240 chemical units flouting norms
Ahmedabad: The state government has admitted that 240 complaints of irregularities have been reported about chemical units in Ahmedabad city and district. The state government was replying to the question
Ahmedabad: The state government has admitted that 240 complaints of irregularities have been reported about chemical units in Ahmedabad city and district. The state government was replying to the question
Pramod Panwar | TNN Palanpur: Gujarat has got its first
Himanshu Kaushik, TNN, Jul 28, 2010, 12.26am IST AHMEDABAD: Through the Green Ahmedabad campaign, the city aims to set a new record when over 25,000 volunteers will plant seven lakh saplings in a single day on July 31. Earlier, the city was hoping to break the record set by Khemaru village in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, where 300 volunteers had planted 6.11 lakh saplings in a single day.
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Fully-grown trees have been the biggest casualties during heavy rains accompanied with strong winds which lashed the city in last fortnight. The intermittent showers have spelled disasters for the green cover with more than 200 trees falling down in different municipal zones of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC).
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 the metallic silver-coloured Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS).
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. The track would be the closest to the river followed by the pedestrian pathway.
GIDC Buying Land From Farmers At Rs 48L/Acre Rajiv Shah & Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: Two years ago, Bharatbhai Bhikhubhai
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.
Ahmedabad: An environmental activist, Amit Jethava, was shot dead outside the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday night.
Rajiv Shah | TNN