Gujarat govt announces hybrid power policy
AHMEDABAD: To boost solar and wind power generation in the state, the Gujarat government has announced a new Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy. Energy minister Saurabh Patel and minister of state for energy
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New water policy to be put to CM Rupani for clearance next week
GANDHINAGAR: The long-pending and ambitious state water policy is finally ready and will be submitted by next week for the cabinet’s nod and adoption through notification. It will then be up to CM Vijay
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Start of the end for ceramic units flouting green norms
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has directed the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) to initiate the process of closing down ceramic units, which are using coal gasifiers of type-B in violation of norms,
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Gujarat to be fully covered under gas distribution network
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat is set to become the first state in India to be covered under city gas distribution (CGD) network, once Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) completes bidding process for
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Govt failed to keep promises to save water bodies
AHMEDABAD: Back in 2002, the question of saving Lakhudi talav and Chandola lake from encroachments and being used for other purposes had led to a PIL Shailesh Shah vs state of Gujarat which became a landmark
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High-level committee to check pollution in Ahm
AHMEDABAD: A high-level committee has been set up to check air pollution in Ahmedabad. The committee will submit its report in a month's time. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani made this announcement on the
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Man has close shave with cave-in
AHMEDABAD: The all pervading climate change seems to have affected sink-hole cycles of our city too. Back to haunt us even before the monsoons lash the city, the otherwise seasonal phenomenon of road cave-in
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Bats falling victim to dehydration too
AHMEDABAD: With summer at its peak and cases of nausea and dehydration on the rise, even animals, including bats, are falling prey to dehydration. Amid the scare of Nipah virus being spread through bats,
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Gas leakage causes fire in Narol factory
Ahmedabad: A Hydro gas leakage was reported from Jindal factory in Narol area in the evening on Wednesday. At least nine firefighting vehicles and tenders were pressed into service to control the fire.
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Ahmedabad at 44.6 degrees Celsius; heatwave alert for next 2 days
AHMEDABAD: If you think the heat is baking you right now, prepare to be roasted. The weather department has warned that heatwave conditions will prevail in north Gujarat and Kutch on Thursday and Friday.