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
Ahmedabad (T)
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HC seeks report on malaria, dengue
On Thursday, the Gujarat high court (HC) asked the state government and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to file a monthly report showing the number of people affected by malaria and dengue and the
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First affordable housing scheme passed after plan
Ahmedabad Urban Development Association (Auda) has passed the first affordable housing scheme in the newly declared residential affordable housing (RAH) zone in Khodiyar area, which comes under Town Planning scheme - 60. The developers, Manubhai Patel Company, have been given permission to construct 53 housing units in the zone. Each house will have a buildup of 63 square meters.
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Tar goes up in smoke with this puff
Ahmedabad: This is the kind of news smokers want to hear on World No Tobacco Day. Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA) has developed a nano fibrebased filter disc, which, when attached
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Coke takes e-com sip, starts online home delivery store
Mumbai: Coca-Cola India has piloted an online store for home delivery of all its products in an attempt to tap the burgeoning e-commerce market — a first of its kind move by an FMCG company. Launched by
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14 hospitals in Gandhinagar get pollution board notice
GANDHINAGAR: Prime hospitals in Ahmedabad, including Krishna Shalby Hospital and Sanjivani Hospital, have been issued a closure notice by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for their failure to properly
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BRTS adds another jewel in its crown
AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) which operates Bus Rapid Transit System in the city received two awards on Monday at 60th L'Union internationale des transports publics (UITP) world Congress
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Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to use water filters to fight cholera, jaundice
For years more than 400 slum clusters of Ahmedabad have been plagued by problems of water contamination and diseases every summer. Periodic cases of jaundice and cholera have been often traced to mixing
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Action against officials if people die of malaria: HC
Gujarat high court has issued a stern warning to authorities that officials would be personally held liable if unhygienic conditions at the Civil Hospital and across the city resulted in spread of malaria, dengue and falciparum next monsoon. The court has said that all officials concerned would be held guilty of contempt of court if they are found not performing their duties and has warned that no excuse such as staff shortage or financial crunch will be considered.
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Residents file PIL against Chandrabhaga pollution
Ahmedabad: Complaining about environmental pollution and difficulty faced due to the very dirty Chandrabhaga river, residents of Ranip area have moved Gujarat high court by filing a public interest litigation.
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Mid-Day Meal serves up death in Asarwa
One Dead, 10 Kids From AMC Schools Hospitalized Ahmedabad: A seven-year old girl died on Monday night after suspected food poisoning at a municipal school on Saturday. Ten other students of two schools that got the same food and water have been admitted to Civil Hospital and private hospit a l s i n A s a r w a . Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has begun a probe into the incident.