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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A solutions landscape for Gujarat cities
A group of global businesses with operations in India have worked with the Government of Gujarat and the four largest cities in the state (Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara) to identify inclusive and
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Evaluating Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor performance from Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand, Delhi: final report
This study is in response to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Case filed by M/s Nyaya Bhoomi, versus Government of NCT of Delhi, as the Honourable High Court, Delhi had passed the order directing the
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Delhi is the most competitive city in India: EIU report
Delhi has been named the most competitive city in India for its demonstrated ability to attract capital, business, talent and tourists by a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research report. The study, commissioned by the Citigroup, ranked Delhi at number 68 in the list of 120 of the world’s major cities. The national capital has edged out financial hub of Mumbai, which ranked 70th in the index, followed by Bangalore, India’s Silicon Valley, at 79th rank, Pune at 97, Chennai at 105 and Kolkata at 106.
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Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Ahmedabad 19th financially strongest
AHMEDABAD: The recent price rise may be pinching your pockets, but for the price conscious Amdavadi here is some good news. The city has been rated by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) as 19th in the world, in terms of economic strength. Apart from this, the only other Indian city ranked in the same sub-category is Bangalore at 16th. Of the 20 cities listed by EIU under the category of economic strength, 15 cities belong to Asia, while Ahmedabad and Bangalore are the only two Indian cities.
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Buildings mushroom around hazardous landfill site
AHMEDABAD: It's quite surprising that despite an existing ban on construction of residential colonies within 500 metres of the hazardous landfill sites, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has built houses for economically weaker sections in Vastral area, well within the banned limit. The ban was imposed by the central pollution control board. Locals here, including those living in private colonies have been complaining of stench that is emanating from the landfill site. "During monsoon, the strench gets worse . Its impossible to sit at home. We are worried as the landfill site may even effect out ground water," says Dhaval Parmar, a resident here.
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Chawls relocated despite protests
Ahmedabad: This is a tragedy of urban existence that open spaces are shrinking. In fact, a group of concerned parents from different societies in the city have upped the ante against Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for diverting a public ground to rehabilitate Bapunagar chawls’ residents. Angry residents of Bajrang and Mamtanagar societies, who stay in the vicinity of AMC’s Viratnagar health centre open plot, gate crashed into mayor, standing committee chairman and local corporator’s offices on Tuesday to stop the land transfer. The AMC, however, went against these protests on Thursday and held a lottery for providing housing on the open plot.
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Green signal for bullet train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad
Two ambitious rail projects - proposed elevated rail corridor in Mumbai and a bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai - got a boost on Wednesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh finalised the targets for key infrastructure projects in PPP model in railways. At a meeting with ministers and secretaries of key infrastructure ministries, it was decided to flag off the elevated rail corridor project for Mumbai suburban service with a total investment of Rs. 20,000 crore in 2012-13.
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Green revolution withers away in two years
6.5 L of 9.19 L Saplings Planted During Swarnim Gujarat Have Died Ahmedabad:This is one green record nobody in the government wants to remember. Over 9.19 lakh tree saplings were planted across Ahmedabad on July 31, 2010 as part of Swarnim Gujarat celebrations. Chief Minister Narendra Modi had joined 25,000-odd volunteers to contribute to the green movement. Claims for the green glory were also made to the Guinness Book of World Records. Two years later, more than 6.5 lakh saplings have withered away. In some zones, the ground looks dry, flat and hardly betrays a sign that trees were ever planted there.
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In a first, captive-bred vultures to be released in Ahmedabad
City, Mahuva Identified Among 6 Vulture Safe Zones In The Country Ahmedabad/Mahuva: Vulture conservation in Gujarat has got a major boost with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) selecting Mahuva and Ahmedabad among the six provisional vultures’ safe zones (VSZ) in India. Within three years, vultures successfully bred in captivity under the BNHS’s Save Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) programme will be released in their natural environments in Mahuva.
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Mass transit mooted for more Gujarat cities
AHMEDABAD: Mass transport services like the BRTS of Ahmedabad will have to be implemented in other cities of the state. This was stated by the chairman of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Sudhir Krishnan. He said that BRTS in Ahmedabad was a success and hence the same should be replicated in other town and cities of the state. Krishnan was speaking at a seminar on 'Urban Transportation - Emerging Trends, Challenges and the Way Ahead' at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, on Saturday. He said that with people from rural areas rushing towards the urban zones, proper planning was required to protect the environment.