Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

HC nixes bid to chop trees near Nal Sarovar

Gujarat high court on Wednesday came down heavily on the state government for its proposal to cut trees between Sanand and Nal Sarovar for widening the road in view of fast industrialization in the

Publication Date:

18/09/2014

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Nalsarovar, Trees, Deforestation, Road, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, NGO, Forests

Sanitation

Rs 19.37 lakh collected in fines for breaking sanitation rules

The health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has filed 197 complaints of sanitation against various restaurants and eateries in concerned courts.

Publication Date:

16/09/2014

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Sanitation, Ahmedabad (T), Municipal Corporation, Waterborne diseases, Diarrhoea, Health Effects

Natural Disasters

Showers abate but worries swell in flood-hit Vadodara

Over 20k Evacuated As Vishwamitri Continues To Overflow

Publication Date:

11/09/2014

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Vadodara (D), Floods, Rivers, Natural Disasters

Air Pollution

GPCB finding: City air is dustier, more unsafe

Our air is becoming dustier, infected and now threatens us to affect out respiratory systems.

Publication Date:

08/09/2014

Author(s): Hitesh Chavda

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Ahmedabad (T), Air Pollution, Respiratory Diseases, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Quality Standards, Health Effects, Vehicular Pollution

Water Pollution

Over 1K units in GPCB's `rogues list' of polluters

Factories In Vicinity Of City Polluting Water Table

Publication Date:

04/09/2014

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Ahmedabad (T), Groundwater Pollution, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Water Pollution

Science And Technology

Disaster mitigation in a pen drive

AHMEDABAD: A small pen drive can be your personal disaster alert gadget.

Publication Date:

25/08/2014

Author(s): Paul John

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Disaster Management, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Floods, Rainfall, Natural Disasters, Science And Technology

Environment

Counting killers around you

State Govt's Autonomous Institute To Rate Gujarat Cities On Pollution

Publication Date:

25/08/2014

Author(s): Paul John

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Waste Management, Water Pollution, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Environment

Air Pollution

City air 10th most foul in world

A recent World Health Organziation (WHO) report on ambient air quality has ranked Ahmedabad as the 10th most polluted in the world, in terms of annual mean concentrations of Particulate Matter (PM2

Publication Date:

25/08/2014

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Ahmedabad (T), Air Pollution, WHO, Urban Air Quality, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Health Effects

Health