20 die of leptospirosis in S Gujarat
At least 20 people have died of leptospirosis and 40 others affected by the disease in Surat, Navsari and Valsad districts of South Gujarat. State Health Secretary S K Nanda said that 177 patients in
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Reliance Industries launches polyethylene pipes in Maharashtra
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) launched its polyethylene pipes in the Maharashtra market. The 'Relpipe Xflo coupled' pipes are manufactured at its Hazira plant near Surat in Gujarat. Mr Subhas
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Misdiagnosed
Flawed plan triggers water crisis in Uttaranchal villages
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Deaths foretold
The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an act of God . Had the emergency plans been in place, the loss would have been considerably reduced. It is time the government focused on a village level emergency plan ,
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Chemicals flow free in Gujarat
Where the floods meet the chemical badlands: an Ankleshwar factory
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People's risk
Community based risk assessment and abatement is a must in the age of expanding business opportunities
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Inviting the plague
With all its wealth and affluence, Surat remains the least concerned about health and hygiene
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Plaguing the question
The plague mystery still foxes the high level technical advisory committee constituted by the Centre. In its 7 page interim report, the committee headed by V Ramalingaswamy, former director general
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Here too
In Uttar Pradesh, the floods affected 22 districts. The worst hit were Maharajgani, Basti, Balia, Gorakpur, Shravasti, Barabanki, Devria, Bairampur, Gonda, Bhraich, Mau and Azamgarh. The state
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Plague puzzle
Confusion reigns among scientists over the identity of the epidemic that claimed over 60 lives in Surat and the Beed district recently, with medical experts changing their verdict from viral
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Mystifying the plague
MEDIEVAL afflictions were not restricted to Beed, Surat or other parts of India hit by the plague last fortnight. They showed up in the blinkered reception of the news in several supposedly
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Comatose health institutions
The plague caught institutions everywhere completely inert. Only the Plague Surveillance Unit (PSU) in Bangalore - the last of its kind in the country - and its sub-unit at Kolar in Karnataka,
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India’s first-ever environmental rating of coal-based power plants finds the sector’s performance to be way below global benchmarks
New Delhi, February 21, 2015: Indian coal-based thermal power plants are some of the most inefficient in the world -- says a two-year long research study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The
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A little common sense
Recycling water and chemicals has resulted in drastic reduction of effluents from Surat's textile units.
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Land for gas pipeline: SC notice to Reliance
The Supreme Court today issued notices to Reliance Gas Transportation and Infrastructure Ltd, and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on the appeals moved by more than 50 land owners of Surat, alleging that the Mukesh Ambani-led company had not paid them adequate compensation for acquisition.
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GIPCL plans 600 MW thermal plant in Surat
Virendra Pandit Soon after dedicating the 250-megawatt, lignite coal-based power plant in Surat district to the people recently, the State-promoted Gujarat Industries Power Corporation Ltd (GIPCL) is now planning to invest around Rs 3,000 crore on in its second phase of nearly 600 MW on a greenfield thermal power project in the next two years.
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Power problems
THE FIRST phase of the 220-mw Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) near Surat went critical in early September, nearly two years behind schedule, but plant authorities already face allegations of not
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India
The Union ministry of urban development has issued a notification stipulating that construction activities that create noise will not be allowed after 10 pm. However, construction of highways, roads,
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675 mw project to be set up in Surat
The Ahmedabad based Torrent Group is planning to set up a 675 mw project in Surat. The company has signed the memorandum of understanding with private parties for fuel supply and work for the project
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IOC may exit Surat power JV
Indian Oil Corporation is likely to withdraw from its earlier planned move to pick up 24 per cent equity stake in the 300-mw Surat thermal power project, jointly promoted by the National Thermal