Trust to hold conventions on rainwater harvesting
Surat-based Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust will hold six conventions in the region and in North Gujarat to generate awareness among the people about the need and ways to harvest rainwater. The five
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Villagers have leopard bait for lunch in Tapi
Yagnesh Mehta | TNN Surat: It is not known whether this was to take revenge on a man-eating leopard on prowl in Vadpada in Tapi district. Some villagers could not stop themselves from eating the bait of the leopard on Saturday while living under the fear of becoming a piece of meat for the maneater any day.
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Haemophilics cry for govt help
Twelve-year-old Harsh is nourishing a dream of playing cricket like Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Like his friends in school, Harsh wants to take active part in sports, but a little strain on his body or a minor injury while playing can be life threatening. Because, Harsh is among tens of thousands of children in the country who is born with haemophilia, a chronic bleeding disorder.
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Urban air pollution analysis in India
Accelerating growth in the transport sector, a booming construction industry, and a growing industrial sector are responsible for worsening air pollution in Indian cities. While estimates of health impacts
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Rains drench Guj, more on cards
Sardar Sarovar Dam Overflows Team TOI Ahmedabad/Vadodara/Surat/ Rajkot: Gujarat woke up to a wet Thursday with rains lashing most parts of the state following a low pressure over Madhya Pradesh. And, there
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Vehicles to vroom on CNG soon
Vijayawada city has climbed the select bandwagon of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) users along with metros like New Delhi, Mumbai, Surat and Vadodara. It has become the first city in south India to use
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In parched Kaprada, follow timetable or go thirsty
Underground Water In Well Depleting Fast Surat:If Manjuben Chaudhary of Dinbari village does not wake up at 3.30 am, she will have to walk at least five km in scorching sun to fetch water. She has to reach the village well by 4 am sharp or else her turn to fill water would come after four hours. Reeling under severe scarcity, this tribal hamlet in Valsad’s Kaprada taluka has been forced to chalk out a timetable for villagers to fill water from the well, the only source of potable water for its 2,000 villagers. Residents of all faliyas (lanes) have been given fixed time to fetch water from the well.
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SVNIT measures ground water recharge
Yagnesh Mehta | TNN<br /><br />Surat: In a first of its kind experiment in the country to scale ground water recharge, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) has achieved success. Since the beginning of this monsoon, SVNIT
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US ban a major concern
<p>Melvyn Thomas | TNN</p> <br /> <br /> <p>Surat: While diamonds from controversial mines of Zimbabwe continue to be imported into the country via Dubai and other centres, diamantaires are facing a real worry about the United States (US) — world’s biggest diamond consuming market — banning import of non-approved diamonds.</p>
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Green Dandi project launched
Dandi: The Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative (Gandhi) memorial project was launched in Dandi, some 50 km off Surat, in coastal areas of Navsari district on Wednesday by Union minister of forest and environment Jairam Ramesh at Dandi.
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‘80% of sewage water enters rivers untreated’
New Delhi: Is urban India drowning in its own excreta? Nearly 80% of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use. The end
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Around 80 pc of sewage in Indian cities flows into water systems
Is urban India drowning in its own excreta? Nearly 80 per cent of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use. The end
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GSPC to merge distribution arm with Gujarat Gas
This would help GSPC create India's largest city gas distribution company Five months after it acquired 65% stake in Gujarat Gas Company Ltd (GGCL), GSPC or Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation is planning to merge its city gas distribution entity, GSPC Gas Company Ltd with Gujarat Gas Corporation Limited (GGCL). Persons close to the development said this would not only help GSPC create India's largest city gas distribution company but also allow it to transfer the loans it took to acquire GGCL on its books as the company is listed.
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Tribals hold rally against river linking project
Surat: Thousands of tribals from Dang district participated in a massive rally organised by Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Ekta Ane Vikas Parishad (ABAEVP) at Ahwa on Monday to protest against long pending issues pertaining to rights of tribal people and proposed construction of dams on Purna, Khapri and Ambika rivers under the river linking project of Gujarat and Maharashtra governments.
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Centre wants ring road on self-financing mode
Move May Break Deadlock With JDA & Agitating Farmers Jaipur: The Union ministry of urban development’s suggestion to construct the ring road project on self-financing basis can solve the long-pending problems of the state government. As the deadlock over the construction of ring road on 360 meters continues between the state government and farmers, the suggestion of adopting self-finance model can act as tool to resolve the issue. In the ministry’s advisory for the state, it said Surat in neighbouring state of Gujarat, has planned a self-financing model for development of its ring road and has received positive results.
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Bumper mango crop by plastic mulching!
Himanshu Bhatt | TNN Surat: Use of pruning and plastic mulching technique in mango farming have brought very encouraging results in the last few years for the farmers who export their produce to Gulf countries.
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Oz energy major offers NTPC mining joint venture
Australian energy major MetroCoal Ltd has approached NTPC for forming a joint venture for developing that country’s biggest coal mine and ship the fuel for firing the state-run generation utility’s power
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Plan to protect agate artisans from deadly silicosis disease
Melvyn Thomas | TNN Surat:To safeguard the health of thousands of artisans working in the agate stone processing industry in Khambhat region, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) plans to provide financial and other aid to them for setting up a non-hazardous stone processing system.
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JNNURM: Urban India's best hopeManu Kaushik
<p>Two years ago, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) had a leaking water supply system and defunct meters. It decided to launch a pilot project in the Dharampeth area, and put in new pipes and meters. Today, over 6,000 connections there have water round the clock— and are happy to pay for this privilege.
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Small cities put metros to shame in cleanliness ratings
New Delhi: They may not have the glamourous tag but when it comes to cleanliness and sanitation, smaller cities like Chandigarh, Mysore, Surat, Tiruchirapalli and Jamshedpur have beaten the metros in the sanitation ratings released by the Union urban development ministry on Monday.