which it will spend Rs 93 crore in the current financial year. It will produce 16.2 MW of solar and