Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya on
Jan 16, 2012
Villagers of around 32 coastal villages surrounding the city took out a massive rally on Monday demanding permanent closure of Gujarat Enviro Protection and Infrastructure Private Ltd (GEPIL), which has been blamed for discharging highly toxic hazardous water in Unn Khadi.
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) in December
Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya on
Jan 16, 2012
The second bird watchers conference, scheduled to begin from January 19, will be attended by 360 delegates, students and researchers. 95 delegates will be from 38 different countries.
Tourism minister Jaynarayan Vyas said, "Gujarat is fast emerging as an eco-tourism destination; boasting of a wide range of pristine
Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya on
May 22, 2011
Hoteliers eyeing business opportunities around the Gir National Park in Gujarat ought to start looking for options elsewhere, as the Forests & Environment Department, Gujarat, has banned setting up new hotels within a two kilometre radius of the sanctuary.
According to a report in the Times of India, the department recently
Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya on
May 22, 2011
'Sinh Samrajaya - Lions Domain', a 15-minute documentary on the Asiatic lions produced and directed by Gujarati producer Nirav Parikh and his wife Swati has found a place in the LA New Wave International Film Festival, Season 2 which was organised earlier this month in Los Angeles.
The Parikh family has been involved with the
Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya on
May 22, 2011
Lion cubs are better off in Gujarat than in Africa. At least this seems to be the truth when one takes a look at the survival rate of Asiatic lions of Gujarat. It is higher than their African counterparts.
No less than 56 per cent cubs survive till the age of three years. This is the age when they move out of their pride in
Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya on
Feb 05, 2011
Activist warns of commercial exploitation, increasing man-animal conflicts
The state government has decided to limit the Gir Sanctuary area, deleting 11 villages on its periphery and converting them to revenue land. This comes in the wake of a previous effort to create an extended Gir by increasing the boundaries to accommodate
Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya on
Feb 05, 2011
While the Nawab of Junagadh was among the first to bring in regulations to protect lions in the 19th century, the idea first came from Ashoka the Great in 257 B.C. Today, the lions' only home in the wild in Asia is around the Girnar mountain, which is also the site of early Ashoka edicts. From Mahavir to Buddha and from Ashoka
Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya on
Feb 05, 2011
Inscriptions At The Rock Edict In Girnar Give An Insight Into The Mind Of Ashoka
Frown on animal slaughter
Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, has caused this Dhamma edict to be written. Here (in my domain) no living beings are to be slaughtered or offered in sacrifice. Nor should festivals be held, for Beloved-of-the-Gods, King
Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya on
Dec 23, 2010
With Only 300 Left Number Has Reduced By Half Since 2000
Pune: The Great Indian Bustard, which has been listed as a critically endangered bird, is steadily moving towards extinction.
A global population count reveals that there are just around 300 birds left, compared to 600 in the year 2000 and 1,260 in 1969.
In Nannaj,
Posted by: Hitesh Kamaliya on
Dec 23, 2010
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday ordered a top official of the state's mines and minerals department to appear before it to explain inaction against illegal mining.
The bench of Chief Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya and Justice KM Thaker, while hearing a petition on illegal mining near the Sasangir Lion Sanctuary, questioned the
