Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
GANDHINAGAR: There have been rise in the number of malaria and falciparum cases in the state. In just two weeks, various district and taluka health centres in the state recorded as many as 8,228 confirmed malaria cases, while the number of falciparum cases stood at 2,625. Surat and Ahmedabad topped …
Participants at the National Consultation on Regulation of Drug Trials, organized by Sama, Locost, CSER, AIPSN and Daf-K, in New Delhi on 26-27 September, 2011, expressed their deep concern about the unregulated proliferation of ill-regulated clinical trials in India following the liberalisation of norms for conduct of such trials in …
The Vikram A SARABHAI COMMUNITY SCIENCE CENTRE, AHMEDABAD WINS THE TOI SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD OF EDUCATION (NGO CATEGORY) Ahmedabad: On a Friday afternoon Kush Saluja, a Class VII student, carefully dissects a bright pink flower so that he can study pollen under a microscope. …
AHMEDABAD: During the last 50 days, the city has lost one life daily to deadly mosquitoes. This is a worrying sign for many infectious disease experts and senior health officers, who have been trying every method to contain the deadly sting. Since August 1, 47 people have lost their lives …
The Union Cabinet's Committee on infrastructure on Thursday gave its approval for Rs.6013.70-crore six-laning of the Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad section of the National Highway. Of the total cost, Rs.626.40 crore will be spent on land acquisition, rehabilitation and reconstruction purposes. The project will be carried out on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer basis in Build-Operate-Transfer mode …
Sanand (Gujarat): Gujarat’s industrialisation story is well known, but what is less clear is how exactly the land to house these industries is being acquired. The situation in the state’s showpiece region shows that Gujarat is undoubtedly compensating its farmers better than others, but forcible acquisition is certainly taking place. …
Ahmedabad PSA Peugeot Citroën, France’s largest carmaker and Europe’s second largest, will invest R4,000 crore to build a factory at Sanand near Ahmedabad for 1,65,000 cars yearly and creating 5,000 direct jobs. The integrated manufacturing plant, which will come up in 600 acre, will roll out its first Peugeot car …
Ahmedabad Barely a month after inking a R4,000-crore deal for setting up an integrated car manufacturing and engine facility with American automobile giant Ford Motors, the Gujarat government is all set to announce yet another big ticket deal in the auto sector in a day or two. State government sources …
AHMEDABAD: The highest animal mortality in zoos of the country was reported from Gujarat. Of the 2,910 zoo animal deaths in a year across India, 380 were in Gujarat. In Kankaria zoo in Ahmedabad, 150 animals died in the last one year. This zoo has over 2,000 animals. After Gujarat …
Seeking to expand its global presence, German-based SMA Solar Technology AG, market leader in photovoltaic inverters, on Thursday announced the launch of its Indian subsidiary SMA Solar India Pvt Ltd. SMA Solar's objective is to extend its global expertise and domain knowledge to its Indian customers by offering diverse and …
To support innovative and commercially viable ventures in clean energy, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) will launch the Indian Fund for Sustainable Energy with an estimated fund size of . 100 crore, here tomorrow. The fund is being launched in collaboration with the Ministry of New Renewable Energy …
The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIMA) will launch the Indian Fund for Sustainable Energy (INFUSE) with an estimated fund size of Rs 100 crores in collaboration with the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Technology Development Board (TDB) and British Petroleum(BP). The Union Minister for New and Renewable …
AHMEDABAD: Scanty rainfall has reduced the water stock in dams which have 255 million cubic metre (mcm) less water compared to last year. Officials said that less rains in the past fortnight completely changed the water levels in the dams. On July 20, the state had 12% more water compared …
Forcible acquisition of land has turned the 117-year-old Land Acquisition Act into a “fraud”, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, calling the legislation a handiwork of “sick” minds with no concern for welfare of the poor. It went on to praise the Gujarat government, saying no cases of farmers or …
Sector Gets Massive Pvt Investment, Premium; Trend Reverses In 18 Mths New Delhi: Highway developers are forking out premium to construct projects in a reversal from the past trend when the government paid a subsidy. Of the 15 projects awarded so far In 2011, 10 projects have yielded a premium …
GANDHINAGAR: Despite huge claims of rise in water tables across Gujarat and simultaneous improvement in groundwater levels because of tens of thousands of watershed projects, checkdams, village ponds and other recharge structures, an authoritative report suggests there is, if at all, marginal improvement. In fact, even in North Gujarat, where …
AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has cracked down on polythene bag users, but it has not yet regulated it. The guidelines by Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has clearly outlined the role of the local civic body. The guidelines mention that polythene bags below 40 microns should be completely …
AHMEDABAD: Two persons, including a woman Kesar Karim Sindhi, were sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment on charges of poaching a Nilgai. A fine of Rs 2,500 has also been slapped on the duo by the Patan sessions court under the Wildlife Protection Act. Nilgai (blue bull) is a protected …
To be built under PPP in five states. The finance ministry has approved six road proposals at an estimated cost of Rs 9773.85 crore under public-private partnership (PPP). The Public Private Partnership Approval Committee (PPPAC), chaired by Economic Affairs Secretary R Gopalan, had granted approval to the six proposals of …
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government, which announced with great fanfare last week a sharp increase in the release of Narmada waters from the Sardar Sarovar dam into the canal, to help farmers downstream, was forced to cut down the amount of water released to about one-third on Monday. Well-places sources in …
