12 new patients test swine flu positive
Vadodara: Even as Vadodara received temporary relief on Sunday with no swine flu deaths reported from the city or the district on Sunday, 12 new samples tested positive of H1N1 virus on the same day.
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State govt backward in utilising funds for toilets
Coming down heavily on Modi for his "toilets first, temples later" remark, Congress chief whip in the Assembly Balvantsinh Rajput on Monday said the CM should first follow that in his own state. To justify
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Crops in over 25,000 hectares in Dabhoi damaged due to rains
The district authorities have completed damage assessment survey after rain waters caused havoc in several villages of Dabhoi taluka in Vadodara. The assessment showed that out of 119 villages in Dabhoi,
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Rain wreaks havoc in Gujarat, 13 dead
Incessant rain for the last few days wreaked havoc in parts of Gujarat causing flood in many cities. The death toll in the state has reached 13 and over 90,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas, according to the state government. The stormwater drains of the biggest cities of the state failed to cope with the unexpected deluge, in spite of elaborate “pre-monsoon plans” drawn up by municipal corporations. The retreating monsoon drowned Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat, exposing inadequate infrastructure and paralysing life since Saturday.
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Gujarat to replicate rooftop solar power model in 5 more cities
Conference discusses impediments that prevent solar energy from taking off in a big way in the country. Gujarat has taken the lead in solar energy. Now, it is planning to generate 5MW energy each from
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Over 30,000 houses to generate solar power in state
In the second phase of development of solar power projects in Gujarat, the state government plans to generate 60 MW power from rooftops by bringing in 30,000 houses under the project within the next three
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Call for reforms to boost solar power sector
Stake holders, experts and state level policy makers are seeking reforms must to facilitate growth of solar energy sector up to its potential. At a time when India's total installed capacity in solar power
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It’s a PATH of violations, all the way, to vaccine trials: parliamentary panel
Committee questions roles of ICMR, Drug Controller-General of India in the “intriguing” 2010 episode Accusing the international organisation PATH (Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health) of exploiting with impunity the loopholes in the system during a trial of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, a parliamentary panel has also questioned the roles of the Indian Council of Medical Research and the Drug Controller-General of India in the entire episode.
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Nandesari Industrial Estate to commission treatment facilities for industrial effluents
Nandesari Industrial Estate in Vadodara will commission two treatment facilities for highly concentrated industrial effluents for the first time in the state. The technologies will meet the parameters
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Pollution Control Board crackdown on realtors for flouting green norms
For the first time, steps taken against realtors by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) in central Gujarat have resulted into a realtor paying fine after a suit was filed against him over environmental
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17 districts in Gujarat declared drought-hit: Nathwani
The Union Government has declared 17 districts in Gujarat as drought-affected, Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani has said. These districts are Vadodara, Bharuch, Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Amreli,