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 …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Pirana garbage dump is awaiting its revival. The municipal corporation authorities are now toying with three options --making money through carbon credits, generating a fuel that can be used to run vehicles or producing electricity. Within the next three months, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will …
Ahmedabad: An Asian Development Bank (ADB) survey for 2007-08 indicates that each Amdavadi consumes 171 to 200 litres of water a day. This is in stark contrast with the official 143 litres per person per day supplied everyday. The fault lies in mindless use of precious resource like washing vehicles …
BS III, II fuel availability causes confusion in 13 cities. Murali Gopalan One month into the new clean fuel regime finds the auto sector struggling with vehicle supply schedules and facing the prospect of stocks not being registered in metros with tighter emission norms. Effective April 1, 13 cities moved …
This paper examines land tenure in informal urban settlements in India from a gender perspective through field research conducted in Ahmedabad in collaboration with the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). The author describes the formal and informal tenure arrangements that were in place in these settlements and analyses their implications for …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: Its called the green building syndrome and builders here are realising that a green idea is what would save the day. For instance for a 12 storey apartment complex coming up on the Bhat-Motera road, its builder Naiphal Shah and Sanjay Jain have planned a …
Or Is Earth Day Just Another Date On The Calendar? Ankur Jain | TNN Ahmedabad: Hop on to a bus or use a cycle today instead of taking out your fuel guzzlers
Esther David My friend from Israel was recently in Ahmedabad and wanted to see the zoo. She had already stayed here for four days and we would go sightseeing in an autorickshaw. But, on day five, she got the jitters at the mere sight of an auto and sat in …
Ahmedabad: After considerable deliberations, the engineering division of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has opined that the 120-year-old Ellisbridge be pulled down in order to bring it back to its old glory. When rebuilt, the plan is to run the BRTS bus on it as an exclusive corridor that would look …
Stored water ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes in summer Ahmedabad: Rising mercury level have provided conducive environment for breeding of aedes aegypti mosquito on account of accumulating stagnant water. According to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), more than 55 cases of dengue have been reported till now. Medical officer, AMC, Suhas …
Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: From Thursday, petrol and diesel prices will go up in 13 cities, including the four metros, where stricter Bharat Stage-IV emissions norms are being implemented, requiring the sale of upgraded and less polluting fuel. The retail price of petrol will go up by around 50 paise …
The prices of petrol and diesel will increase by Rs 0.50 and Rs 0.26 a litre, respectively, from April 1 in 13 big cities that switch to cleaner Euro-IV grade fuel. Thirteen big cities
Gandhinagar: The state government on Tuesday claimed that the piped domestic gas connections in Ahmedabad have touched the 73,000 mark. In reply to a question by BJP MLA from Rakhial Jayanti Kakadia, the government said the number of connections in Ahmedabad city had crossed 73,000 mark and another 18,045 connections …
Ahmedabad: Residents of Maninagar will have to wait for three more weeks to board a bus on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). The new public transport was to begin in Maninagar by the end of March. Once this route is complete, commuters will have a direct link to Maninagar …
Only One Bidder For Maintaining Parking Space Along The Corridor, Re-tendering Soon Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Parking is proving to be the toughest challenge for smooth operation of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL), the special purpose vehicle that operates BRTS in the city faces a …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: They are born free but have fallen victims to human greed and fancies. Hundreds of tiny winged creatures are illegally sold at Sunday Market near Ellis bridge. Tiny Alexander parrot with green feathers and red beek, popularly known here as
Kaizen Served Notice For Poor ITMS Show, New Bidders Asked For Technical Demo Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Once bitten twice shy, this fits the bill for Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited, (AJL), the special purpose vehicle of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) operating Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the city after …
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: In a move that is likely to face public outcry, state government has decided to provide legal framework to the entry fees being levied for Kankaria lake front. It is all set to come up with Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations (Gujarat amendment) Bill, 2010, in …
Petrol and diesel prices in 13 major cities are set to go up, with the petroleum ministry considering a higher price for Euro-IV complaint fuels. This, in effect, would mean, a second price hike for consumers in less than two months. Petroleum retailers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad …
