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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SSG, 48 health centres issued GPCB notices
Forty-eight hospitals of the city and district, including SSG Hospital, have been served notices by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for being negligent in disposal of bio-medical waste. According to GPCB officials, the notices were issued after a team of officials that surveyed hospitals and clinics in February submitted its report recently.
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1 chinkara, 3 neelgais found dead in Gir
Dhari: A chinkara and three neelgais were found dead at Kuguda village far m in Tarasiya range, 15 km off Gir (East) sanctuary boundary on Saturday. However, state forest department ruled out any possibility of a poaching case.
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State to get pair l of cheetahs soon
CZAI Approves Exchange Of Asiatic Lions For Cheetahs From Singapore Himanshu Kaushik 1 TNN
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No water woes till 2021?
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: There is water for everyone to drink till 2021. This is according to an Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plan and might sound reassuring but, experts warn that we might run out of the precious resource if steps like metering water supply, controlling leakage in supply lines and so on are not taken.
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River basins to dry up further
Rahul Mangaonkar | TNN
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City Careless With Potable Water: ADB Study
Ahmedabad: For a long time the city has been careless with potable water supply and the authorities, under political pressure, have been avoiding reforms leading to wastage and unaccountable use of water. If price-sensitive Amdavadis are known for judicious spending, they do not seem to respect water. No wonder JNNURM refused to fund any of the water supply projects of the city.
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Science city celebrates sun- earth day
AHMEDABAD: The sun is 3,30,330 times larger than the earth! The sun has an expected lifetime of about 11 billion years and it takes only eight minutes for sunlight to travel from to earth. These and many more exciting facts about sun were explored and shared by students and visitors during the Nasa sun-earth day celebration at Gujarat Science City on Friday.
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GU, 350 mt away from BRTS route
AHMEDABAD: It's a question of how many of the 15,000 students coming to Gujarat University daily will take BRTS bus. According to the phase II of BRTS plan, the route after passing through the Nehrunagar, will not go up to University bus stand but will take an impromptu right turn opposite Goyal Towers towards Gulbai Tekra. This location is a good 350 mt from the university existing bus stand.
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Red tape blamed for typhoid outbreak
AHMEDABAD: Bureaucratic red tape resulted in 100 children suffering from typhoid and one succumbing to it. Outbreak of typhoid was caused by contamination of water and lack of proper sanitation facilities at three villages in Bavla.
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Red tape led to typhoid outbreak
Ahmedabad: Bureaucratic red tape resulted in 100 children suffering from typhoid and one succumbing to it. Outbreak of typhoid was caused by contamination of water and lack of proper sanitation facilities at three villages in Bavla.