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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Government ready with revised sanctuary eco-sensitive zones plan
AHMEDABAD: The controversial proposals of the Gujarat forest department which greatly reduce the eco-sensitive buffer zones around its sanctuaries -including Nalsarovar, Porbandar Bird Sanctuary, Gaga
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Pesticides, heavy metals found in ‘organic’ rice
Recent comparative product testing by city-based Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC), found traces of pesticides and heavy metals in six supposedly-organic brands of rice. Three brands of
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161 cases of vector-borne infections recorded in Jan
Ahmedabad: City-dwellers have no respite from the bite of Aedes aegypti as the cases of vector-borne infections, especially chikungunya and dengue, are on the rise. According to the weekly health report
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From semi-literate homemakers to solar entrepreneurs!
The ambitious project aims to provide employment to 30,000 women.The ambitious project aims to provide employment to 30,000 women. UDAIPUR: Dungarpur is going to have the first locally-owned Solar Module
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Bird flu: Court seeks government reply by Friday
AHMEDABAD: Why did authorities shift H5N1-infected birds from Hathijan, on city outskirts, to densely populated Memnagar, at the centre of the city? A 96-year-old resident of Memnagar, Bhagwatiben Brahmbhatt
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Spike in chikungunya, dengue
AHMEDABAD: Vector-borne infections continue to rise in the city, with 75 fresh cases reported till Saturday. Of these, there is a significant spike in the number of cases of chikungunya and dengue. There
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India bears 20% of global disease burden, senior economist of the World Bank
India, which accounts for 17.5% population of the world, bears the burden of 20% of global depredation by diseases and it also accounts for 27% of neonatal deaths in the world, every year. A senior economist
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Vibrant Gujarat Summit: Rs 1 lakh crore fuel to fire up renewable energy
After remaining quiet for some time, the renewable energy sector in Gujarat is waiting to buzz again this Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS). This is evident from renewable energy projects worth a massive
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Govt goes to war against chicken, chikungunya
Children rehearse for the Kite Festival on the riverfront on ThursdayChildren rehearse for the Kite Festival on the riverfront on Thursday Ahmedabad: Chicken and chikungunya are emerging as two major
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Bird flu fear pushes chicken off hotel menus
Ahmedabad: Many restaurants and hotels in the city have stopped serving chicken dishes on their own, to safeguard their custom from bird flu related complications, after the state government issued a bird