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
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Carbon credits used only for corporate gain
Ahmedabad : The concept of carbon credits has not worked as envisaged in the Kyoto Protocol and has been limited only to the corporate sector. Carbon trade, instead of moving towards reducing, is only juggling with the problem of global warming and climate change.
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Drinking water contaminated in Hansol
Ahmedabad : Residents of Swastik Tenements near Indira bridge in Hansol are being made to live without clean drinking water for last three months. The residents say sewage is leaking into their main water line. They have been forced to use contaminated water despite repeated complaints to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).
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Vyarawalla to get first Nano in Vadodara
VADODARA: Come July and India
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Just one certified green building in city!
Ahmedabad : Imagine all the people living sustainably. Imagine no global warming and sufficient water. If John Lennon's dream song had included green buildings, he would be turning in his grave to know Ahmedabad has only one.
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Pols apart no more
AHMEDABAD: Over the last three years, Ahmedabad has seen a spurt in influx of scholars from foreign universities taking deep interest in its urban morphology, its origin and its organic growth in the 21st century. What has interested these scholars the most is the heritage of walled city and how it fits even in modern settings of a city.
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Prisons IGP to train Uttarakhand police in wildlife crime
Keshav Kumar, IGP (Prisons), has been invited to Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun, to train Uttarakhand police officials in investigating and prosecuting wildlife crime cases. Kumar is to take lecture sessions on Saturday and Sunday at the institute. Uttarakhand has been hit by a recent surge of poaching cases of tigers and sloth bears
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Get ready for a green ride
Imagine travelling along BRTS stretch under a canopy of mangoes & chikooS Paul John TNN
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Another hitch for Aamir in chinkara case
Abmedabad: Bollywood star Aamir Khan will have to overcome another hitch in his chinkara filming case in blockbuster `Lagaan', as the complainant has approached Gujarat High Court demanding that the stay on investigation in this case be vacated. High court had stayed investigation and court proceedings initiated by a magisterial court in Bhuj in June last year.
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Book lauds women leaders in microfinance sector
AHMEDABAD: Indian School of Microfinance for Women, Ahmedabad on Thursday organised a book launch ceremony at Centre for Environmental Education (CEE). The book titled Learning from women leaders in microfinance' features 10 women leaders from different parts of the country. It was launched at a ceremony by institute chairperson and Sewa founder Elaben Bhatt.
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Additional time for water supply
Beginning Friday, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will supply water for an additional half an hour from 5.30 pm onwards. A circular was issued on Thursday in this regard after the Gujarat election commission gave a go ahead for the supply. AMC convinced the state election officer that the half hour supply was a yearly routine during peak summers. The evening supply would be on till June 15.