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 …
AHMEDABAD: With the harmful effects of mobile tower microwave radiations becoming a concern in major cities, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) over the past week has been feverishly counting the number of cell towers installed in the city-and looking for their proximity to schools, residential areas and hospitals. The AMC …
The Gandhi bridge in Ahmedabad will soon get eco friendly streetlights, courtesy a venture by an Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) alumni. IIM-A alumnus Akshat Khare and his partner Dhaval Shah, a Nirma University graduate, through their startup-Nessa Illumination Technologies, will run a pilot project on Gandhi bridge by …
A division bench of the Gujarat high court on Tuesday asked an expert committee to come up with suggestions to curb spread of malaria and dengue in the city. The order came after government authorities filed an affidavit showing that cases of malaria had increased from 5,504 last year to …
AMC Plans Metered Supply In All Areas Instead of hinging on a pilot project for metering Jodhpur ward, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is of the opinion that metered water connection should be extended to the entire city at a single go. It will take the project five years to …
Using ward-level data from Census 2001, this paper finds high levels of residential segregation by aste in India's seven largest metro cities - Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. In each of these cities, residential segregation by caste is more prominent than the level of segregation by socio-economic …
Chief Justice Bhaskhar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala while issuing notice also asked the Union government why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for not complying to High Court order Gujarat High Court has issued contempt notice to the Union government for its alleged non-compliance of its …
AHMEDABAD: After a campaign against litterbugs and procurements to spruce up waste collection in the city, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) now has a roadmap for a zero waste Ahmedabad by 2031. The document, the only of its kind in the country was prepared with the help of United Nations Center …
Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is practising what it teaches—making the most of available resources. The premier institute may soon become an energy independent business school by using solar energy and other energy-efficient products. IIM-A alumnus Akshat Khare and his partner Dhaval Shah, a Nirma University graduate, …
After a two-year delay, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has sanctioned the widening of the Mankhurd-Ghatkopar link road, and the construction of the city’s first Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). Tenders are being floated for the Rs 207.09 crore project; Rs 173.18 crore has been allotted for the BRTS and road-widening. …
AHMEDABAD: While the real estate in Ahmedabad is desperately in need of an adrenalin shot to jive back to action, a recent presentation on the BRTS corridor and realty development along it by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) claims that there has been a significant rise of realty rates along BRTS …
The Union Urban Development Ministry wants cities to do more than just express intent to have a metro railway system. The Ministry is annoyed that cities have been limiting their role to submitting a detailed project report and attaching an application for the Centre to approve and fund their metro …
AHMEDABAD: The population of vultures in the city may not have shown a decline in the 2010 census, but the expert scavenger is quickly losing ground here. Ahmedabad has seen a drop of about 44 per cent in the bird's population in just two years, according to latest figures. This …
AHMEDABAD: Get ready for a ride on the first 'caterpillar' buses in Ahmedabad. These buses will be the new breed that will be joining the existing BRTS bus fleet. Technically called the 'articulated bus', these buses are 18-meter long and can seat 130 passengers. Each of these new BRTS caterpillar …
As governments grapple with mounting quantities of waste and draft policies to tackle it, waste pickers who earn their livelihood from collection, segregation and disposal of waste still remain neglected, reveals a new study by a non-government organisation. Accessing the welfare programmes and the prevalent rules for waste management in …
Fertiliser, power sectors likely to resist shifting additional allocation for city vehicles The Gujarat High Court’s order regarding natural gas allocation for compulsory usage in all vehicles in the State has been hailed by environmental activists and the State government alike, but the fact still remains that India simply does …
AHMEDABAD: In an order which would impact lakhs of people owning cars, the Gujarat high court on Wednesday directed the state government to pass necessary laws to make it compulsory for all four-wheelers registered in Gujarat to convert to natural gas within one year. Further, the court gave two months …
AHMEDABAD: In order to achieve the norm of minimum 15% tree cover, the forest department is planning to adopt the public private partnership (PPP) model to increase the tree cover in eight municipal corporations and 159 nagar palikas in the state. The recent tree census taken up by the social …
AHMEDABAD: The first ever tree count taken up by the urban bodies will lead to the formation of a development plan for improving environment of the cities in the state. The state government officials said that a tree survey to estimate tree population in the rural areas, outside the forests …
AHMEDABAD: The forest department, in order to improve environmental status of the city, has decided to convert wasteland or common land in urban spaces into well-planted green areas. If there was shortage of such land, a city could utilize the vacant land in the areas situated on the periphery, under …
AHMEDABAD: On demand bus schedules on SMS, bus ticket top-ups over internet, GPS-based surveillance, and an efficient e-ticketing system. No, it's not a wish list. Rather, it's a list of promises made to Amdavadis three years back, on the launch of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). The citizens were assured …
