Urban India’s parking woes: an overview
Vehicular congestion and insufficient parking facilities are significant emerging challenges for India’s mega and metropolitan cities, severely impairing mobility. Although curtailed by constitutional
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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
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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
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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.
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Ahmedabad tops heart disease emergencies in state
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.
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Ahmedabad tops heart disease emergencies in state
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.
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India's infrastructure prone to climate-change toll
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 study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) indicates that climate change is bound to take a toll on infrastructural assets of the country.
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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
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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 Friday in the city.
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AMC foot soldiers’ strike hits war on malaria
AHMEDABAD: Since Monday, foot soldiers of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) - the link workers of the health department - have been on strike. This development is being viewed as a disaster of sorts.
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AMC asked to step up action against mosquitoes
The health department has asked the municipal corporations to ensure proper follow-up of individual malaria or dengue cases that are reported at its health centres. The department has also wanted that the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) ensure a double check of any mosquito control measures that are undertaken at the ward level. This includes fogging, spraying of insecticides, collecting smears and examinations and follow-up of fever cases that are reported at the urban health centres.