A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Indian fishermen and farmers who sued the World Bank over a loan for a power plant they claimed ravaged the environment.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of P.C. Sharma Vs. M/s Proctor and Gamble Home Product Ltd. & Others dated 29/03/2016 regarding clearances granted by Gujarat SEIAA and MPSEIAA in respect of M/s Spectrum Chemicals Ltd. and Shri Vinod Kumar Shukla, M/s RSPL Ltd. On the basis of which it has been contended that similar products are being manufactured by the Respondents Company P&G for which they were required to obtain EC from Gujrat SEIAA and MPSEIAA.

As part of the policy on untenable slums, the state government will provide Rs 4 lakh grant per dwelling unit to an urban local body.Giving a major boost to the efforts of Rajkot Municipal Corporat

“The said capacity will be developed across three sites in Kutch and Bhavnagar districts of the state.

The State Government to fight malnourished has spent over Rs 1161.26 crore in two years from 2014-15. Of these Rs485 crore were given as reimbursement grant by the central government.

Though the Gujarat government claims to be giving incentives to doctors working in remote areas, the state is facing a shortage of specialists like gynecologists and paediatricians, to the extent t

Order of the United States District Court in the matter of Budha Ismail Jam & Others Vs International Finance Corporation dated 24/03/2016 regarding environmental and social harm caused by the coal-fired Tata Mundra Power Plant to the marine ecosystem, to the quality of the air, to plaintiffs’ (fishermen and farmers) health, and to their way of life.

Complaint dismissed. The World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) is shielded by immunity and cannot be sued in the United States, the U.S. District Court judge ruled.

Ahmedabad: Swine flu has been killing one person every three days in the city. With seven deaths in March, the death toll has hit 33 here since January. The number of cases has reached 149.

AHMEDABAD: Every hour, at least one person is killed in road mishaps in the state.

As many as 310 Asiatic Lions, declared as endangered species, had died in its only abode, the Gir sanctuary in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, in the past five years, Forest Minister Mangubhai Pa

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