Watering holes: Lion's share for king
While the state's 523 lions have been provided around 500 cement-concrete watering troughs, the 5,000-odd blackbuck in and around Velavadar and the 4,451 wild asses in the Little Rann of Kutch (LRK) have
Rann Of Kutch
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Nalco may partner GMDC for Rs 15,000-cr project
National Aluminium Company (Nalco), the Orissa-headquartered and central government-owned company, has turned out to be the sole final bidder for Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation’s (GMDC) Rs 15,000-crore
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Gujarat to tell world its best conservation stories
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat is all set to tell its successful stories of conservation to the whole world. Be it Asiatic lions of Gir, the wild ass of Little Rann of Kutch or the whale sharks from Saurashtra coast,
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Project not to be discussed in Standing Committee meeting
The much-awaited roadway project at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat could not be discussed in the Standing Committee meeting of National Board For Wildlife (NBWL) on Friday in the absence of the site inspection
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$1-bn loan pact with World Bank to clean Ganga
India signed a loan agreement with the World Bank yesterday to bring funds for cleaning the Ganga.
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Gujarat on cyclone alert
A high alert has been sounded in the coastal districts of Gujarat following development of a cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea which brought rains in many places in the State on Wednesday.
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Mild tremor rocks Kutch, creates panic
Bhuj/Ahmedabad: An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale was felt at many places in Kutch district on Wednesday evening. The tremors were felt upto far north in Rapar and Bhhachau taluka, sources said.
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Govt to revive grassland in Banni
Gandhinagar: After it was allowed to be almost completely emasculated and invaded by the wild weed, well known as prosopis juli-flora, for several decades, the Gujarat government has finally decided to revive what once was Asia
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Clinton Foundation to set up 3000MW solar plant in Gujarat
Signs Pact To Get Rs 50,000 Cr Investment In 5 Yrs Ahmedabad: The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), a programme of US-based William J Clinton Foundation, on Monday announced setting up of the world
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Wood SEZ in Kutch desert
101 Hectares Identified Near Bhachau Harit Mehta TNN Ahmedabad: The arid region of Kutch may not have much to do with trees. But, the border district may soon have a Wood Special Economic Zone, the first of its kind in the country.
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Gujarat to seek Centres nod for forest land use
The Gujarat Government would soon seek the Centre