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 …
This is space utilisation at its best — using the terraces of residential and commercial buildings to generate solar power. In a novel initiative, Gujarat has commissioned two pilot projects in the state capital Gandhinagar, each generating 5 MW of solar power and is working towards extending this to five …
At 938, It’s At All-Time Low In Gujarat: Survey Ahmedabad: If there is an address for vultures in Gujarat, then it is Kutch. This district neighbouring Indo-Pak border has the highest number of Gyps vultures including White-Rumped vultures and Long-Billed vultures in the state. The vulture census taken up in …
AHMEDABAD: Even as 14 of Gujarat's 26 districts reel from a deficient monsoon, the babudom in Gandhinagar is consuming the most drinking water per capita in the country. The capital consumes 310 litres per capita per day (LPCD). Most of this water comes from the Narmada network. You'd be mistaken …
152 Of 225 Talukas Affected, State To Seek . 18k Crore From Centre Gandhinagar: A high-level cabinet sub-committee on Tuesday declared more than half of Gujarat – 152 talukas out of 225 – scarcity-hit. The committee, headed by finance minister Vajubhai Vala, concluded that scarcity condition prevailed in all these …
AHMEDABAD: For the first time the Gandhinagar district police constituted a special wild life crime cell to tackle crimes related to poaching of protected animals and even cruelty to animals. This is the first such attempt in the state. The state capital has large swathes of forest area in the …
AHMEDABAD: The Union government has decided to set up Fluoride Mitigation Centre in the state. The Centre is likely to come up in Gandhinagar. The announcement was made at the Conference of state ministers and secretaries dealing with drinking water and sanitation. The conference was held in New Delhi. Earlier, …
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, will support Gujarat in the replication in five cities of the rooftop solar project, completed last month in Gandhinagar, in order to improve access to power and reduce air pollution from the burning of wood and fossil fuels. The …
Close on heels of commencing use of wastelands in northern districts and rooftops in towns and cities, Gujarat is set to potentially use the existing 19,000 km-long network of Narmada canals across the State for setting up solar panels to generate power. The Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, will inaugurate …
Two days after the Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, mooted a rooftop solar power generation policy, Azure Power, an independent power producer in the solar energy sector, has announced plans to develop India’s first megawatt (MW) scale rooftop project in the Gujarat capital. The company would set up a 2.5 …
The Gujarat Government is planning to introduce a ‘roof-top solar power policy’ so that people can generate their own power and also earn money by selling the surplus to the power grid. Chief Minister Narendra Modi mooted this idea while speaking at Charanka village in Patan district while dedicating Asia’s …
Gujarat, which is bathed in the sun’s rays for most part of the year, is considering coming up with a “rooftop” solar power plant policy to enable the people to produce their own electricity and earn money by selling surplus power to the grid, the Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, …
It is the “second-biggest scientific adventure ever” and India is one of the few countries that have lead role in it. At a 180-hectare site near the Cadarache nuclear research facility in France, scientists from India and some other countries are trying to find an answer to what is one …
Government Tells Assembly That Birds’ Numbers Dropped By 25% Ahmedabad: Vulture population in Gujarat has dropped to a new low of 1,065 during the last five years. The count recorded in 2007 was 2,539 and ever since then, a sharp decline is seen. The count further dropped to 1,431 in …
GANDHINAGAR: The last abode of Asiatic Lions, Gir Sanctuary, lost 25 lions in the year 2011-12 till December, the Gujarat assembly was informed. Total of 86 lion deaths were reported in the last three years in Gir. As per the 2010 census, there were around 297 lions in Gir Sanctuary …
Jaipur, Mysore and Thane have come forward to do pilot projects for grid-connected rooftop solar, Mr Tarun Kapur, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, told Business Line. “Talks are on with one or two more (cities),” Mr Kapur said. Grid-interactive rooftop solar power plant is the ‘big story' …
Gandhinagar: Closely following the draft Gujarat Water Policy 2011 sent to the chief minister’s office (CMO) for finalization, a fresh high-level document, prepared for the Planning Commission of India, has proposed major water reforms in rural Gujarat. This document proposes introducing availability of water 24x7 through water meters at the …
Bald Tyres, Dirty Interiors, Broken Glasses A Common Sight Jaipur: The introduction of low-floor buses as an effort to get the public transport system streamlined, a couple of years ago, had been welcomed by all. However, now only 30% in the fleet of 280 low-floor buses plying on Jaipur roads …
Ahmedabad: In order to promote micro generation of power from unconventional sources, Gujarat government is planning to come out with a detailed policy to install solar panels on rooftop. Talking on the sidelines of ‘India Energy Conclave 2011’ organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), minister of state for energy …
New Delhi: Indian engineers will fabricate the world’s largest high-vacuum cold storage vessel for an ambitious international project to generate energy from a process that powers the sun. The vessel called the cryostat will be home to the international thermornuclear experimental reactor, the largest and the most advanced facility of …
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 …
