500MW solar auction nixed over costly bids
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has cancelled the 500MW solar power auction conducted on March 28, as the state power utility found the tariffs quoted by bidders to be excessively high.
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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10,000 heat emergencies in 15 days
AHMEDABAD: The city roads wear deserted look during afternoon hours as humans and animals alike seek shelter in a cool shade. As the summer has set in, EMRI 108 has reported rise in the heat-related emergencies.
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More than 500 samples of water found unfit: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
AHMEDABAD: As the summer has set in, civic authorities have intensified their efforts towards curbing the spread of waterborne infections. According to the testing conducted by the health department officials
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5,000MW solar park to come up in Dholera
Gandhinagar: In line with the central government’s ambitious target of generating 175 gigawatt power from renewable energy sources by 2022, Gujarat has set the ball rolling for establishing India’s largest
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HC upholds govt decision to close polluting unit near Gir
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Monday upheld the state government’s decision of not renewing permission of a processing unit that is within 500 metre of the Girnar Sanctuary near Junagadh. Balaji Processors
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HC bats for separate norms for health centres in islands
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has said that the norms of setting up health centres on islands can be fixed separately like the norms the government has fixed for health centres in mountains or hilly areas.
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Heatwave sweeps north Gujarat
Ahmedabad: As heat wave conditions swept over north Gujarat on Thursday, Idar town in Sabarkantha district was the hottest place in the state with mercury soaring to 43.4°C. According to India Meteorological
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Nod for 7 windmills in wild ass sanctuary despite objections
AHMEDABAD: The CAG noted that the government allowed Vestas Wind Technology India to set up seven windmills in wild ass sanctuary even after objections by a central empowered committee. The CAG noted
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Groundwater law mooted in 1978 not yet enacted
GANDHINAGAR: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its report tabled in the state assembly on Wednesday, slammed the state government for failing to act to conserve groundwater in the
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Chemicals fouling Gujarat’s groundwater
AHMEDABAD: Overexploitation of groundwater resources and over-reliance on chemical pesticides and fertilizers is leading to rise of life-threatening chemical contaminants in groundwater beyond acceptable