Urban India’s parking woes: an overview
Vehicular congestion and insufficient parking facilities are significant emerging challenges for India’s mega and metropolitan cities, severely impairing mobility. Although curtailed by constitutional
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Ahmedabad air judged among most dusty in the country
AHMEDABAD: Of the 13 cities in the country whose air quality index (AQI) is measured daily by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), five— including Ahmedabad — face a severe problem of suspended
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Dengue, H1N1 give health authorities sleepless nights
In just seven days of September, the city has registered 41 new dengue cases while swine flu cases have gone up to 15. This happens to be the only year when both dengue and H1N1, since their outbreak,
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Roof water harvesting ends salinity woes
AHMEDABAD: Sundarji Nandori, 70, of Chatroda in Maliya Hatina in Junagadh is a happy man these days as his daughter-in-law, Priyanka, does not have to go out to collect drinking water. All she has to do
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H1N1 rears up again in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: After the first bout in January which continued till early April, swine flu is back to haunt Ahmedabad. The city has reported three H1N1 cases from different hospitals over the past two days.
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Dengue cases on the rise in city
The sting of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, the one responsible for spreading dengue is getting sharper by the day. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) hospitals and Health Centres have reported
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41.7% of Amdavadis suffer from allergies
AHMEDABAD: Amdavadis have developed high sensitivity to variations in climatic conditions and particulate matter of less than 10 micrometers in size (PM10) present in the city air. A new survey has found
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Diabetes, hypertension top lifestyle threats in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: In the first such survey of lifestyle diseases in major AMC-run general hospitals and public health centers in Ahmedabad, the civic body has come across hypertension and diabetes cases referred
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Chandkheda residents to get non-contaminated water
AHMEDABAD: Residents of Khodiyarnagar Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) colony in Chandkheda facing contaminated water woes for years have got a ray of hope after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
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A study on spirometry in petrol pump workers of Ahmedabad, India
Lung reactions to exposure to dust, gases, and fumes at work places have been studied in different populations. The emission level of pollutants that emit particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in
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UP set to be the smartest; TN, Maharashtra, MP, Gujarat to follow
In a race between 100 cities picked up from states and union territories across the country, only 20 will start their 'smart' journey this financial year. The remaining 80, in the proposed 100 smart city