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 …
SURAT: To prevent outbreak of water-borne diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya in the city, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) launched an awareness campaign for denizens from Tuesday. Through pamphlets, the civic body has listed guidelines for residents of apartments, housing societies and colonies making them cautious about all possible mosquito …
Melvyn Thomas | TNN Surat: Over 67,000 streetlights managed by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and non-essential lights in thousands of city households were switched off for an hour during 'Earth Hour 'to lend support to global initiative against cli mate change on Saturday Following the global initiative taken by 1 …
Melvyn Thomas Surat: Surat and five other Indian cities are among the 17 from Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) selected by US-based Rockefeller Foundation under 'International Climate Change Initiative' on a pilot basis. For this, initial grant of $50 million will be given to six Indian cities to …
Ahmedabad : Hepatitis-B outbreak that crept silently upon unsuspecting victims has claimed more lives than the Surat plague which drew global attention and saw not less than five lakh people fleeing the city in panic! Final toll of hepatitis-B that startled health authorities by claiming quick victims stood at 59 …
Ahmedabad: Hepatitis-B outbreak that crept silently upon unsuspecting victims has claimed more lives than the suspected Surat plague which drew global attention and saw not less than five lakh people fleeing the city in panic! Final toll of hepatitis-B that startled health authorities by claiming quick victims stood at 59 …
Surat: Following a TOI expose on how quacks flourished fearlessly in the city, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Sunday shot off notices to 952 organisations demanding details of their infrastructure and biomedical waste disposal mechanisms. During checking, they found 54 quacks. Out them, RK Patel and AK Vishwash were arrested. …
Disposal facilities are not the final solution, but are good business as long as subsidized India generates 8.14 million tonnes of hazardous industrial waste in a year, according to cpcb. Of this, at least 350,000 tonnes have to be incinerated. However, the capacity of the tsdfs in the country to …
Amarendra Jha | TNN Surat: Gujarat has a high potential for developing aqua culture and possibilities of foreign investments in this sector are bright, said Pinij Kungvankij of Thailand-based Charoen Pokhpand (CP) Foods PCL, a multinational company (MNC). On Sunday, he visited recently-built shrimp processing state-of-the-art unit -- West Coast …
TACKLING TRASH Melvyn Thomas | TNN Surat: After joining hands for Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), Japan will partner Surat-based Gujarat Enviro Protection and Infrastructure Limited (GEPIL) to make Gujarat a
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 …
Newswire18 / Kochi August 25, 2008, 3:59 IST The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) is planning to launch futures trading in thermal coal by September 10, the exchange's Chief Business Officer Unopam Kausik said on Saturday. Initially, the exchange plans to introduce a contract lot size of 100 tonnes …
As fuel prices skyrocket, a motley group of doctors in Surat has got together to circumvent the hike by forming a 'Bicycle Club'. The motto is not just 'burn rubber to stop burning a hole in your pocket'. They are hoping to spread the virtues of good health and encourage …
Farmers along the Gujarat coast should have been rejoicing at the prospect of a timely monsoon. Instead, they have suddenly become gloomy after unnaturally aggressive high tides have filled their fields and ponds with saline seawater. Many fear a drinking water crisis as their ponds, meant to store fresh rain …
Minor tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Surat city on Tuesday, an official said. However, no damage of properties were reported from any part of the city, district officals added. "The tremor was of 3.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale with epicentre located north-east of …
Twelve-year-old Harsh is nourishing a dream of playing cricket like Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Like his friends in school, Harsh wants to take active part in sports, but a little strain on his body or a minor injury while playing can be life threatening. Because, Harsh is among …
In a shocking incident, villagers in reserved Dangs forests torched about 20 hectors of jungle to stage protest against inaction of forest department in stopping the incidents of leopards attacking villagers. In last two months at least eight persons have been killed by leopards in the region. Sources revealed after …
The floods of August 2006 are among the worst Gujarat's Surat city has experienced in recent times. The sudden release of a huge amount of water from the Ukai dam led to over 80 per cent of Surat going under water. More than 2 million people were incommunicado
Forest guards use mobile ringtones to capture rogue leopards wandering into human settlements The clever cat is just so silent. What if we put a bell on it.. .But the problem is, who would bell the cat?" This predicament from the Aesop's fable is known to school children. The problem …
Minutes of the 8th meeting of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority held on 04/12/2006 under the chairmanship of Shri P. N. Roy Chowdhury, Principal Secretary, Forests and Environment Department, Government of Gujarat.
