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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …

Losing touch

Sabarmati embankment project ignores warnings, precedents Construction of an embankment along the 10-km stretch of the Sabarmati has begun in Ahmedabad despite warnings that it may hamper natural drainage in the city and that its design is inherently flawed. The 8.5-m-high embankment is part of the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project, …

Is riverfront project inclusive?

AHMEDABAD: Whatever grandeur and pomp the coveted Sabarmati riverfront project may promise Amdavadis in the coming years, it now faces an unusual dilemma. Will this multi-crore project remain a mere eyecandy in city

Nano land identified through remote sensing

AHMEDABAD : Images beamed by satellites helped decide where Nano

Sustainable urban mobility in Asia

Sustained economic growth and increasing affluence in urban areas have enabled more people to afford cars, motorcycles, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). The preference for personal mobility has prevailed over public transportation, the latter being in a generally degenerated state. Latest research by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Clean …

Lions regaining lost territory, getting closer to Ahmedabad

Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Roar of the Asiatic lion is no longer heard only at Sasan Gir. The majestic beast is now pacing leisurely in Porbander, Mahuva and Talaja in Bhavnagar, Diu, Rajula, Kodinar and Gondal. It seems to be inching closer to Ahmedabad, and, this phenomenon is only …

Partners in progress: Nano should nurse Nal

Himanshu Kaushik & Rahul Mangaonkar | TNN Ahmedabad: Nal Sarovar, country

Tatas to get 1,100 acres in Sanand for Rs 400 cr

BS Reporter / Gandhinagar October 16, 2008, 0:59 IST The Gujarat Cabinet today approved a proposal to allot 1,100 acres of land to Tata Motors at Rs 900 per square metre, or Rs 36.42 lakh per acre, for setting up the Nano plant at Northcotepura near Sanand. This price is …

Nano land price fixed at Rs. 400 crore

Manas Dasgupta GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat Cabinet on Wednesday fixed the price of land allocated for the Tatas

Organic Approach to Life

Sresta helps many farmers switch to a sustainable route of organic farming RAJASHEKAR Reddy Seelam, a man in his early forties with a management degree from IIM Ahmedabad, left his well-grounded career with a private company selling pesticides, seeds, fertilisers and allied products to start his own venture

By how much?

a central Empowered Committee- appointed expert panel has suggested reducing the size of the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary in Maharashtra to 122,200 hectares (ha). But the state government wants to reduce it further, to 35,000 ha. The sanctuary, a prime habitat of the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), is spread …

Potable water must conform to ISI standards

CONSUMER RIGHTS Pushpa Girimaji Consumers are often victims of poor quality water supplied by the civic authorities. Besides water-borne diseases in many districts of the country, consumers suffer the debilitating effects of high levels of toxic heavy metals and even pesticides and other chemicals in water. Now two recent orders …

National Institute of Occupational Health

This Institute started as "Occupational Health Research Institute' (OHRI) in the year 1966 and was re-christened as "National Institute of Occupational Health' (NIOH) in 1970 presently located in the Eastern part of Ahmedabad. Two Regional Occupational Health Centers (ROHCs) were started at Bangalore in 1977 and at Kolkata in 1980. …

Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation

The Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited, (GMDC) was set up / established / constituted in the year 1963, with the mandate to develop major mineral resources in the State of Gujarat. Though lignite dominates the current activities of the Corporation, GMDC continues to pursue its path of expansion based on …

No takers for IIM-As agriculture MBA course

Of 30 Seats Assigned To Course, Only 22 Were Filled In 2008-10 Batch Kumar Anand AHMEDABAD THIS might come as a surprise, but the agri-business management (PGP-ABM) course run by the country's premier Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has not found many takers. Of the total 30 seats that …

US teens in state to walk the hygiene talk

A group of teenagers from USA has come visiting the state. And no, they are not sight-seeing or partying, they are giving lessons on hygiene to Amdavadis, villagers of Gujarat and building toilets for them too. And, how! Back home, the teenagers washed cars, mowed lawns and cleaned windows for …

High tide threatens farmers' fortunes as fields turn saline

Farmers along the Gujarat coast should have been rejoicing at the prospect of a timely monsoon. Instead, they have suddenly become gloomy after unnaturally aggressive high tides have filled their fields and ponds with saline seawater. Many fear a drinking water crisis as their ponds, meant to store fresh rain …

Reducing hovering, saving fuel

Congestion over Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad is set to come down drastically with the minimum separation between flights being reduced from August 1. In the wake of spiralling fuel prices, this decision would bring relief not just for passengers who often have to spend close to an hour hovering over …

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