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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 …

Gujarat seeks 25 p.c. Central funding for Metro project

The Gujarat government has approached the Urban Development Ministry seeking 25 per cent Central funding for the Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Metro Development Project. Though the ministry has generally followed a model as per which it provides 20 per cent of the cost project as financial assistance, it was currently evaluating …

Country’s largest solar power plant goes online

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat has taken a step forward to become India's solar capital. The state, which has signed power purchase agreements for 1,000 MW of solar energy, has become home to nation's largest solar power plant. Ahmedabad-based infrastructure major Adani group on Thursday commissioned a 40 MW solar plant in Kutch. …

Efficient solution for urban mobility

The Ahmedabad BRTS- or Janmarg- is aimed at enhancing efficiency in public transport system in order to provide a solution to increasing congestion and air pollution in the city.

US study dips into walled city tanks for green wisdom

AHMEDABAD: Methodical ways of traditional rainwater harvesting fascinated her from childhood. And now, Keya Majmundar - who grew up in a pol and is currently based in the US - has had her research paper on the walled city's underground water conservation systems accepted by an American university. Majmundar, a …

Six years on, city still wrestles with JNNURM

As the Coimbatore Corporation Mayor and Commissioner take off to New Delhi to attend a conference on the eve of the sixth year of the implementation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, things on the ground are not all that good. Almost all the projects the Corporation is …

Almost 50% HIV affected are under 30, study reveals

AHMEDABAD: An all-India survey conducted ahead of 'World AIDS Day' on Thursday indicates that maximum incidence of HIV in both men and women was reported in age group of under 30 years. A total 9,18,277 people were screened for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) presence in eight major cities - Ahmedabad, …

Groundwater levels in Ahmedabad take another deep plunge

AHMEDABAD: If water was available at 63 meters underground in 1997 in the city, it is now available at around 100 meters. A recent study has revealed that ground water levels in Ahmedabad have dropped steeply. The study, conducted by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) of the ministry of …

Enough land for housing urban poor: Cept

AHMEDABAD: Contradicting general perception that there is not enough land for accommodating the poor in the AMC city limits, a study by Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (Cept) University points out that the issue is not that of unavailability, but underutilization of land. The study conducted by Cept faculty …

AMC readying master plan to fight dengue

AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) aims to ready the master plan to combat the outbreak of diseases three months in advance. Talking to reporters, AMC commissioner Guruprasad Mohapatra admitted that the corporation has learnt its lessons and has decided that master plan will be readied three months in advance. …

Parking to become 'public' soon

AHMEDABAD: How many times have you avoided going to your favourite mall, restaurant, shop or snack parlour to save yourself the trouble of parking? Invariably when you are about to park your car outside the commercial buildings, pesky security guards never fail to point to the 'members-only' boards. However, this …

ICECD charts new biz path for tribals

About 2,065 tribals from across Gujarat have been taken under the wing of International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (ICECD), Ahmedabad in order to build their economical independence. ICECD has been inculcating and developing entrepreneurs among the state's tribals with the help of Tribal Commissioner's Office, Government of Gujarat. …

Deadly dengue: Private hospitals too record alarming rise in cases

AHMEDABAD: The attack of dengue and malaria in the city may be more severe than what is reflected by the figures given out by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The situation is grave as the civic body has given data of cases in municipal hospitals only. Private hospitals too are …

Ahmedabad emerges as Gujarat’s dengue centre

City Has Reported 375 Cases Since January Gandhinagar: Ahmedabad has recorded the highest number of dengue cases in the state since January this year. Till October 2, dengue cases in the city were 34 times more than what were recorded in Vadodara, 20 times more than in Rajkot and 112 …

Excessive use of fertilizers adding to global warming: IIM-A study

Ahmedabad:A study of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) warns that Nitrous Oxide (N2O) emissions from excessive use of fertilizers by farmers in the country is significantly adding to global warming. The study suggests that better planning could increase the national food grain production without further increasing the emission. …

AMC plans survey to relocate city’s slum-dwellers

Ahmedabad: Finally, some relief is at hand for those fed up with slum pockets near their residential areas. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has taken the first step towards rehabilitating slum-dwellers. The civic body has initiated a socio-economic slum survey (SESS) in the newly merged areas that include the western part …

Ahmedabad tops heart disease emergencies in state

AHMEDABAD: The city is the cardiac emergency capital of the state with over 20,500 cases reported from August 2007 to August 2011 by GVK EMRI 108 officials. This means that the city has an average of 14 heart-related emergencies everyday. According to a recent survey by Emergency Research Management Institute …

Ahmedabad tops heart disease emergencies in state

AHMEDABAD: The city is the cardiac emergency capital of the state with over 20,500 cases reported from August 2007 to August 2011 by GVK EMRI 108 officials. This means that the city has an average of 14 heart-related emergencies everyday. According to a recent survey by Emergency Research Management Institute …

India's infrastructure prone to climate-change toll

AHMEDABAD: Picture this: Unusually heavy rains triggers rapid soil erosion. Huge portions of highways sink and unexpected floods wash away railway tracks - the city is marooned. These grim scenarios could well turn to a reality if precautionary measures are not taken on time, when infrastructural is being readied. A …

First ever oxygen park's foundation laid in Bapunagar

AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation laid the foundation for the first oxygen park to come up in Bapunagar area. The oxygen park which will come up in an area of 16,393 sq metre. The foundation stone for the same was laid on Wednesday. Dilip Arora, the assistant city engineer of …

Suspected malaria deaths now touch 59

AHMEDABAD: The diseases chart in the city had been soaring up during the last few months. The number of suspected malaria deaths in the city has gone up to 59 in the last one-and-half months according to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). There have been in all five dengue deaths till …

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