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 …
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged the Centre to ensure permission for construction of sluice gates at the Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river for improving drinking water supply and irrigation facilities in the state. After a ground-breaking ceremony for the Saurashtra Narmada Avataran Irrigation Yojana (SAUNI) …
After his pleas went unheard over illegal mining near coast and forest, Ramsinh Barad, 42, an elected member of the Dhamlej village Panchayat in Sutrapada taluka of Gir-Somnath district has threatened to immolate himself in his village on March 2. Barad says that he has notarized his affidavit and submitted …
NGT Cracks Whip On Private Firm Managing Landfill Rajkot: In a major victory for nearly 8,000 people of six villages near Rajkot, the National Green Tribunal, (NGT), Pune has ordered the private firm managing the municipal solid waste of the city to pay a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for …
The Gujarat high court on Monday asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to state on affidavit about its stand where the ceramic industrial units could function on modified coal-based gasifiers, which could bring down pollution level. The court sought explanation from CPCB on its communiqué to Gujarat Pollution Control …
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) on Tuesday told the Gujarat high court that 126 ceramic industrial units, which were earlier served with closure notice, had been shut near Morbi and Wankaner. Before this, 77 other such units were reportedly closed because they were run on coal gas furnace. Besides, …
AHMEDABAD: Seventy-seven ceramic industrial units in Morbi and Wankaner have closed their coal gasifiers, while the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued closure notice to 126 other units that are run on coal gas furnace. The GPCB took action after Gujarat high court directed it to act against polluting …
The state government has allotted Rs 51 crore for Aji River front development project in the city. According to Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) officials, they had made presentation about future plan of Aji River front development in the city which passe through the city. RMC officials said that they have …
Coming down heavily on Modi for his "toilets first, temples later" remark, Congress chief whip in the Assembly Balvantsinh Rajput on Monday said the CM should first follow that in his own state. To justify his comments, he based his argument on the 2011 census figures, according to which 42.70 …
Conference discusses impediments that prevent solar energy from taking off in a big way in the country. Gujarat has taken the lead in solar energy. Now, it is planning to generate 5MW energy each from rooftop solar panels in five other cities — Mehsana, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Vadodara, said …
In the second phase of development of solar power projects in Gujarat, the state government plans to generate 60 MW power from rooftops by bringing in 30,000 houses under the project within the next three years. Apart from houses, solar panels of about 20 MW capacity will be laid on …
Stake holders, experts and state level policy makers are seeking reforms must to facilitate growth of solar energy sector up to its potential. At a time when India's total installed capacity in solar power generation is just about 1800 mw against the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission's (JNNSM) target of …
About 28% of the 30.14 crore trees in the state are neem and gando baval (Prosopis chilensis, formerly called Prosopis juliflora), according to the forest department's tree count. The number of neem trees in the state is 4.55 crore and this accounts for about 22% of neem trees in the …
Rajkot Municipal Corporation ( RMC) has put the Aji river re-development plan on a fast track. On Monday, the civic body announced formation of two committees that will oversee the planning and implementation of the development plan for the river. Aji has been reduced to a stretch of stinking sewerage …
The PIL has been filed by one Babubhai Saini through his lawyer Dhaval Barot A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Gujarat High Court seeking closure of ceramic and silicate units in Morbi, Rajkot, that are not adhering to existing pollution norms. A bench of Chief Justice …
On World Population Day, Numbers Paint Grim Picture It sounds like an old wives’ tale. Number of births had peaked during the two winter months of October and November in the year 2012, according to an annual statistical analysis of live births across Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara by the …
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 …
RajkotRajpath Ltd, a special purpose vehicle, which runs the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) on the 150-foot Ring Road in the city, has been selected as one of the semi-finalists for 2013 Transport Achievement Award. The International Transport Forum's Transport Achievement Award will be awarded to an initiative, project, or …
Devla village (Rajkot): Thousands of people from 4,800 villages across the water-starved Saurashtra took pledge at a ‘mahayagna’, organized by Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust, near Bhadar Dam at Devla village in Gondal taluka of Rajkot district on Sunday to work for water conservation. “The Saurashtra Narmada Jal Avataran Jan Jagruti Mahayagna …
Two new projects on solid waste management and improving water supply have been sanctioned for Rajkot under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the flagship programme of central government. These projects are for improving solid waste management and water supply in the city. "A sum of Rs 73.65 crore …
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 …
