Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
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 …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Arguably the fastest mode of transport in city, 10-monthold Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) is stagnating when it comes to adopting technology. The turnstile meant for smart cards installed at the 26 BRTS bus stops on RTO to Maninagar route have become mere showpieces. According …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: You may have visited Kabir Vad on the bank of Narmada in Bharuch, but could you imagine the vad is over 500 years old? Rana Pratap Vad in Vijaynagar is also about 550 years old. It is believed that after losing the battle of Haldighati, …
Ahmedabad: India should have become a pioneer in democratising transport & traffic system and given utmost priority to pedestrian, said senior journalist Vidyadhar Date at the launch of his book,
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has expressed fear that the latest policy of Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for seeking lengthy coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance procedure would badly affect the state
Bhuj: About 100 cows died after they were not properly fed and left to survive in an inundated panjrapole (cowshed) in Satapar village in Anjar taluka of Kutch over the past week. The animals suddenly started dying since Wednesday evening. A complaint in the incident has been filed by Vijay …
COMPLAINTS OF COAL DUST Vapi: A show cause was issued to Western Railway authorities for environmental pollution at railway goods yard here. An investigation was carried out by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) following complaints of fine coal dust entering the homes in surrounding areas during unloading of coal from …
Pramod Panwar | TNN Palanpur: They operate a computer with deftness and surf the internet to keep abreast of latest developments in agriculture. Villagers of Ghodiyal in Vadgam taluka, located 18 km from Palanpur, are probably the only ones in the state to use drip irrigation system with help of …
Ahmedabad: If the sloth bear attacks on human were more in the summers in Jessore in Gujarat, their numbers were higher during the winters in the adjoining sanctuary at Mount Abu in Rajasthan. A study titled, Ecology, Behaviour and Interaction of Highly Dense Population of Sloth Bear and Human
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The Wildlife Institute of India and Wildlife Trust of India have recommended Kuno Palpur as a possible site for reintroduction of cheetah. Banni Grasslands and Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat have lost in the race for reintroduction of cheetah. The feasibility report on
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: Fast pace of industrialisation and urbanisation in Gujarat has forced the state government to kick-start a new process of reducing the area required for Narmada command area, 18.45 lakh hectares (ha). Terming it as
Himanshu Kaushik, TNN, Jul 28, 2010, 12.26am IST AHMEDABAD: Through the Green Ahmedabad campaign, the city aims to set a new record when over 25,000 volunteers will plant seven lakh saplings in a single day on July 31. Earlier, the city was hoping to break the record set by Khemaru …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Fully-grown trees have been the biggest casualties during heavy rains accompanied with strong winds which lashed the city in last fortnight. The intermittent showers have spelled disasters for the green cover with more than 200 trees falling down in different municipal zones of Ahmedabad Municipal …
As Many As 35,000 Commuters Ditch Cars, Two-Wheelers And Rickshaws To Hop Onto BRTS, Reveals CEPT Survey Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Six out of every 10 bus travellers have adopted the new mode of public transport system, popularly called Janmarg in the city. This is a green signal for …
Ahmedabad: It is a different story that cycle tracks did no good for the BRTS system as they lie unused along the 55-kilometre corridor. There is however a sliver lining for the Sabarmati riverfront where the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has woven in a paver block cycle track. …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has plans to give a green sheen to the city which is fast losing its tree cover owing to the development spree. This time, focus will be on adding bio-diversity with 33 new different species of plants. On the greening project, …
Ahmedabad: An environmental activist, Amit Jethava, was shot dead outside the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday night. The incident took place at 8.45pm when Jethava, who had come out of the bar council
