State cant afford to ignore avian flu threat
Paul John | TNN
Search Results
-
-
Fresh rains rekindle hope of crop revival
With the second round of showers starting in almost all the districts of south Gujarat, the hope of crop revival has been rekindled. Farmer community across Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch and Narmada districts of the region are happy that their crops of paddy and sugarcane will get a new lease of life.
-
Rise in costs spiked power price
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Tuesday admitted in the state assembly that a sharp rise in the price of coal and gas, made available to the state’s power companies, is a major reason for increase in the price of electricity to the various categories of consumers – residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural.
-
3 more cities switch to green norms
Three more cities are switching over to Bharat Stage (BS)-4 emission norms from Thursday. These cities are Ankaleshwar in Gujarat, Hisar in Haryana and Bharatpur in Rajasthan. Already 13 cities, including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur, Agra, Lucknow and Solapur are implementing the BS-4 emission norms from 2010 when the national auto fuel policy was announced.
-
Salinity ingress worries govt
Rajiv Shah | TNN
-
Green cover falls in state
The green cover in the state has declined by 554 sq km. This was revealed on Wednesday in the report of the Forest Survey of India. The forest cover (sanctuaries and protected area) recorded a nominal
-
Guj is home to 35 of 145 endangered bird species
Surat: Of the 145 endangered bird species in India, Gujarat is home to at least 35 of them. Thus it is important that researchers and ornithologists and people from all walks of life join hands in bird
-
World Bank-funded project, boon to farm entrepreneurs
Jasmine growers near Coimbatore are now able to export them to the Gulf and the US, thanks to the packaging technology that has enhanced the shelf-life of the flowers. At Rajpipla village near Surat, a
-
Winter surprise at Bhilad mango orchard
2,000 Kg Of Unseasonal Alphonso Ready For Plucking By February Surat: There have been cases of unseasonal fruit growing on an isolated tree but not in an entire orchard. An estimated 2,000 kg of mangoes
-
Tirupur units get R127-cr relief in interest-free loan
Chennai The Tamil Nadu government announced on Friday a R127.40-crore interest-free loan to 15 common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) situated at Tirupur to enable 700-odd dyeing units to attain zero
-
Water tariff structures: A discussion
Basic water supply is crucial to effectively address the challenges of both urban and rural development. Municipal authorities/state governments in developing nations are especially hard pressed to design, develop and finance the basic urban services such as safe and reliable water supply.
-
75% diabetics are prone to renal, heart ailments: Study
AHMEDABAD: Nearly 75% of diabetics have uncontrolled sugar levels which may be wreaking havoc with the functioning of their vital organs like kidney and heart and adversely affecting their nerve function,
-
Special package for textile industry in Surat
Making an exception for flood hit Surat, the Centre has firmed up a Rs.77 crores special package for the beleagured textile industry in the art silk city of south Gujarat said union textile minister
-
Gujarat takes up bio-shield project to protect coastal installations
In a bid to provide protection to vital installations along the Gujarat coastline, the State Government has undertaken a project to study how coastal vegetation could help in mitigating the impact of natural
-
AMC readying master plan to fight dengue
AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) aims to ready the master plan to combat the outbreak of diseases three months in advance. Talking to reporters, AMC commissioner Guruprasad Mohapatra
-
Minutes of the 8th meeting of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority held on 04/12/2006
Minutes of the 8th meeting of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority held on 04/12/2006 under the chairmanship of Shri P. N. Roy Chowdhury, Principal Secretary, Forests and Environment Department,
-
Minutes of the 9th meeting of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority
Minutes of the 9th meeting of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority.
-
CSB to rope in Surat firm for contract farming
As part of its efforts to increase the production of non-mulberry and eri silk in Gujarat, the Central Silk Board (CSB) is likely to rope in a Surat-based firm for contract farming of these varieties
-
Modhwadia's book raves about JNNURM benefits
AHMEDABAD : Surat has benefited most from Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), according to a book published by Gujarat Congress.
-
No impact of Sikkim quake on 20 N-plants
The Sikkim earthquake has not impacted the functioning of the country’s 20 nuclear power plants with a total generation capacity of 4,780 Mw. Their continued function proves that the nuclear power plant structures, systems and equipment have been designed in a way that enables them to take the effect of such calamities, an official with the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) said today.