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. …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: The ugly-looking garbage vans, spilling filth on city roads will be things of the past soon. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to introduce refuse transfer stations in three locations in the city. If implemented successfully, not just the number of vehicles carrying garbage will be …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The ropeway project on the Girnar mountain could be in trouble. The vulture census which ended on Monday has revealed 22 nesting sites in the region and presence of about 69 vultures in the area. Wildlife experts have been opposing this project for fear that …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: The biggest concern for Amdavadis today are the increasing greenhouse gases and the depleting tree cover. Ahmedabad was rated as the third highest greenhouse gas emitter after Kolkata and Vizag among 25 Indian cities in the country
Himanshu Bhatt | TNN Surat: Use of pruning and plastic mulching technique in mango farming have brought very encouraging results in the last few years for the farmers who export their produce to Gulf countries. Recipient of Sardar Patel Agriculture Research Award in 2009 from Fansa village in Valsad Rajesh …
Ahmedabad: The new mode of transport in the city,Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), popularly known as Janmarg in the city, won another international accolade after being declared joint runners up of
Vadodara: In all, 14 villages of Dahod district were declared cholera-hit on Thursday. Of these, 12 villages belong to Jhalod taluka of the district following which the entire taluka has been declared cholera-threatened. The decision to issue a notification in this regard was taken after pathological samples tested positive for …
Ahmedabad: Four more people died of heat stroke in the city on Thursday. All of them were elderly people. With this the total death toll has risen to 51 in the city. At least three patients were brought to VS hospital while one death was recorded in LG hospital. On …
Ahmedabad: A seven-day-old boy, who is yet to be named, is hooked to the ventilator, fighting for life. He has suffered serious damage to his kidneys and is on dialysis. The infant has not suffered any infection or congenital damage, he is a victim of the recent heat wave that …
Gujarat government statistics given to the Planning Commission during meeting between chief minister Narendra Modi and commission vicechairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia suggest a return to double-digit rate of growth in gross state domestic product (GSDP), at 10.5 per cent in 2009-10. In the previous year, it was lowest in the …
Surat: New techniques in agriculture and floriculture have inspired many farmers to turn to flower farming in the fertile region of south Gujarat, which is known for cultivation of vegetables, paddy, pulses, sugarcane, banana, mango and chickoo. Rose farming is being undertaken in the region for the past so many …
Wankaner (Rajkot): Eleven decomposed carcasses of Nil Gai (blue bulls) were found from the outskirts of Waghasiya village near Wankaner town of Rajkot district late on Monday night. According to Wankaner police station officials, they received the information from passers-by who got the whiff of stink emanating from the area …
Gandhinagar: Close on the heels of a high-level Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Narendra Modi, the state government on Wednesday warned of a widescale farmers
Dust Storm Replaces Heat Wave Ahmedabad: Eight more succumbed to the sweltering heat, taking the total death toll to 47 on Wednesday. Around 35 people were admitted to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) run hospitals due to severe heat. Deputy health officer, AMC, Bhavin Solanki said,
Vadodara:As many as 148 fresh cases of food poisoning were reported in Dahod on Tuesday from various villages while a woman admitted to Dahod civil hospital died of food poisoning.A team of officials from Baroda Medical College was also rushed to Jhalod taluka in the wake of the grave situation …
