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African ethnic tribe in Gujarat moves beyond the woods,into seaSubscriber Only
May 03, 2013 03:55 IST
The story of the Africa-descended forest-dwelling Sidi tribe in Saurashtra has moved beyond the woods and into the sea,with a small cooperative getting their first bumper harvest of lobsters this year,thanks to a collaboration with fisheries scientists who contacted the tribe through two boys they employed as scuba divers.
Fri, May 03, 2013On World Safety Day meet,students stump realtors with grim data on workers plightSubscriber Only
April 30, 2013 06:00 IST
Real-estate bodies celebrated World Safety Day at the Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute in Ahmedabad on Monday.
Tue, Apr 30, 2013MoEF panel slams govt agencies for shoddy work over APSEZSubscriber Only
April 20, 2013 05:29 IST
The Minitsry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)-appointed committee has detailed in its report various discrepancies in the works done by a handful of government and government-authorized agencies for the Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ),a controversial project,which also includes a township and hospital.
Sat, Apr 20, 2013From a dozen to 411 over a century of effort,starting with hunting bansSubscriber Only
April 16, 2013 00:11 IST
At the beginning of the last century,barely a dozen Asiatic lions were left in the wild,with human encroachment and hunting having shrunk their habitat
Tue, Apr 16, 2013
Pride,with some ecologySubscriber Only
April 16, 2013 00:10 IST
Why Gujarat does not want to let the Asiatic lion go,and how it was planning a relocation of its own
Tue, Apr 16, 2013Radio-tagging for Bustards to wait till the end of breeding seasonSubscriber Only
April 12, 2013 04:29 IST
The radio-tagging of a Great Indian Bustard by the Wildlife Institute of India will have to wait till the end of the breeding season in October so as not to disturb the critically endangered birds mating in view of the species low fertility rate,the forest official in charge of the area they are found in Gujarat has said.
Fri, Apr 12, 2013Fossil finds in Kutch point to ancient mammalsSubscriber Only
April 12, 2013 04:27 IST
Scientists have discovered several remains of what are thought to be ancestors of modern mammals in the Wagad plateau of eastern Kutch.
Fri, Apr 12, 2013First time rusty-spotted cat seen in KutchSubscriber Only
April 08, 2013 04:53 IST
A rusty-spotted cat,the worlds smallest species of wild cat,which is considered vulnerable to extinction,has been seen in Kutch for the first time.
Mon, Apr 08, 2013In Kutch,forest dept warns lensmen against disturbing breeding Great Indian BustardsSubscriber Only
April 04, 2013 05:41 IST
The Great Indian Bustards breeding season attracts hosts of wildlife photographers eager to click pictures,the courtship display of male birds.
Thu, Apr 04, 2013Centre comes up with new code for ship-breakingSubscriber Only
March 30, 2013 04:22 IST
Based on a 2007 Supreme Court ruling,the Union Ministry of Steel has issued a new indigenous code for ship-breaking to be followed in India.
Sat, Mar 30, 2013Figure this: WWF Tigers Alive InitiativeSubscriber Only
March 17, 2013 02:33 IST
Reduced to Skin and Bones Revisited,a joint project of TRAFFIC International and WWF Tigers Alive Initiative
Sun, Mar 17, 20132 more die of swine fluSubscriber Only
March 14, 2013 03:14 IST
Two more persons one each in Ahmedabad and Rajkot died of swine flu Wednesday while 23 new cases were registered across the state.
Thu, Mar 14, 2013Five more die of swine flu,toll 103Subscriber Only
March 13, 2013 04:32 IST
Five more died of swine flu while 30 new cases of the virus infection were registered across the state on Tuesday bringing the years H1N1 death toll to 103 so far.
Wed, Mar 13, 2013
Thousands walk out of public hearing for Mithi Virdi n-plantSubscriber Only
March 06, 2013 05:58 IST
Thousands of villagers walked out of the environmental public hearing for the planned 6,000 MW nuclear power plant in Bhavnagar's Mithi Virdi region,leaving authorities conducting the proceedings in a massive empty pandal that was built as venue.
Wed, Mar 06, 2013Ankleshwar gas leak: Officials suspect cyanide,say firm has a notorious pastSubscriber Only
March 05, 2013 05:35 IST
Meghmani Organics,which owns the unit at Ankleshwar where three workers died after gas leak Saturday,already faces a criminal case for alleged misconduct at its facility located at Chharodi near Sanand.
Tue, Mar 05, 2013It may take a generation to make Ahmedabad slum-freeSubscriber Only
March 05, 2013 05:07 IST
A research paper authored for the World Bank has assessed that it may take an entire generation or more to rehouse the 4.2 lakh households that currently live in Ahmedabads slums given existing policies and pace of work.
Tue, Mar 05, 2013
After chappals,over 350 kgs of religious scarves found in Marine National ParkSubscriber Only
February 24, 2013 03:45 IST
After volunteers picked up hundreds of broken chappals from the beaches in and near Jamnagars Marine National Park and Sanctuary last October,they have found a new invader green,saffron and red religious scarves apparently discarded by pilgrims who visit a temple and two mosques in the area.
Sun, Feb 24, 2013Near Alang,lost habitats of sea turtlesSubscriber Only
February 24, 2013 02:50 IST
The region hosts Asias largest ship-breaking yard,several thermal power plants and a large modern port.
Sun, Feb 24, 2013States lone mini zoo loses visitors as malls mushroomSubscriber Only
February 23, 2013 05:03 IST
The 35-year-old mini zoo in the state Sundarvan Nature Discovery Centre is losing footfall as new malls,theaters and arcades dominate its formerly wild neighbourhood,a former wetland-dotted outskirts of Ahmedabad filled in and built up over the years.
Sat, Feb 23, 2013Have sought accreditation to assess n-power projects: EIL to GPCBSubscriber Only
February 23, 2013 04:23 IST
The consultants for the proposed Mithi Virdi nuclear power project have told the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) that they have applied to be registered as qualified assessors for nuclear power projects,said GPCB officials.
Sat, Feb 23, 2013State wants MoEF to defer probe panels visit to APSEZSubscriber Only
November 02, 2012 06:33 IST
Citing the upcoming Assembly elections,the state government is learnt to have requested the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to postpone the scheduled visit of a committee investigating alleged violations of environment laws by the Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) in Mundra,Kutch.
Fri, Nov 02, 2012
ISROs eye in the sky helps NASA track SandySubscriber Only
November 01, 2012 06:29 IST
US space agency using data obtained by OSCAT radar developed by Space Applications Centre.
Thu, Nov 01, 2012Sea cow among critically endangered species in stateSubscriber Only
October 26, 2012 04:55 IST
Authored by senior IFS officer H S Singh,GBBs former chairman,the lists will be shared with experts for improvement,then sent to the Central government,which would consider notifying the critically endangered and endangered as threatened species on the verge of extinction under the Biological Diversity Act 2002.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012Measles drive in state likely to break earlier recordsSubscriber Only
October 20, 2012 02:20 IST
The ongoing statewide measles immunisation drive appears set to pip earlier records as the first and second phases which were carried out in 10 districts have together covered more than 30 lakh of all children estimated living in the areas,said a government release.
Sat, Oct 20, 2012Inter-ministerial panel orders welfare measures for Alang workersSubscriber Only
October 19, 2012 03:37 IST
Workers welfare dominated a meeting of Inter-Ministerial Committee on Ship-breaking in Gandhinagar Thursday,a platform where the Alang-Sosiya Ship-Recycling Yard has increasingly hogged the limelight for close to half a decade.
Fri, Oct 19, 2012Journalism of Courage
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