5,000MW solar park to come up in Dholera
Gandhinagar: In line with the central government’s ambitious target of generating 175 gigawatt power from renewable energy sources by 2022, Gujarat has set the ball rolling for establishing India’s largest
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HC bats for separate norms for health centres in islands
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has said that the norms of setting up health centres on islands can be fixed separately like the norms the government has fixed for health centres in mountains or hilly areas.
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Heatwave sweeps north Gujarat
Ahmedabad: As heat wave conditions swept over north Gujarat on Thursday, Idar town in Sabarkantha district was the hottest place in the state with mercury soaring to 43.4°C. According to India Meteorological
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Chemicals fouling Gujarat’s groundwater
AHMEDABAD: Overexploitation of groundwater resources and over-reliance on chemical pesticides and fertilizers is leading to rise of life-threatening chemical contaminants in groundwater beyond acceptable
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Gujarat has guzzled 68% of groundwater
AHMEDABAD : Gujarat has already consumed 68% of its groundwater; and there are no signs that consumption will slow down. Currently, Gujarat figures among the states that are the worst offenders in exploiting
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Water depleted in 60% of Gujarat wells
AHMEDABAD: Figures released by the Union water resources ministry reveal that nearly 60% of wells in Gujarat have recorded water depletion over a decade. According to the figures, Gujarat is among the
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Dengue grip on Ahmedabad tightens
AHMEDABAD: Dengue continues to grip the city , with 65 cases registered in the last 48 hours. So far, five people have succumbed to dengue in the city since July 1. Sola Civil Hospital alone has admitted
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City saw 120 cases of dengue last week
AHMEDABAD: Even as the mean temperature in the city continues to dip, the city got no respite from vector-borne diseases. According to the weekly health report by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC),
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Gujarat: After NGT crackdown, 450 ceramic units prepare to switch to gas
AHMEDABAD: After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered closure of ceramic units that run on coal gasifiers, as many as 450 such units in Morbi, India’s largest ceramic cluster, have closed down to
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NGT orders shutdown of coal gasifiers at Morbi ceramic cluster
AHMEDABAD: India’s largest ceramic cluster at Morbi and Wankaner has received a major blow as the National Green Tribunal, Delhi bench (NGT), on Wednesday ordered a shutdown of all ceramic units that run
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Gujarat wakes up to green building concept
AHMEDABAD: Green seems to be the new mantra for developers in Gujarat, especially in Ahmedabad. As many as 150 buildings across the state are in the process of getting green building certification and
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Push for better environment education
AHMEDABAD: Educationist, innovator and reformist, Sonam Wangchuk, emphasized improving the education system by incorporating environment education extensively. Wangchuk, who is popularly known as the real
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Ahmedabad is called honk kong!
AHMEDABAD: If a big signboard is put up outside a hospital, school, or old age home that reads 'Silence Zone', Amdavadis will welcome it with a honk! Who says 'Horn is a safety device'? It's the language
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AMC's new sensors to keep track of Ozone layer, oxygen concentration
Taking a small step towards creating a Smart City, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is all set to gain and give information on real-time noise pollution, the ozone layer, oxygen concentration and
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7 more affected by swine flu in state
AHMEDABAD: The combined onslaught of dengue and swine flu continued in the city on Monday. Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad cities each registered a swine flu case. No less than 85 cases of the flu were reported
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Int’l solar energy conference at PDPU
Ahmedabad: A three-day international conference on nano materials for energy conversion and storage applications will begin on Monday at PDP university in Gandhinagar which will see solar energy experts
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Vector biting hard, civic body reports 51 cases in January
A weekly health report of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) suggests an unusual rise in the vector-borne diseases. The health department of the civic body, on Monday, reported 51 vector-borne cases
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‘Chemical industry stuck in pollution control norms’
Ahmedabad: The output of Gujarat's chemical industry has stagnated for the last five years mainly because of the host of rules laid out by pollution control boards of the state and Centre. Industry experts
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Dengue sitution aggravated by climate change
AHMEDABAD: This should be an eye-opener for health authorities in Gujarat. Four months ago, an international research team including Indian scientists showed how climate change — principally varying rainfall
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9,277 malaria cases registered in 2017
AHMEDABAD: While civic authorities claim having intensified efforts to curb vector-borne diseases, data of AMC's health department shows that in 2017 alone, 9,277 people in the city suffered from malaria.