AHMEDABAD: The forest department officials are weeding out Lantana shrubs from the Gir sanctuary to make room for herbivorous animals, the main prey for lions. Lantana, a type of weed, is thwarting the growth of local plant species in the sanctuary. This is one reason why the sanctuary fails to attract more herbivorous animals and is also keeping the lions away from a major part of their habitat. In a way, the dense growth of this weed is adversely affecting the sanctuary's capacity to house more animals.

Speaking at the opening of an international seminar on “Global Environment and Disaster Management: Law and Society”, Chief Justice of India S.H.

The average density of Indian bustard population in the current distribution range was found to be one bird per 24.6 sq km. These birds were found mostly in groups ranging from two to six. Grassland is their favourite habitat, and they are also found in open scrubland and even agricultural land.

Forcible acquisition of land has turned the 117-year-old Land Acquisition Act into a “fraud”, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, calling the legislation a handiwork of “sick” minds with no concern

GANDHINAGAR: Despite huge claims of rise in water tables across Gujarat and simultaneous improvement in groundwater levels because of tens of thousands of watershed projects, checkdams, village ponds and other recharge structures, an authoritative report suggests there is, if at all, marginal improvement. In fact, even in North Gujarat, where Sujalam Sufalam recharge canal runs across 360-km, water tables appear to have gone down. Also, the quality of water in this region has deteriorated.

Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Tapi district of Gujarat has come under the scanner of regulator Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for a “minor incident” of radiation exposure to four w

The level of radiation that four workers were exposed to at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station-2 or KAPS unit 2 in Gujarat is not significant enough to cause any harm to their health, the Nuclear Po

McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd has received an order from Bhavnagar Energy Company Ltd for design, manufacture and commissioning of ash handling and disposal system package for 2X 250-MW li

Surat: Five daily wage workers, hired for cleaning and colouring a tunnel at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS), about 75km from the city, have alleged that they were exposed to radiation the

AHMEDABAD: A team of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) health officials raided shops of wholesale dealers of plastic bags near Kalupur market on Thursday and seized three tonnes of plastic bags