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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Zoo snake house to be revamped
Ahmedabad: The cramped snake house at Kamla Nehru Zoo in Kankaria is set to get a new makeover. Soon, visitors will be able to view the unique collection of native and exotic snakes in their natural surroundings. For that, one has to first enter the giant belly of pre-historic dinosaur-shaped dome.
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BRTS will make bus travel safer, easier
Ahmedabad: The ambitious BRTS project is the sole silver lining in the city's mass transport history. Not only will it drive some sense into the mass transport network, but would also make bus travel more respectable for commuters. One of the main features of the BRTS is that one could access the bus if you only stand within the bus shelter.
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Can we make less noise on the street?
AHMEDABAD: Silence Zone'. If this was a big signboard put up at hospitals, schools, old age homes etc in Ahmedabad, the Amdavadi would welcome it with a honk!
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Drive your car alongside BRTS road, pay for it
Ahmedabad : If you were to use your car on the carriageway alongside BRTS, whenever it is launched, you might have to pay for parking. Free parking will soon be a dream. Transport reforms being worked out under the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) will make every private vehicle user pay for using its infrastructure.
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Taking riverfront issues to Ravivari
Ahmedabad: The ancient Ravivari on the banks of Sabarmati presents a unique picture-message of the river and environmental imbalance that it now reflects.
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State govt agencies bag four national awards
Gandhinagar : The state has won four national awards in different fields of governance infrastructure , non conventional energy generation, e-governance and public transport.
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Industries should make green policies: GPCB
AHMEDABAD: Environment damaged due to global warming can be restored only if industrial units divert part of their profits for conservation. This was the plea made by Sanjiv Tyagi, member secretary of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) to industries while delivering a keynote address at a workshop organised by Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday.
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No papers, no blackboards in this school
RAJKOT: Paperless schools where children don't need to lug heavy books on their thin frames, seemed like a thing of the future. But one school in Rajkot has taken the giant leap forward and made blackboards, notebooks, chalks and dusters redundant. The 1,000-odd students of Genius Schools will learn all their lessons digitally next month.
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Bicycle track along BRTS route
Ahmedabad : The need for a bicycle track is vital as a study conducted by the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) on the travel patterns of almost eight lakh cyclists indicates that even the best of newly-designed roads in our city is only 57 per cent safe for them during peak traffic hours.
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How about a stroll at car-free Vastrapur lake?
AHMEDABAD: Imagine a lazy, wintry Sunday evening at the Vastrapur Lake. Only, there are no cars or auto-rickshaws, no traffic jams, no obnoxious emissions, no honking of horns tearing your ear drums. Just, pedestrians and cyclists thronging the area.