Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramdevbhai Samatbhai Sanjva Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 09/05/2025. The matter related to remedial actions to be taken for abatement of pollution of river Bhadar near Ahmedabad. Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has filed the response affidavit, March …
According to Chief District Health Officer Dr Uday Tilavat, 15 residents of Khedkarmsiya village had complained of diarrhoea and vomiting on Saturday. Vadodara district collector Shalini Agrawal on Monday issued a notification declaring Khedkarmsiya village in Waghodia taluka of Vadodara cholera-affected after 31 persons complained of symptoms of the disease. …
KP Energy Ltd and GE India Industrial (P) Ltd have signed up definitive agreements for the development of 300 megawatt wind power project in Kutch district of Gujarat. KP Energy, on Monday, said it has informed the BSE in this regard, according to a company statement here. The project will …
AHMEDABAD: Uranium — the heavy metal one usually associates with nuclear reactors — is contaminating Gujarat’s groundwater, finds an elaborate scientific study that covered 16 states. Uranium contamination was found to breach WHO limits of 30 microgram per litre in several parts of Ahmedabad district. Extensive use of groundwater for …
Vadodara airport will switch to solar energy for its daily operations to cut down electricity cost and adopt green energy. In the first week of September, a solar plant with capacity of 675 KW will be commissioned at the new integrated terminal building of the airport. “We will be saving …
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government, while nearing the November 2018 deadline for land acquisition for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, has decided to offer 25% more compensation, over the rates fixed by current norms, where farmers are protesting. Gujarat revenue minister Kaushik Patel said, “Land acquisition for the bullet train project …
Vadodara: As water-borne diseases are raising their ugly head in the city, health officials on Monday teamed up to tackle the situation and carry out a review of the current situation. A meeting regarding the gastroenteritis cases that are surfacing in the city was held at the state-run SSG Hospital …
In view of impending potable water crisis in majority of States, the Centre seems to have found a ray of hope in the Gujarat Government’s month-old policy for ‘reusing treated waste water’. Being seen as a game changer in urban sewage management and saving drinking water, the Union Drinking Water …
Ahmedabad: State’s nodal maritime agency, Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has been found guilty for causing severe air and water pollution at Bedi, Nava Bandar and associated ports in Jamnagar. The Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has reprimanded the GMB for gross violation of Environment Protection Act (EPA), Wildlife Protection …
Exide Industries Ltd., one of India’s largest battery manufacturers, signed a joint venture with Leclanche SA of Switzerland to make batteries for electric vehicles and the grid in India. Exide Industries Ltd., one of India’s largest battery manufacturers, signed a joint venture with Leclanche SA of Switzerland to make batteries …
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar and Jharkhand together want to buy 3,000 MW of power under a government scheme to promote purchases from plants without PPAs. Under the scheme, PFC Consulting will conduct the auction for 2,500 MW capacity and PTC India will sign three-year (mid-term) PPAs with successful bidders and …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has asked the state government to file an affidavit in response to a PIL filed by the RSS-affiliated farmers' union Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, which has opposed the compulsory crop insurance policy on farmers obtaining crop loans. The petitioner has demanded that the insurance policy should not …
AHMEDABAD: For the last seven monsoons, the West Zone of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation — Navrangpura, Gandhigram, Naranpura, Wadaj, Sabarmati, Paldi, Stadium, Vasna wards — has been most prone to waterlogging, often at sites where schools, banks, markets, hospitals, colleges and other commercial institutions are located. A recent study by …
Renewable solution provider Siemens Gamesa today said it has bagged a wind energy order from ReNew Power for construction of 150 MW wind farm in Gujarat. "Siemens Gamesa, the renewable energy leader in India, has secured a wind order from ReNew Power, India's largest renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), …
Extensive erosion of high tidal mudflat along the northern parts of Gulf of Khambhat (GoK) was observed from the analysis of time series satellite images during the time period from March 2014 to September 2017. Around 28.66 sq. km area of high tidal mudflat eroded within this time period. Original …
In a country where state machinery typically moves slowly, the environment ministry under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slashed the average time taken to grant clearances to 170 days from 600 days. India is fast-tracking environmental clearances for projects like power plants and coal mines in a bid to propel …
NEW DELHI: Monsoon has just set in and more than 30 people have already died in floods in North East, 20 of them in Assam alone with over half a million marooned. But an assessment by the Union home ministry, which has worked out a Flood Vulnerability Index in its …
AHMEDABAD: To boost solar and wind power generation in the state, the Gujarat government has announced a new Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy. Energy minister Saurabh Patel and minister of state for energy Pradeepsinh Jadeja told the media that the policy is meant to promote the production of wind and solar …
In a bid to ensure optimal use of land and transmission infrastructure, the Gujarat government today announced a policy to promote setting up of wind as well as solar power projects at one location. The 'Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy-2018' will remain in force for five years. Projects approved under this …
MNRE recently invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the first 1 Gw offshore wind project in India, which has evoked a keen response from the industry, both global and Indian MNRE sets 30 GW offshore wind energy target by 2030 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Thursday …
In a bid to ensure optimal use of land and transmission infrastructure, the Gujarat government announced a policy to promote setting up of wind as well as solar power projects at one location. The 'Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy-2018' will remain in force for five years. Projects approved under this policy …
