The country's renewable energy capacity stood at 62.05 GW by November 2017, which includes 32.75 GW of wind energy and 16.61GW of solar power, Parliament was informed today. "A total of 62.05 GW of renewable energy capacity has been installed as on November 30, 2017 which includes 32.75 GW from …
Extensive erosion of high tidal mudflat along the northern parts of Gulf of Khambhat (GoK) was observed from the analysis of time series satellite images during the time period from March 2014 to September 2017. Around 28.66 sq. km area of high tidal mudflat eroded within this time period. Original …
Heavy metals are found naturally in micro quantities in all aquatic systems. In fact, some of them are essential micronutrients for living organisms. However, they became highly toxic to the organisms when present in higher concentrations. These metal concentrations have been altered in the ecosystem by indiscriminate anthropogenic activities and …
Salt marsh areas are recognized as important natural sinks for metals. Bhal region one selected for this investigation can be classified as a 15 km wide coastal wetland comprising of marshy areas towards the Gulf and of either freshwater-salt marsh or freshwater bodies in landward margin of 10 km, which …
The report on `Status of Ground Water Quality in Coastal Aquifers of India’ is the outcome of an attempt at compilation and synthesis of available scientific data on the ground water quality in the coastal aquifers of India, generated through years of scientific studies carried out by Central Ground Water …
A confidential report by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) expressed concerns about possible calamities due to the proximity of the proposed Kalpsar dam and the Mithivirdi Nuclear Power Project (NPP), including flooding of the power plant in case an earthquake breaks the 65-km-long dam that will run across the …
New Delhi: The film grabbed one’s attention. It showed a billboard spouting water out of thin air. It seemed just the answer to the drought in India’s western regions. Though this was a recent advertising gimmick by the University of Engineering and Technology in Lima and Mayo Peru DraftFCB, can …
Gandhinagar: In a systematic blow to high accolades Gujarat received from the Centre over the “net increase in the mangrove cover”, reports from Jambusar in Bharuch in south Gujarat suggest that things may now be moving in the opposite direction. The reports point to the coastal areas in Gulf of …
The Kalpasar dam project, envisaged more than a decade ago to resolve the water woes in Saurashtra and Kutch region in Gujarat, is yet to take off, official sources said. The project, which is estimated to cost Rs 33,000 crore, was conceptualised in 1998 to establish a fresh water reservoir …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Friday announced the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011, as part of which the no development zone has been reduced from 200 metre from the high-tide line to 100 metres to meet increased demands of housing of fishing and other traditional coastal …
This press release by Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti expresses concern that the effluent treatment facilities across golden corridor does not conform to GPCB norms and demands that effluent discharge at Tadgam Sarigam Pipeline, from FETP, Ankleshwar, ECP, Vadodara and CETPs of Ahmedabad be stopped. <br>See also Report on Effluent Conveyance System …
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 …
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 …
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: A high-level Gujarat government report, submitted to the World Bank, has admitted of policy indifference towards coastal ecosystem as the main reason for massive damage to mangroves, which till 1960 were the natural protection wall against salinity ingress along the state
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government plans to complete bankable detailed project report (DPR) within a year for the revised Kalpasar project, which is smaller in size costing just about Rs 28,000 crore as against the original plan of Rs 60,000 crore. A top aide of Chief Minister Narendra Modi said,
GANDHINAGAR: The estuary of Narmada river, considered lifeline of Gujarat, is all set to become the lifeline for shipbuilding activities of India. In a move with far-reaching consequences, the Gujarat government has decided to develop the 12-km stretch south of Dahej - at the point where the Narmada river meets …
on january 11, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation approved a mega pipeline project to dump the city's industrial effluents in the Arabian Sea. Corporation authorities claim the multi-crore project will protect the Sabarmati river from further pollution. Several industrial units have been releasing waste directly into the river that is a …
