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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Surat Municipal Corporation to plant over 15L trees in one day
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will undertake a mega tree plantation exercise to create a new record in the state. The city in its August 31 campaign will try to plant more than 15, 30,000 trees in
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GPCB not giving in on closure norm
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) is not ready to reduce the time of mandatory closure of an industrial unit found causing pollution. Industry representatives have made repeated pleas to GPCB, but
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GPCB gets tough on units violating pollution norms
BHARUCH: In a move to effectively implement comprehensive environment pollution index (CEPI) action plan of 2010, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has asked 80 industries of Ankleshwar to dispose
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Gujarat Pollution Control Board warns industries using unauthorized fuel
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has warned that strict action including closure of industrial units will be taken against those using unauthorized fuel and adding to air pollution. The warning
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Strict measures to check air pollution
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) is set to introduce strict measures to bring air pollution in Surat city under control. Top officials of GPCB are reviewing a plan to amend the existing measures
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In a first, Surat to run emission trading scheme
Industrial units of textile city Surat will become the first in India to run an emission trading scheme (ECS) locally. As a part of pilot project by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and union
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Sewage fouls Tapi's purity
River Tapi stinks because of release of untreated sewage water into it by many government and other offices. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) had found BharatSancharNigam Limited (BSNL), income tax department,