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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …

250cr sanctioned to make city slum free

Ahmedabad: Gujarat government has cleared a pilot project worth Rs 252.67 crore to make Ahmedabad slum-free. The clearance came at a meeting of the high-level state steering committee of the urban development mission, chaired by urban development minister Anandiben Patel. The project is to be executed under the centrally-sponsored Rajiv …

Experts welcome higher FSI in development plan, stress on design policy

AHMEDABAD: It's not Ahmedabad alone that is aiming at the tall order, but major cities in the state have been given the go ahead with higher FSI limits by the state urban development department (UDD) in recent months. Driven by the need for affordable houses, transit-oriented development, encouraging redevelopment of …

Cept set to take BRTS to Lahore

Pak Invitation For University Ahmedabad: Who do civic authorities in Pakistan’s second largest city — Lahore — turn to when they want to improve their bus service? They have requested experts from Ahmedabad’s Cept University to give inputs towards improving Lahore’s latest public transport service — Metro Bus System. A …

Green nod for road project that triggered NHAI-MoEF face-off

Days after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) dragged the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to the apex court alleging delays in granting of forest clearance, the ministry has granted forest clearance to the 555-km Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad National Highway widening project that had first sparked the conflict. While the …

Characterisation of municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) from selected Indian cities—A case study for its sustainable utilisation

Utilisation of Municipal Solid Waste is important to curb the ever rising demand of scarce land for its disposal. Changing life style patterns, particularly in urban areas, has led to increase in generation of MSW. Municipal solid waste from Indian cities estimated to have 40% - 60% organic matter, which …

DP aims high, to check urban spread

Taller Buildings To Be Encouraged Over Wide Area Ahmedabad: Raising the floor space index (FSI) by up to 30% across Ahmedabad to create more affordable housing units will be the thrust of the new development plan (DP) likely to be announced on Friday. The plan, which covers 1,772 sq km …

‘Locals should help preserve water bodies’

CEPT Profs For Upgradation Without Uprooting People Ahmedabad: As the proportion of world population living in urban areas has surpassed rural population, cities are facing major challenges in maintaining and restoring the environmental ecology that includes its water bodies. A paper titled ‘Sustainable development of urban water bodies using ESPA …

Plan panel: Launch high-speed rail on Delhi-Agra corridor

The Planning Commission has suggested that the Railways should begin its high-speed rail (HSR) corridor project with the Delhi-Agra section rather than insisting on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor. In a recent note to a steering group, the Commission has asked the Railways to take up the Delhi-Agra section of the 991 …

Jayanthi shifts blame to NHAI for delay in highway clearances

NHAI likely to take ministry to SC today for ‘failing to comply with delinking order’ The tussle between the environment ministry and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) over who caused the alleged delays in approvals in highway projects came to a head on Tuesday with the NHAI threatening …

GMR finally gives up on India's largest highway project

Spanning 555 km, the project was to cost Rs 7,500 cr GMR Infrastructure has terminated the concession agreement on its Rs 7,500 crore, 555-km highway project connecting Rajasthan and Gujarat, India’s largest. GMR Infrastructure reached the decision after weeks of discussions with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), over …

Transforming cities with transit: transit and land-use integration for sustainable urban development

This new book by World Bank explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in the growing cities in developing countries including India. Focuses on identifying barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination of transport infrastructure and urban development. 'Transforming Cities with Transit' explores the complex process of transit …

Post-harvest issues in horticulture could only resolve with PPP: IIM-A study

AHMEDABAD: Organized retail provides some hope to see farmers get their share of benefits but the post-harvest issues in horticulture commodities could only solve with joint participation from private and public sector, says a study by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). The working paper 'Organized Retailing of Horticultural …

On the Sabarmati riverfront - Urban planning as totalitarian governance in Ahmedabad

The web version of this article corrects a few errors that appeared in the print edition. The official narrative presents Ahmedabad as a pioneer in urban transformation in India. This paper questions whether these claims engage with the experiences of the urban poor in Ahmedabad by examining processes around the …

Eco-friendly disposal of debris, carcasses soon

AHMEDABAD: The city may finally get much-awaited eco-friendly systems for disposal of construction debris and animal carcasses. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has invited bids for the two projects, which will require investment to the tune of Rs 500 crore, to be executed under the public-private partnership model. "Private operators will …

UPA liberally funds Modi’s Maninagar constituency

Ahmedabad: Gujarat CM Narendra Modi often criticizes the Centre for injustices meted out to Gujarat. But when it comes to fund allocation for cities under Union government’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Modi’s constituency is the biggest beneficiary in Ahmedabad. Modi’s Maninagar received Rs 435 crore for JNNURM …

Ahmedabad's Bus Rapid Transit System to be showcased by United Nations

The UN has chosen Ahmedabad's Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) as a showcase project to highlight that addressing climate change is not a burden, but an opportunity to improve the lives of people. Ahmedabad's BRTS: Some interesting facts----------- The 51-km BRTS will be highlighted as a 'lighthouse project' as part …

Vector-borne disease cases higher in Ahmedabad’s posh localities

AHMEDABAD: If you thought malaria and dengue affected only slums or lower-middle class localities, you are mistaken. Last month, consolidated data showed that western and posh new western parts of the city accounted for a large chunk of vector-borne diseases. The western and new western parts of the city reported …

Jaipur to be 10th populated city by ’25

Jaipur: The state capital of Rajasthan will soon join the club of top ten most populated cities of urban agglomerations in the country. With an expected population of 4.2 million by 2025, Jaipur will rank 10th in the list, a jump of four positions from 1990. The other non-metros which …

City needs 1.75 lakh new houses in 4 years

Ahmedabad: The traditional middle-range housing and migrant population are going to set the rules for Ahmedabad’s real estate market in the coming years. A report on housing demand in eight big cities of India, suggest that Ahmedabad will see a fresh demand of 173,394 units for 2012-16. The report pegs …

Parallel routes can derail metro, BRTS efficacy

AHMEDABAD: If you were to superimpose the recently declared map of Rs 15,000-crore 76-km Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail route over the Rs 1,350-crore BRTS network map, you'll notice that the buses plying in reserved corridor will constantly be competing for passengers with the trains. Up to during 65% of BRTS network …

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