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 …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: In the next two months, parking along the BRTS corridor between the AEC flyover and Nehrunagar stretch will not be for free. The parking space can occupy 2,700 two-wheelers and just 210 cars as per the new parking plan for the BRTS which was given …
This report focuses on the links between urbanisation and environmental sustainability, looks at historical development of Indian cities and at the future of urbanization. Models the implications of different urban development trajectories, especially with regards to energy use and presents recommendations for sustainable urbanization in India This report is part …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: After a series of incidents where swanky Tata buses being used by Delhi Transport Corporation were either catching fire or developing snags, Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) has engaged an expert to give detailed report on them. The report to be submitted within a week and …
Ahmedabad: The BRTS of Ahmedabad has been nominated for the 2010 Sustainable Transport Award to be conferred on January 12 in Washington DC. Ahmedabad will compete with BRTS systems in Cali city of Columbia, Curitiba city of Brazil, Guadalajara city in Mexico and Johannesburg in South Africa. The BRTS systems …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: The way to go is green and these kids are learning it young. Children from a Laos school are turning garbage into money and another group from Thailand learns planting trees as part of its curriculum. Participating in 17th National Children
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to rehabilitate 4,000 families who have lost their homes on the riverbed due to the Sabarmati River Front Development project. During a hearing on a PIL filed by three organisations against eviction of people living on the …
Ahmedabad: That pouch of water can be dangerous, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) found out after sample testing of three water bottling units in GIDC, Naroda, recently. On December 9, a team of sanitary supervisors form AMC had done a surprise check of three bottling units in the GIDC campus and …
Ahmedabad: A roundtable on the Copenhagen climate change meet (Cop-15) was organised at city-based Centre for Environment and Education (CEE) on Friday. Representatives form CEE, who were part of the NGO delegation from India, said that none of the top polluters of the world seemed to be agreeing on respectable …
Vasundhara Vyas Mehta | TNN Ahmedabad: This Saturday, from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm, let the darkness prevail! And spreading this message will be students from institutes like Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), CEPT University and Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad (MICA). As part of Ahmedabad chapter of the …
Megha Nayar Ahmedabad: While the world continues to discuss and debate upon the happenings at the Copenhagen conference, some 20-odd students pursuing their Masters at the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) are busy dissecting global climate change initiatives in the city.
Soil Testing Begins For Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Paul John & Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Just days before the Chintan Shibir was to begin in Kutch the Western Railways submitted a proposal to the state government agreeing to bear 50% of the costs to set up a feeder rail …
Ahmedabad: In a glittering ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi the BRTS planning and executing team of Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) received the country
Civic Body Debates Installation Of Two Systems Even Though The Cheaper Option Saves More Energy Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: A debate has ensued in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on installation of energy savers for over 90,000 streetlights for the city. The choice is between a system that costs Rs …
This compilation examines the impact of the global economic crisis on informal sector workers in India and is part of a series of studies that UNDP India has commissioned. Herein, the focus is on daily waste labour, majority of whom are poor, uncounted and invisible, lack assets, are poorly educated …
Ahmedabad: City-based artists, singers, radio jockeys and theatre persons took a ride on the BRTS bus in the city on Sunday. More than 20 Gujarati celebrities with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials participated in the promotional tour of BRTS organized by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) authorities. They travelled from RTO …
