Environment

Potential of fungi isolated from the dumping sites mangrove rhizosphere soil to degrade polythene

Polythene is the most widely used plastic around the globe.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2019
Manisha K. Sangale, Mohd. Shahnawaz, Avinash B. Ade
Scientific Reports
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Mangroves, Micro Organisms, Soil Capability, Plastics, Gujarat, India, Maharashtra, Kerala, Research, Bio-Remediation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding expansion of port limits in Hazira, Gujarat, 29/03/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Essar Bulk Terminal Limited & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 29/03/2019 regarding expansion of port limits in Hazira. Supreme Court directs that “Out of 195 hectares of reclaimed land, 140 hectares will be further leased to Essar Bulk Terminal Limited and 55 Hectares land will be kept by GMB for future project.”

Judgement Date: 
29/03/2019
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Ports, Gujarat, Supreme Court, Land Ownership, Industry, Land Reclamation
Health

40-year-old dies of swine flu in Surat, toll at five

SURAT: A 40-year-old woman from Saiyedpura died of swine flu taking the total death toll to five this season in Surat city.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2019
Times Of India (Surat)
Tags:
Gujarat, Swine Flu, Influenza, Infectious Diseases, Health
Environment

Ahmedabad: Criminal action sought against polluting industries

Addressing mediapersons, Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti’s Rohit Prajapati said that the apex court on February 22, 2017 ordered that effluents and sewage must be treated before being discharged into th

Publication Date: 
28/03/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Industrial Pollution, Sabarmati, River Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Environment
Water Pollution

Guj govt tweaked Central water quality norms: Suresh Mehta

Politician turned activist Suresh Mehta Monday alleged the Gujarat government has tweaked water purity standards, as a result of which more than four crore people in the state are forced to drink c

Publication Date: 
26/03/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Total Dissolved Solids, Narmada, Water Pollution
Environment

GSFC gets green nod for expansion of fertiliser unit in Gujarat

Gujarat State Fertilisers and Chemicals (GSFC) has received green nod for expansion of its fertiliser unit in the state that will entail an investment of about Rs 8.75 crore, according to an offici

Publication Date: 
26/03/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Environment Clearance (EC), Chemical Industry, Chemical Fertilisers, Environment
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding untreated industrial effluents being discharged in Kharicut Canal, Khari river, Gujarat, 25/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajitsinh Bhurubha Vaghela & Inhabitants of several Villages of Kheda Taluka, Distt. Kheda Vs State of Gujarat dated 25/03/2019 regarding untreated industrial effluents being discharged in Kharicut Canal which is meeting Khari River in Gujarat affecting irrigation facilities of the inhabitants and the only source of water for irrigation and for consumption by animals like cattles and sheep. Borewells have been dug in Bheraj, Pinngloj, Navagaon, Lali villages without permission of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB).

Judgement Date: 
25/03/2019
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Khari, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Groundwater Pollution
Agriculture

White gold: How a revolution was reversed

Between 2003-04 and 2011-12, India’s cotton output more than doubled from 14 million bales (of 480 pounds or 218 kg each) to 29 million bales.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Bt Cotton, Farmers, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Ministry Of Agriculture
Environment

Green nod to HPCL Shapoorji's LNG terminal

AHMEDABAD: Setting the stage for building the fourth liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in Gujarat, the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF) has accorded environmental and CR

Publication Date: 
20/03/2019
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Coastal Regulations, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment
Water Pollution

Gujarat Pollution Control Board joint report found groundwater worse than treated effluent

A report of groundwater pollution in Luna village accessed by an environment NGO has once again pointed to the alarming rate of groundwater contamination in the industrial belt in Padra in Vadodara

Publication Date: 
19/03/2019
Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Groundwater Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), NGO, Total Dissolved Solids, Water Pollution

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