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 …
AHMEDABAD: Next time you happen to pass by a sugarcane field in Saurashtra or South Gujarat, watch out for the spotted big cats. Experts counting leopards in the 3-day census that ended on Wednesday found most leopards hiding in sugarcane fields. Although the beast managed to dodge them, enumerators who …
Soon, you will get vehicle CNG even outside the networked cities. In the near future, hopefully, if you travel outside cities like Delhi and Mumbai in a CNG vehicle, you may not need to bother about switching to costlier petrol if the fuel runs out. The Petroleum and Natural Gas …
Organic farming is gaining wide attention among farmers, entrepreneurs, policy makers and agricultural scientists because it minimizes dependence on chemical inputs like fetilizers, pesticides and other agro-chemicals and safeguards and improves the quality of resources and the environment.
Vadodara: Engineering major ABB will invest Rs 200 crore by the end of 2011 towards setting up new units and expansion of its existing facilities at Maneja. The company officials said this after inauguration of a new windmill generator factory here on Wednesday. The windmill generator factory in which the …
Vadodara: City mayor and BJP MP Balkrishna Shukla along with Indian Medical Association (IMA), Vadodara chapter, laid the stone for launching an awareness drive on post-polio syndrome (PPS) on Sunday. Looking at the growing risk of PPS and absence of intervention, Shukla also plans to move a private Bill in …
Officials Say Crude Oil Dumping At The Site Illegal Tushar Tere | TNN Vadodara: While a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the fire that erupted in the backyard of Gujarat Refinery three days ago, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) too is making a separate inquiry into the incident. …
Vadodara: A major fire erupted in the Gujarat Refinery backyard in Karachiya village on Tuesday morning causing panic in surrounding areas. No casualties were reported but heavy smoke engulfed the area following which nearby hutments were evacuated. Fire brigade officials said the yard was full of furnace oil, bitumen and …
Vadodara: While it may be common place to find heritage monuments and sites in our midst, few may have heard of heritage trees. In an attempt to preserve rare, big and trees that have some historical significance, the forest department has identified 10 such trees in Vadodara district. The identification …
Effluents Being Dumped Are 15 Times More Polluted Than The Accepted Norms Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhiangar: The latest Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report, which says that industries in and around Vadodara are dumping huge quantities of toxic chemicals into river Mahi and Gulf of Khambhat, has sent shockwaves …
on april 7, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) stopped its cervical cancer vaccination drive in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, which it started in August last year. Several girls—10-14-year olds who were part of the vaccination drive—suffered side effects, and six died. The link between the vaccines and deaths …
Yoginder K Alagh : Controversies around the Sardar Sarovar Project have continued for decades. So, when I recently wrote a piece on the project for FE (April 19), I expected to start a debate. But being a lone ranger and a 71-year-young researcher working at home with a pencil, I …
Effluent Conveyance System called as Effluent Channel Project (ECP) is provided to carry treated effluent from industries (mostly chemical) located near Vadodara to the Gulf of Cambey, Arabian Sea. The industries along the stretch in the area from Padra Taluka (Vadodara District) and Jambusar Taluka (Bharuch District) also join the …
Vadodara/Rajkot: Swine flu claimed two more lives in the city on Tuesday, while a 40-year-old woman lost her life due to the pandemic in Rajkot. The first victim in Vadodara was SK Bhatnagar, who was admitted to a private hospital, and died early on Tuesday morning while Suresh Patel died …
Vadodara/Rajkot: Two died of swine flu in Vadodara and Rajkot on Wednesday. A 49-year-old assistant manager with a nationalised bank became the 16th person to succumb to swine flu in Vadodara on Wednesday. Hitendra Parmar was admitted to SSG Hospital on Monday. A resident of Harni-Warasiya Ring Road, he used …
AS INDIA debates over adopting genetically modified (GM) brinjal imported from the West and the issues surrounding this, Vadodara-based Science Ashram, supported by Gujarat Life Science (GLS), has developed a Twenty20 agri-bio inputs for the brinjal crop that not only improves productivity but busts the myth that brinjal cannot be …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Gandhinagar has the maximum concentration of Totally Dissolved Solids in its water, shows a state-wide survey. The state capital showed a TDS level of 3,800 parts per million against the permissible limit of 2,000ppm, followed by Mehsana (3,700ppm). The study by Water Sanitation Management Organisation …
Chemical and bacteriological contamination has been found in drinking water samples in eight districts of Gujarat, a recent study by a Government-aided body here has revealed. The findings of the Multi-District Assessment of Water Safety (M-DAWS) study by Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO) also found residual chlorine, crucial for …
