Gulf of Khambhat’s mangroves in danger
Gandhinagar: In a systematic blow to high accolades Gujarat received from the Centre over the “net increase in the mangrove cover”, reports from Jambusar in Bharuch in south Gujarat suggest that things...
View ArticleRemembering Verghese Kurien
Verghese Kurien, who passed away recently, will be best known for building Amul into one of India's most valuable brands which is an organisation of nearly three million smallholder dairy producers and
View ArticleAmul to storm Mum with Gen Next plant
Vadodara/Anand: Amul is all set to reach Mumbaikars’ doorsteps with one of its most modern dairy plant at Virar. “This will be the first dairy plant with fully automatic traffic management system using...
View Article17 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,
View Article17 districts in Gujarat declared drought-hit
New Delhi: Union agriculture ministry has declared 17 districts of Gujarat consisting 132 talukas as drought-affected. In a reply to Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani, union minister of water resources...
View ArticleAmul to become $4bn brand
Homegrown Amul brand is all set to touch the US $ 4 billion mark. The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that markets country’s largest FMCG brand has clocked a provisional sales
View ArticleH1N1 pins down ill-equipped Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The milk capital Anand may figure in chief minister Narendra Modi’s speeches in Delhi for the success of Amul, but the district could be a case study for its poor human development index. The
View ArticleSex ratio shows mother of ironies
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat's child sex ratio (CSR) in the 0-6 age group has improved by seven points from 883 in 2001 to 890 in 2011. In last decade, Mehsana, the district with the lowest sex ratio of 801 girls
View Article2 villages in Anand declared cholera-hit
Two villages in Anand district has been declared as "cholera-hit", a senior administration official said Saturday. "Cholera cases were found at Boria and Silvai villages of Petlad tehsil," district
View Article4 lakh for failed sterilization
Court Asks Doc To Pay For Maintenance Of Child Ahmedabad: Inspired by the government slogan of ‘Hum Do, Hamare Do', 40-year-old Madhu Solanki, a farm labourer, opted for family planning operation. But
View ArticleSustainable agriculture: A new Anand cooperative model – this time, in solar...
Six farmers join hands to harness solar energy for watering their fields and selling surplus power to the grid. Last week, a Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise (SPICE) was up and running
View ArticleAssessment of carbon storage potential and area under agroforestry systems in...
Agroforestry is a traditional and ancient land use practice, having deliberate integration of trees with crop and livestock components. In India, agroforestry practices are prevalent in different...
View ArticleSolar power pumps out money to farmers
AHMEDABAD: To turn farmers into solar power producers for their local agricultural requirements, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) recently funded a pilot research project to promote
View ArticleSpatial and temporal variability of rainfall in Anand District of Gujarat state
Rainfall Variability is one of the key factors that affect agricultural production in any region. Hence the proper understanding of rainfall pattern and its trends may help water resources development
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