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 …
As Many As 35,000 Commuters Ditch Cars, Two-Wheelers And Rickshaws To Hop Onto BRTS, Reveals CEPT Survey Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Six out of every 10 bus travellers have adopted the new mode of public transport system, popularly called Janmarg in the city. This is a green signal for …
Ahmedabad: It is a different story that cycle tracks did no good for the BRTS system as they lie unused along the 55-kilometre corridor. There is however a sliver lining for the Sabarmati riverfront where the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has woven in a paver block cycle track. …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has plans to give a green sheen to the city which is fast losing its tree cover owing to the development spree. This time, focus will be on adding bio-diversity with 33 new different species of plants. On the greening project, …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: If you have spent hours in front of National Geographic channel admiring wild animals living free in the most beautiful jungles around the world, here is your chance to get a small peek into that experience a stone
Ahmedabad: The newly operationalised Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) run by Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) at Danilimda and Narol stretch has turned into a freeway for some commuters. The dedicated bus corridor is exclusively meant for BRTS services, but commuters are now seen driving at breakneck speed on the stretch, …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is taking a step that would to some extent wash away the sins committed by civic planners leading to a disorderly growth. For the first time, the AMC would be practising, what they call, micro zoning in the area under Sabarmati riverfront …
Ahmedabad: Water contamination, eating in unhygienic surroundings and careless personal hygiene have spawned a host of bacterial diseases in the city. The health meter of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) strongly packs in a word of caution for denizens this monsoon. Cholera cases have doubled, gastroenteritis cases have climbed while typhoid …
Lab To Check Food Adulteration Will Come Up At Navrangpura Within 3 Months Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Lead in your chocolate, ammonia in your milk and arsenic in fruits
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Walking along the Sabarmati in the night will soon be a starry affair. This is because aesthetically-designed lamps will line up the walkway in future. Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) plans to spend Rs 7.3 crore on installing lighting system at lower promenade of …
Ahmedabad: This billionaire Amdavadi family has the option of importing mineral water for the household consumption. But instead, Priti and Gautam Adani have prudently installed rainwater harvesting system for their daily needs. The Adanis moved into their Shantivan Bungalow three years ago and one of the first things they did …
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has green designs for the city this monsoon and will initiate a plantation drive from July 10. The parks and garden department of AMC will be planting 2.9 lakh trees in different parts of the city. Deputy municipal commissioner and incharge of parks & garden, …
Ahmedabad: The state forest department in co-ordination with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will take up a massive tree plantation drive as a part of the project
Vasundhara Vyas Mehta | TNN Ahmedabad: With an annual increase in the built-up area of residential and commercial buildings by 10 per cent, the projected annual increase in the energy demand is 5.4 billion kWh. The need of the hour is to design and construct
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government wants two more bullet trains to run within the state, one of them between Ahmedabad and Dwarka via Rajkot and Jamnagar, while the second would between Rajkot and Veraval via Junagadh. The
Ahmedabad: The city and new Raipur have been chosen by the European Commission promoted body called International Co-operation for New Town Exchange (ICNTE) to showcase some of the best municipal practices before member nations. The two cities would be the sole representatives for the country at the convention. The ICTNE …
Ahmedabad: Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) will now extensively cover eastern parts of the city with its three kilometre long stretch between Narol and Jashodanagar becoming operational on Wednesday. There would be at least five bus stops on this route and four new BRTS buses would be added to the …
Ahmedabad: In a bid to make the newly-constructed BRTS route from Narol to Naroda Patia green, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has budgeted Rs 24 lakh. Saplings will be planted on BRTS median and traffic island on the route. Recently, AMC floated tenders for 60,511 sq metre of area on BRTS route …
Esther David The first elephant which came to the Ahmedabad zoo in the 60s was Sumitra. Actually, she was a performing circus elephant, but had hurt her foot on a piece of iron scrap, while walking on the banks of river Sabarmati. She was sent to the zoo hospital, but, …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: For now, the idea of a 24x7 water supply system in the city has been shelved. Four years ago, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had conducted a detailed survey to gauge whether a private contractor supplying water and charging a fee by metering a consumer
Count Is Expected To Register A Drop Of 35 Per Cent Over Last Census Figure Of 1,431 Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The vulture count in the state may for the first time plummet to three digits, registering a drop of over 35 per cent over the last count in …
