May 27: Environmentalists are up in arms over the encroachment of wetlands. They maintain that wetlands serve to neutralise the toxins discharged through industrial effluents and domestic sewage, before letting the water
percolate down into the earth to replenish aquifers.

Ahmedabad : Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has given in principle approvals to three companies Essar, Torrent and Suzlon for distribution of power in their respective special economic zones (SEZs) in the state.

New Delhi: With the union cabinet clearing proposals of the West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat governments for setting up Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs) in their territorial domain, a major hurdle has been removed in the way of investment worth more than Rs 4,50,000 crore in PCPIRs, chemicals minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.

There is a corporate look about the state secretariat of Gujarat. Unlike most other state capitals, political | workers of any hue are conspicuous by their absence in ' Gandhinagar. Instead, smartly-dressed business executives from across the country and the world buzz around in the corridors of the state capital.

UNION home minister Shivraj Patil is not in favour of allowing the use of agricultural land for setting up special economic zones (SEZs).

With the precision of a director's cut, Mrs Gandhi has swung her attention to farmers whose lands have been acquired by the government or private companies for big-ticket infrastructure projects suc

That Haryana presented a cash surplus Budget of Rs 1,400 crore on Tuesday should not come as a surprise. Because this Jat land means business and reaps rich dividends in all its enterprises.