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 …
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today told the Assembly the proposal to set up a nuclear power plant in Bhavnagar district has been scrapped owing to a movement by panic-stricken locals following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. The project was proposed to be set up at Mithivirdi village …
A plea alleging destruction of mangroves by the Deen Dayal Port Trust in Gujarat's Kutch district has prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek responses from the Centre and the state government. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Gujarat …
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani stated in Gujarat assembly on Thursday that Mithi Virdi nuclear power plant would never start. He said this during the debate over the nuclear power plant in question hour. The issue caught the heat when the members from both the sides exchanged fiery arguments at …
This Feasibility Study report for the state of Gujarat is a key milestone for the FOWIND project’s final year of work and is the consecutive step following the Gujarat Pre-feasibility Study delivered in 2015. This report is supported by FOWIND’s Supply Chain, Port Infrastructure and Logistics Study and the Grid …
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government today admitted in the Legislative Assembly that 32 Asiatic lions died due to "unnatural causes" such as falling into wells in the last two years in and around Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in the state. While 12 lions, including cubs, died in 2016, 20 died of unnatural …
The Vidhan Sabha Committee to review suicide by farmers and landless labourers will present its report in the Assembly during the Budget session scheduled later this month. Committee chairman Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria and member Nathu Ram, Balluana MLA, recently toured Gujarat to gather facts on how to increase the income …
Across the globe, the “development experience” of communities varies depending on their socioeconomic and political backgrounds. As a result of advancing developmental projects, a few communities are invariably made to pay a disproportionate share of the environmental costs in the form of exposure to toxic waste, loss of livelihood, and …
The company plans to raise the production capacity of VSF from 1,27,750 tonne per annum (TPA) to 2,33,600 TPA Grasim Industries has received green nod for expanding the production of viscose staple fibre and captive power at Kharach unit in Bharuch, Gujarat, that would entail an investment of Rs 18 …
GANDHINAGAR: Aiming to reduce the dependence on coal and gas for power generation, the Gujarat government will begun working on a new hybrid energy policy under which it will provide greater focus on solar and wind-based power, and promote wind and power based units that share the same land and …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Essar Bulk Terminal Limited & Others Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 22/02/2018 regarding the expansion of the port limits of Adani's Hazira port. Essar Bulk Terminal Limited have argued before the Court that they have spent huge …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mustak M Kadri Vs. State of Gujarat & Others regarding switch over to cleaner fuel CNG, Gujarat dated 22/02/2018. NGT directs the concerned Secretary of the concerned department in the State of Gujarat to make a statement as to the …
Surat: Environmental activists have written to the prime minister’s office (PMO) and the ministry of environment & forests (MoEF), alleging that some officials of government agencies and industrialists were trying to jeopardize the ongoing environmental monitoring of industrial areas in and around the Diamond City by the Central Pollution Control …
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 life Phunsukh Wangdu of the Bollywood film, ‘3 Idiots’, interacted with the media on Sunday, at the India Environment Festival 2018 (IEF18). Wangchuk called for …
AHMEDABAD: Satish Shah, a provision store owner near Ankur Crossroads flinches every time a car blares its horn. His shop is located just in front of an intersection where every light commercial vehicle makes a ritualistic 'U' turn and honks, which makes him irritable and, according to him, short-tempered. Shah …
AHMEDABAD: Efforts to check air pollution may have proved ineffective in the city but Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA) has developed a nano fibre-based virus protective face mask that allows people to breathe fresh air. The mask is made using a special nano web-based technology and helps filter bacteria …
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 from US, France, Australia and several leading Indian scientific institutions will deliberate and exchange ideas. The conference will raise awareness amongst …
KOLKATA: The gap between male and female child mortality rates has reduced considerably in Bengal, propelling the state to the list of the best five Indian states in terms of this key developmental index. The latest Sample Registration Survey (SRS 2016) has found 28 deaths per 1,000 among girl children …
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 within 20 days of the month. Generally, the vector-borne diseases appear during monsoon and post-monsoon period. The vector-borne diseases have …
All's well that ends well. The adage goes well with the Ahmedabad civic body, AMC, at this moment. After the just-concluded hit flower show organised by AMC, the civic body has now set an example by showing how to initiate a zero-waste producing process through reuse, recycle and reduce the …
Grasim Industries has received green nod for expanding the production of viscose staple fibre at Bharuch, Gujarat that would entail an investment of Rs. 2,560 crore, according to an official document. The company has four VSF (viscose staple fibre) plants in India, of which two are located in Gujarat, one …
