RMC, snack makers’ meet on plastic inconclusive
RAJKOT: Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) officials and snacks makers’ meeting over disposal of multilayer plastic that the manufacturers use as wrappers for their snack item concluded inconclusively
Times Of India (Rajkot)
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Hopes of plastic-free Rajkot crushed
RAJKOT: Crushing all the high expectations, the Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) failed to reverse Rajkot’s fight with plastic garbage. Though Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) was the first to implement
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Online drive launched to save Great Indian Bustard
RAJKOT: Wildlife conservation institutions has launched an online petition to save the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) whose population has dwindled to just 150 in India. Of the 150,
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Climate change, overfishing deplete Veraval marine life
Rajkot: Overfishing and climate change has for the first time forced fishermen of Veraval coast to move to Maharashtra, Karnata and Tamil Nadu waters in search of a good catch. Within a month of the fishing
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All Asiatic lions in state to be screened
Rajkot: The reason for deaths of 11 lions in just eight days in Dalkhaniya Range of Gir (east) still remains a mystery. A day after forests minister Ganpat Vasava categorically stated that only three
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Unsafe cargo handling at ports polluting marine life
Ahmedabad: State’s nodal maritime agency, Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has been found guilty for causing severe air and water pollution at Bedi, Nava Bandar and associated ports in Jamnagar. The Gujarat
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Breather from Morbi’s noxious fumes
Morbi: Driving on Rajkot-Morbi highway isn’t a smooth ride any day. Besides the bumpy road, air filled with dust particles can choke you while approaching Morbi, which is famous for its ceramic industry
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A’bad foul air advisory wake-up call for Rajkot too Deadly pollutant going undetected
Rajkot: The pollution advisory issued in Ahmedabad on Wednesday is a wake-up call for Rajkot too. The city, which has been winning accolades for its green energy initiatives, is still struggling to
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Swine flu claims 170 lives in Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: Swine flu continues its death march unabated as total 170 people have succumbed to H1N1 virus infection till August 12 since January. In such times, lakhs of people congregating for the traditional
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2 die of swine flu in Jamnagar
Rajkot: A 55-year-old woman from Naduna village about 10km from Jamnagar city died of swine flu on Thursday. Rasilaben Akbari was admitted to the GG Hospital in Jamnagar a couple of days ago. She tested