This comes days after IFC reported serious lapses in supervision of Rs 20,00 crore Ultra Mega Power Project
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Over a hundred non-governmental organisations focused on environmental and social issues have demanded the World Bank withdraw assistance to a 4,000 Megawatt power project operated by Tata Power at Mundra in Gujarat.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vajubhai Arsibhai Dodiya Ors. Vs Gujarat PCB Ors. dated 31/10/2013 on the accident at Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. The applicants submit that on the night of 1st May, 2011, an accident took place in the cement plant due to which poisonous dust and powder spread over the nearby areas. The said accident was so severe that poisonous gas, cement dust had spread over the nearby area and destroyed all the agricultural products grown in the nearby vicinity of the cement company.
AHMEDABAD: It will be wildlife experts versus a management guru from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, when it comes to countering the claims of Madhya Pradesh over the translocation o
Madhya Pradesh will add another 1,200 MW of solar power generation capacity to its existing 202 MW of solar power by June 2015.
Speaking at an event at Gujarat Chambers of Commerce and Industry ( GCCI), S R Mohanty, principal secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh, said the state had increased its solar power generation capacity from 2 MW in April 2012 to 220.15 MW in September 2013.
Keeping the growing demand for electricity connection among farmers in the state, the Gujarat government today announced an 'Immediate Power Connection Scheme 2013'.
Vapi: After distributing benefits worth crores of rupees in Garib Kalyan Melas in tribal areas of south Gujarat, Narendra Modi government is again trying to woo the tribal electorate in south Gujar
Company looking to either buy its own land or enter into joint venture with land owners in state
Even as it nears the launch of its first affordable housing project in Gujarat at Halol near Vadodara, Kolkata-based real estate player Ashiana Housing Limited is already planning to expand its presence in the state. The company is already exploring and researching possibilities for similar project in other cities like Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot.
Proposes to revoke EC of North Port for violation of environment laws
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has directed Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) to restore all the creeks, water bodies and reclaimed land at the North Port area of the Mundra block in Kutch district to the pre-2005 status within six months.
