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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Kalpsar lake just got smaller
GANDHINAGAR: The plan to create a massive sweet water reservoir in the sea, by cutting off the Gulf of Khambhat by a massive dam, has been scaled down to increase its viability. The re-designed Kalpsar project will involve shifting the massive dam 15 km northwards.
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Gujarat ranks number 2 in contraception use
Ahmedabad : Talk about virility and there is nothing that can beat Gujaratis. A new study on review of family welfare programmes in the country by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare states that Gujarat has the second highest number of condom users among men and Intrauterine Device (IUD) insertions among women in the country.
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It's raining mangoes!
Ahmedabad : Mango lovers are salivating, and how! Kesar, the taste of Gujarat, and king of mangoes, Alphonso, have hit city markets. Other varieties available are Sundari, Badam and Totapuri. Around 25 trucks are being unloaded daily. Fruit market officials say each truck carries around 10 tonnes.
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As mercury levels shoot up, be prepared for dehydration
Ahmedabad : Parth Desai, 19, was playing tennis when he suddenly collapsed after getting spasms. He complained of severe muscle cramps, so much so that the youngster had tears in his eyes. Blame it on the heat wave that has started preying upon unsuspecting citizens.
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Sarpanch to be jailed for felling trees to construct school
Ahmedabad : Mahendra Chaudhary, a former sarpanch was so dedicated to the cause of education that he even completed construction of a primary school in his small village Titava, in south Gujarat district of Bardoli. A grant of Rs 54,728 from taluka panchayat was not enough. Therefore, he decided to fell trees. He sent an application to authorities for the sanction to his plan.
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NGO plants 1,000 trees as part of drive
Ahmedabad : Volunteers of youth groups YuVA Unstoppable and Living Crisis organised a tree plantation drive on Sunday. Over 1,000 saplings were planted by members of YuVA Unstoppable at Sardar Patel Institute of Economic & Science Research and Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC) near Thaltej.
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CEPT to launch transport courses
AHMEDABAD: CEPT University's centre of excellence in urban transport will be offering two masters programmes, certification in special areas based on industry needs, to begin with. Also, training and doctoral research programmes will be conducted, agenda of which would be structured around National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP).
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US agency to tap garbage Pirana dump site
AHMEDABAD : The city's garbage dump site at Pirana is being identified by the US Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) as a potential place for tapping methane the fuel used to run captive power plants. Ahmedabad will join the league of two other cities Mumbai and Pune whose landfill sites have been identified for a similar project.
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More dust storms may hit this week: Met
AHMEDABAD : Mercury levels in the city have shot up with temperatures going two degrees above normal. Weatherman warns that there may be more dust storms this week. The last such storm hit the city in March and claimed 52 trees.
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BRTS set to hit the road next month
AHMEDABAD : This year Amdavadis will reap fruits of their taxes after a long wait of suffering traffic jams caused by relentless digging for development projects on city roads.