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 …
Ten more people succumbed to swine flu in Gujarat today, taking the toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state to 342 this year, an official statement said. 102 fresh cases of swine flu infection were reported today, taking the total number of cases to 5,623, the statement issued …
Swine flu claimed four more lives including three women on Thursday, while another woman reportedly died of the H1N1 virus in Jamnagar on Wednesday evening. A 53-year-old woman from Ankleshwar town in Bharuch district was admitted to Apple Hospital at Udhna Darwaja in Surat detected with Swine flu on Wednesday. …
More than 17,000 people living near the coastal areas in Gujarat have been evacuated by authorities in view of the approaching tropical cyclone Nilofar which, however, has gradually weakened and is expected to hit the state merely as a "depression". "So far, we have shifted 17,372 people from Kutch and …
Industrial installations, ports put on high alert for next three days When cyclone Nilofar, termed a ‘very severe cyclone’ by the weather department, reaches the Gujarat coast, its intensity is likely to weaken by two levels. The date of landfall has also been revised to Saturday from Friday. The cyclone …
The coastal districts of Gujarat would receive isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall as cyclone Nilofar would intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Fishermen were warned against venturing into sea by the state government as the western …
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday stalled the beautification work of Jamnagar’s famous Lakhota Lake being done by the city municipal corporation. The court, while ordering the stay on the works, directed the state to show whether any scientific study was conducted to measure the environmental damages that may be …
More than 34 square kms of forest cover in the state has increased in the two-year period between 2011-13, reveals the latest biannual report from Forest Survey of India (FSI), a body under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), that makes assessment of the country’s forest and tree resources …
Nine out of total 26 pending projects are from Gujarat - eight of which relate to renewal of salt leases The Union environment ministry is expediting projects, awaiting environmental clearance, in Gujarat. In its next Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting scheduled for Thursday-Friday, one-third of the total projects to be …
In its next FAC meeting, one-third of the total projects to be discussed for forest clearance are from Gujarat Looking at the proportion of stuck projects in Gujarat, the union environment ministry is expediting projects awaiting green nods in the state. In its next Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting to …
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), a 100% subsidiary of Tata Power, on Tuesday completed acquisition of 100% shareholding in AES Saurashtra Windfarms Pvt Ltd (ASW), the erstwhile 100% subsidiary of the US-based AES Corporation. ASW owns and operates a 39.2 MW wind farm near Dwarka in Jamnagar district of …
Panel asks RIL to submit additional material to ascertain project’s impact on environment as it fears serious threat to marine life in the vicinity Veerappa Moily may have to deal with a Reliance problem again, this time in the environment ministry. Reliance Industries’ expansion plan for its facilities at the …
Centre Sets Up Monitoring Panel To Enforce New Restrictions In Eco-Sensitive Zone Ahmedabad: The Union ministry of forests and environment has finally cleared an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of 326.26 sq km around the Marine National Park and Marine Sanctuary situated in Jamnagar. Of this, 208.58 sq km is towards land, …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has issued notices to all concerned authorities and Essar Oil Ltd as well as Essar Power Gujarat Ltd over a petition filed by farmers of Nana Mandha village of Jam Khambhalia in Jamnagar district. The court has also asked Jamnagar's collector to submit a report on …
Vadodara:The Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) has demanded that Gujarat be declared drought affected and has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit the drought-affected areas of Gujarat. In its memorandum to the PM, SUCI has said that while the Central government has identified 10,000 villages out of 18,000 …
At the honk of a water tanker, hundreds of women in Bedi village dash to Khari Chowk, leaving aside all other errands. In no time, the queue to fill water stretches for at least half a km and women – some in their 70s and some even pregnant – wait …
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat government has decided to increase water supply through the Narmada canal-based pipelines, from 80-crorelitres to 120-crorelitres per day, in the wake of water scarcity in Saurashtra and Kutch. This was decided by the state cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday which was chaired by chief minister Narendra Modi. …
Citizens Must Not Lower Guard Yet, Maintain Caution: Experts Ahmedabad: The death toll due to swine flu in the state reached a staggering 180 on Tuesday, with the maximum casualties recorded in Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Kutch, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. Officials claimed the deaths and number of swineflucaseshave gradually gone down in …
Rajkot: A number of eligible bachelors in the drought-struck Dedan village near Amreli are ruing their luck. The acute water crisis here has cast a dark cloud over their chances of getting married. Parents of many brides-to-be have broken off their daughters’ engagement with at least four young men in …
New Delhi: Union agriculture ministry has declared 17 districts of Gujarat consisting 132 talukas as drought-affected. In a reply to Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani, union minister of water resources Harish Ravat stated that the districts include Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kutch, Mehsana, Patan, …
Swine flu cases have reached epidemic proportions in Gujarat with 121 deaths, most of them females between 15 and 45 years of age, during the past two-and-a-half months. Besides, at least 652 people have been detected positive for H1N1 virus. In comparison, only 30 deaths were reported last year out …
