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 …
ABB India is looking at significantly increasing its presence in the solar energy space as the Union and several State governments have lined up mega expansion of solar energy capacity. As prices of oil and coal go up steadily, experts feel, solar power could become an affordable and sustainable source …
Company looking to either buy its own land or enter into joint venture with land owners in state Even as it nears the launch of its first affordable housing project in Gujarat at Halol near Vadodara, Kolkata-based real estate player Ashiana Housing Limited is already planning to expand its presence …
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 …
The district authorities have completed damage assessment survey after rain waters caused havoc in several villages of Dabhoi taluka in Vadodara. The assessment showed that out of 119 villages in Dabhoi, 52 were affected with rain waters. Over 23,000 persons were affected due to rains in the Dabhoi nagarpalika and …
Incessant rain for the last few days wreaked havoc in parts of Gujarat causing flood in many cities. The death toll in the state has reached 13 and over 90,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas, according to the state government. The stormwater drains of the biggest cities of …
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 …
Committee questions roles of ICMR, Drug Controller-General of India in the “intriguing” 2010 episode Accusing the international organisation PATH (Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health) of exploiting with impunity the loopholes in the system during a trial of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, a parliamentary panel has also questioned the roles …
Nandesari Industrial Estate in Vadodara will commission two treatment facilities for highly concentrated industrial effluents for the first time in the state. The technologies will meet the parameters set by pollution watchdog, which their predecessors were not capable of, claimed the planners. The Rs 15 crore Electro Oxidation technology used …
For the first time, steps taken against realtors by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) in central Gujarat have resulted into a realtor paying fine after a suit was filed against him over environmental clearances. Suits against six others are pending even as seven others are in the pipeline. Construction and …
The Union Government has declared 17 districts in Gujarat as drought-affected, Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani has said. These districts are Vadodara, Bharuch, Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Amreli, Banashkantha, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Junagadh, Kutchh, Mehsana, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot and Surendranagar, Nathwani said in a statement issued here quoting Harish Ravat, Union …
After claiming to have conducted an analysis of the minutes of over 60 meetings of Expert Appraisal committee (EAC) of the union ministry of environment and Forests (MoEF), the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People (SANDRP), an Environment NGO, has alleged that the not a single hydropower and …
Vadodara: The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued a closure notice to a chemical manufacturing firm based in Nandesari on the outskirts of the city for discharging effluent in Mini river last month. The environment watchdog of the state issued a closure notice to Unit-II and Unit-III of Panoli …
Vadodara Gas Company Ltd (VGCL), a city gas distribution (CGD) player joint promoted by Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and GAIL Gas Limited is looking to expand its consumer base by adding 200,000 domestic consumers over the next five years. With the existing base of about 75,000 domestic gas consumers and …
The Baroda District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited popularly known as Baroda Dairy will revive its Narmada Neer project which is lying on deathbed since a year. The district co-operative dairy union will bring Narmada Neer bottles and pouches back on the shelf before first week of October. The dairy …
Their Children Have Dropped Out Of School In Many Villages Rajkot: A native of Sinchor village in Pavi-Jetpur taluka of Vadodara district Kiran Nayak (16) enrolled himself in Ambardi village high school in Gondal taluka of Rajkot this year as his family has been living here for the last five …
Forty-seven students of a government primary school at Brahmanvasi village in Gujarat were allegedly beaten up by their teacher for raising their voice against the delay in getting mid-day meals, the police said on Sunday. The incident came to light on Saturday after Jayantibhai Somabhai, the guardian of one student, …
One day in October last year, the villagers of Wadia in Vadodara district close to the Maharashtra border saw light. Having spent months digging and setting up electric poles to carry power to 21 villages, they celebrated Diwali with bulbs and not firewood. It was the first time that the …
Industry body calls for review of entire value chain of power An estimated 43,000 megawatts (MW) of thermal power projects have been impacted and 10 billion units of power lost due to shortage of 54 million tonnes of coal in India this year. Speaking at the National Electrical Summit 2012 …
