Himanshu Kaushik | TNN

Ahmedabad: The state forest department has decided to have one more zone for effective monitoring of wild life sanctuaries in the state. This will be which will be the north Gujarat zone

Himanshu Kaushik | TNN

Gandhinagar: The forest department has finally woken up. To strengthen their informer network and also to get more tip-offs about illegal activities in and around various sanctuaries in the state, the department has proposed incentives for informers.

Ahmedabad: It is an international concern and everyone is talking about it. Global warming needs to be worked upon and showing their support for the cause are children from Visamo Kids Foundation. Visamo kids will perform a dance-drama based on the theme

AHMEDABAD: Soon after a course on carbon credits was launched in the most premium management institute of the country, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A ) is exploring options of earning some carbon credits for itself. Akshat Khare - an alumnus of IIM-A from the 2007 batch and was among the six students who had ventured on their own - is helping the institute explore the option of using solar energy to illuminate the campus.

Anisha Mehta & Ragini Bharadwaj | TNN

Ahmedabad: Do you know it takes around 10,000 years to decompose a plastic bag? This, and similar questions from youngsters, are proof of rising awareness in a society that considers plastic bags an indispensable part of life.
Several youths are determined to leave a green and clean planet for the generations to come. Sonali Chauhan, student of St Xavier

No One Knows Who Should Check The Inflow Of Banned Bags
Kumar Manish | TNN

After a brief hiatus, those ubiquitous, thin plastic bags are back in circulation in the city! Despite a ban, grocers and milk, vegetable and fruit vendors are using them with impunity, often at the behest of customers.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had banned the sale and use of plastic bags whose thickness is less than 20 microns with effect from April 1, 2007. The civic body had also planned to

Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN

Rangpar: He may be visually impaired, but he sure does see things others don

AHMEDABAD: The 100-day deadline for putting 50 BRTS buses on road is in its last lap

GANDHINAGAR: The powerful pro-Narmada dam lobby in Gujarat has decided to field two international experts to counter the arguments advanced in the latest treatise published by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) study, 'Performance and Development Effectiveness of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP),' which seeks to doubt the project's potential to deliver its proclaimed benefits .

AHMEDABAD: In a relief to the Adani Group, Gujarat High Court, on Monday, disposed of the petition filed by a group of fishermen against the Mundra Port Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) seeking a stay on the alleged construction activity on creeks in the southern coast of Kutch.