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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Women sarpanches are more focused on progress: Study
Aruna Raghuram | TNN Ahmedabad: You don't need to read John Gray's bestseller 'Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus' to know that men and women think very differently So, that this has an impact on rural governance shouldn't come as a surprise.
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Dearth of animal trackers in state
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The state has insufficient experts to keep track of wildlife
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Coast Guard gets second pollution control vessel
Surat: ABG Shipyard Ltd on Friday launched the second pollution control-vessel (PCV) for Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at Magdalla. The vessel, christened as 'Samudra Pahredar,' is 94 m-long with displacement capacity of 3,300 tonnes and maximum draft of 4.5 metre and has speed of 205 nautical miles per hour.
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GEDA calls for voluntary Saturday power blackout
Ahmedabad: Get ready for candlelight dinners and some romantic moments with your beloved. For, Saturday night could be darker than usual. It will be a wilful blackout on Saturday. The idea is to conserve energy.
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JNNURM blacked out' of projects in city
AHMEDABAD: If development becomes driving force these general elections, there is surely one thing that the ruling party in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will wilfully avoid.
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Surat selected for global climate change initiative
Melvyn Thomas Surat: Surat and five other Indian cities are among the 17 from Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) selected by US-based Rockefeller Foundation under 'International Climate Change Initiative' on a pilot basis. For this, initial grant of $50 million will be given to six Indian cities to prepare them to cope with the effects of climate change.
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AMC seeks land for waste incineration AMC seeks land for waste
Ahmedabad: To bring in accountability in the issue of biomedical waste incineration, the health committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has requested the municipal commissioner to allot land for the incinerating contractors. This, according to the committee, would centralise waste destruction and bring the contractors under the jurisdiction of AMC.
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After toys, Chinese chocolates suspect
Ahmedabad: If your kid throws a tantrum for fancy wrapped, tempting Chinese chocolates and candy bars available at your friendly neighbourhood provision store, put your foot down.
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Ailing tiger a concern for extended family
Ahmedabad : The Thakkar family from Satyagarh Society in Satellite is praying for Raja, a 16-year-old Royal Bengal Tiger at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden at Kankaria. For the past week Raja, one of four Bengal tigers at the zoo, has been suffering from weakness in hind legs and other ailments. The ailments, say zoo authorities, are rooted in his old age.
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'Govt failed to provide Narmada water to farmers9
Gandhinagar: The Congress on Wednesday released a politically explosive internal government note of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL), which says that for four long years, 2003 to 2008, the Gujarat government failed to provide Narmada water to its farmers despite huge quantity of water available for use.