Conservationists fear artificial lighting could drive birds away from the Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary Ahmedabad: Can a bird sanctuary protect wildlife by never letting it rest in darkness? The Gujarat forest department has begun installing high-powered solar floodlights inside Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary to curb poaching, a move that has alarmed conservationists and ornithologists who fear the…

Gandhinagar: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) data has exposed Gujarat govt’s claim of women’s empowerment, the state unit of the Congress party said on Wednesday.Party spokesperson Hiren Banker said that only 16% of women in Gujarat own a house or land, showing that women still have not received equal rights. “Even in this digital…

Ahmedabad: In a coordinated effort between medical authorities and the police, a green corridor was created to transport organs from a brain-dead woman at GMERS Medical College and General Hospital, Gandhinagar, to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for transplantation.According to officials, Kajal Rathod, who was undergoing treatment at the Gandhinagar hospital, was declared brain-dead by doctors. Her…