240 chemical units flouting norms
Ahmedabad: The state government has admitted that 240 complaints of irregularities have been reported about chemical units in Ahmedabad city and district. The state government was replying to the question
Ahmedabad: The state government has admitted that 240 complaints of irregularities have been reported about chemical units in Ahmedabad city and district. The state government was replying to the question
<p> AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has cracked down on polythene bag users, but it has not yet regulated it.</p> <p> The guidelines by Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has
<p> AHMEDABAD: The world's fourth largest car-maker Ford has decided to set up a three lakh-cars-per-annum manufacturing plant in Sanand. Joe Hinrichs, president, Ford Asia Pacific and Africa, is
<p> AHMEDABAD: In the next three months, a small army of workers in uniforms will be spending the nights cleaning Ahmedabad's streets. But before you witness this 'Surat phenomenon', the
AHMEDABAD: Two persons, including a woman Kesar Karim Sindhi, were sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment on charges of poaching a Nilgai. A fine of Rs 2,500 has also been slapped on the duo by the Patan sessions court under the Wildlife Protection Act. Nilgai (blue bull) is a protected species and hunting of this species has been long banned.
AHMEDABAD: The rains may have hit the state late, but it seems to be making up for the lost time, at least in Saurashtra. The 200 dams in the state have already reached 35 per cent of their capacity, bringing some hope for farmers. Data released by the irrigation department reveal that this year, the dams in the state have almost 12 per cent more water compared to last year.
AHMEDABAD: The walled city has come to the notice of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) yet again. The central zone office of the AMC has sanctioned Rs 3.94 crore worth of civic works for the walled city area.
AHMEDABAD: A delegation from Japan was in Vadodara on Wednesday to explore the feasibility of semi high-speed rail development in the country. The delegation's visit to the Vadodara railway division comes on the background of the decision of Indian Railways to consider increasing the speed of trains from the existing 160 kilometres per hour (Kmph) to 200 Kmph on Delhi-Mumbai route. Vadodara
AHMEDABAD: The city witnessed a heavy downpour late in the evening on Sunday. At least one died in the afternoon at a construction site when a slab fell on group of laborers in Shahwadigam in Narol area. Four persons, who were injured were rushed to the hospital for treatment. There were three incidents of tree falls at Paldi Bhatta, Calico Mill crossroads and Abbas ni chali in Jamalpur.
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government, which announced with great fanfare last week a sharp increase in the release of Narmada waters from the Sardar Sarovar dam into the canal, to help farmers downstream, was forced to cut down the amount of water released to about one-third on Monday.
GANDHINAGAR: Delayed monsoon has forced the Gujarat government to divert a huge 6,300 cusecs of Narmada water to large number of areas that are outside the Narmada command, mainly in central and north Gujarat in order to help farmers to go ahead with sowing operations, currently on a standstill.