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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No Shanghai in sight, just Beijing smog
Today if you dare to walk down Ahmedabad's busy IIM-Keshavbaugh or Mani nagar road stretches during peak hours you will be exposed to a level of pollution that is almost 10 to 12 times more toxic than
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No water: Rabi sowing down by 40% in Saurashtra
Ahmedabad: Sowing for rabi season is nearing its end. Data released by the state's agriculture department, however, shows a 40% drop in land cultivated this season in Saurashtra. Overall, in the state,
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Cyclists, pedestrians unsafe along BRTS route: Study
Ahmedabad: Cyclists and pedestrians have always been given the short shrift in this city , even though the Rs 1,200 crore transport corridor, designed on the lines of world-class Brazilian Curitiba and
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Double whammy for wild ass sanctuary cleared
AHMEDABAD: The State Board for Wildlife has approved a 23-km Narmada Canal branch from Suvai to Chobari in Kutch district, and also given its go ahead for a 289.32-km long 765 KV high tension line between
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City's BRTS didn't enhance public transport usage
AHMEDABAD: When the first presentation on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) was made at the GCCI building on Ashram Road, tall claims of a significant modal shift from car and two-wheeler users to the
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RIL files plea in high court against land acquisition law
AHMEDABAD: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has filed a petition in Gujarat high court questioning provisions of the 2013 land acquisition laws by which the acquisition is rendered void if the state government
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AMC submits 2K crore water plan to state govt
Ahmedabad: Just two months ahead of the annual civic budget, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) commissioner D Thara submitted a Rs 2,000 crore water supply augmentation plan for the city before
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Cold wave sweeps across Gujarat; city records 8°C
AHMEDABAD: There has been no respite from the icy chills as cold wave prevailed across the state again on Sunday and minimum temperatures continued to plummet at various places. Ahmedabad, third coldest
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Slow death by Diesel
The general prefernce for diesel vehicles is turning the air in Gujarat's cities toxic. In Gujarat today, around 1.21 crore vehicles, including two-wheelers, guzzle 18 crore litres of petrol a month. In
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Diabetes drug can also be used to treat obesity: Experts
AHMEDABAD: Doctors have recently discovered that a drug that is currently being used to treat diabetes in adults can also be used on obese patients to reduce fat. The Endocrine Society of India at its