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 …
Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd on Tuesday inaugurated a water purification plant at Kadodara village near Dahej in Bharuch district of Gujarat, providing almost 3,000 people with a long-term sustainable clean drinking water solution. The inauguration is the fourth plant under Dow India
AHMEDABAD: Chasing colourful butterflies in the concrete jungle of Ahmedabad may seem far-fetched. But come November, and this dream will turn into reality in nearby Gandhinagar. Except, you won't be allowed to catch these flying fairies. Are you wondering how? The Gujarat Ecological, Education and Research (GEER) Foundation is developing …
Ahmedabad : In yet another discovery, Indian Palm Civet Cat was spotted in Gandhinagar. Deputy conservator of forest (DCF) DT Vasavda said, "On Sunday, the staff saw a black cat-like animal in Van Chetna Kendra. Staff then confirmed with experts. The palm cat is found mainly in dense forest areas." …
Gandhinagar: The Congress on Wednesday released a politically explosive internal government note of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL), which says that for four long years, 2003 to 2008, the Gujarat government failed to provide Narmada water to its farmers despite huge quantity of water available for use. The …
Himanshu Kaushik & Kevin Antao | TNN Ahmedabad: After caging two leopards, Gandhinagar forest department is now on the prowl hunting for a crocodile. Security staff of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd spotted one in Narmada canal near Karai in Gandhinagar recently. SSNNL officials wrote to the forest department asking …
Ahmedabad: Days after two leopards stalking Gandhinagar were caught, one more leopard has been spotted near Dehgam in Gandhinagar district in the last one month. Earlier this month, one leopard was caught from Kalol and another near Sant Sarovar dam in Gandhinagar. Both were sent to Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh …
Gandhinagar : Come Holi and timber vendors throng state capital to buy wood collected from trees that have been felled, or have fallen due to strong wind or heavy rains in monsoon and are now being sold by the forest department. People come in hordes with tractor trailers, camel carts …
Differences in foliage tissue concentration of elements were assessed for Prosopis juliflora, Calotropis gigantia and Ipomoea fistulosa growing on abandoned fly ash and a control soil. In general, plants from the fly ash exhibited reduced concentrations of N, K, Ca, Mg, S and Mn while elevated trace element concentration in …
Gandhinagar : Gujarat government on Tuesday announced a new department to address issues of climate change and global warming, to be headed by chief minister Narendra Modi till a full time minister is appointed. Officials here said Gujarat will be the first state in Asia and fourth province in the …
This Multi-District Assessment of Water Safety (M-DAWS) study conducted between March 2007 and December 2008 by WASMO has found chemical and bacterial contamination in drinking water samples in eight districts of Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Kutch, Mehsana, Dangs, Surat and Valsad. Drinking water has been accorded the highest priority …
Not glitz but green is the need of Ahmedabad city now. The soothing comfort of trees and green canopy are sorely missed by people who would want to walk in the greens for respite front the concrete jungle that the city is becoming. Over the years, the city's green cover …
Imagine 24X7 drinking water supply in all households of urban Gujarat! The unthinkable in this semi-arid state will start at Morbi, a water-starved Saurashtra town, where 34,000 metered connections will start providing round-the-clock drinking water to the entire town in two years. Gandhinagar town, which already has good pipelines, may …
An Inconvenient Truth - former US Vice-President Al Gore's documentary on climate change that took him to the Nobel Prize last year, has impressed Chief Minister Narendra Modi so much that he made top state bureaucracy watch it at his official residence this Monday. The occasion was a dinner hosted …
Gandhinagar will be rocking, soon. Huge multiplexes, sprawling homes, synergized town planning schemes that will contain all the modern amenities you can dream of and other entertainment and shopping extravaganzas will invade the silence that envelops Gandhinagar after every sundown now. You can well call it the
Nearly 100 autorickshaw drivers were detained on Monday by Gandhinagar police at Koba circle, when they were heading towards the state Assembly to mark their protest against the recent price hike of CNG. Ashok Punjabi, convenor of Autorickshaw drivers committee said "Since last night 350-400 Autodrivers were detained by the …
