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. …
Gandhinagar: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on Thursday announced setting up of 1,320 MW of coal-based power plant at a surplus piece of land next to the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation (GSEC)-run power plant at Dhuvaran. An official release on Thursday said the NTPC will be setting up two …
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: The latest breach in Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal in Haryana flooding the rural areas of Patiala district has prompted the Gujarat government to form a special cell under the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) to operate and maintain the 458-km long Narmada main canal, …
Dandi: The Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative (Gandhi) memorial project was launched in Dandi, some 50 km off Surat, in coastal areas of Navsari district on Wednesday by Union minister of forest and environment Jairam Ramesh at Dandi. The project worth Rs 25 crore has been taken up …
Gandhinagar: Alarmed by the continued lag in human development index (HDI), especially due to gaps in health services, Gujarat government has decided to start online monitoring of rural families in order to find out existing lacunae in controlling high levels of infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MMR). …
Ahmedabad: This billionaire Amdavadi family has the option of importing mineral water for the household consumption. But instead, Priti and Gautam Adani have prudently installed rainwater harvesting system for their daily needs. The Adanis moved into their Shantivan Bungalow three years ago and one of the first things they did …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: The state urban development department is planning to make rainwater harvesting compulsory for even smaller houses. It has been consulting seven municipal corporations in the state on the issue. Earlier, the Gujarat development control regulations (GDCR) had made provisions of making rainwater harvesting compulsory for …
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has green designs for the city this monsoon and will initiate a plantation drive from July 10. The parks and garden department of AMC will be planting 2.9 lakh trees in different parts of the city. Deputy municipal commissioner and incharge of parks & garden, …
Ahmedabad: The state forest department in co-ordination with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will take up a massive tree plantation drive as a part of the project
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The Centre has embarked on yet another ambitious project to build a green memorial at Dandi to immortalise the salt march by Gandhi in 1930. With an aim to rejuvenating Gandhi principles, a Rs 25-crore green project will be launched at Dandi on Wednesday to …
Vasundhara Vyas Mehta | TNN Ahmedabad: With an annual increase in the built-up area of residential and commercial buildings by 10 per cent, the projected annual increase in the energy demand is 5.4 billion kWh. The need of the hour is to design and construct
Palanpur: A leopard was killed by angry villagers of Tirth village in Vav Taluka in Banaskantha district on Sunday after it injured at least nine villagers, including a forest beat guard, police said. The shocking incident took place in presence of more than 30 police jawans and a dozen forest …
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government wants two more bullet trains to run within the state, one of them between Ahmedabad and Dwarka via Rajkot and Jamnagar, while the second would between Rajkot and Veraval via Junagadh. The
Ahmedabad: The city and new Raipur have been chosen by the European Commission promoted body called International Co-operation for New Town Exchange (ICNTE) to showcase some of the best municipal practices before member nations. The two cities would be the sole representatives for the country at the convention. The ICTNE …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: For the first time, Gir sanctuary and Devaliya Interpretation Centre has crossed the Rs 2 crore mark as far as tourism revenues are concerned, an increase of over 17 per cent from earlier years. Official data shows that the number of visitors too has gone …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The forest department has decided that the wireless communication network cannot be limited to the Gir sanctuary. The project is at planning stage and the department is now proposing to have complete coverage across Gir forest and wildlife sanctuary area. The tender which has been …
