New Delhi: Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh found an occasion for Modi-bashing at the release of UNDP’s Human Development Index report, 2011, on Wednesday, saying there had been “retr
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is all set to carry its biggest demolition drive in the central business districts to clear encroachments from parking space. It has already prepared a list of over 250 commercial buildings and hyper-marts in west and new west zones where ground floor parking space have been illegally converted into service areas, restaurants or being used for private parking. The buildings where the margin area has been illegally extended onto the roads too are on the list.
About 2,065 tribals from across Gujarat have been taken under the wing of International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (ICECD), Ahmedabad in order to build their economical inde
AHMEDABAD: An environment and forests' ministry study has blamed electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from communication towers for the declining numbers of sparrows and bees.
AHMEDABAD: The 10-member expert committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest ( MoEF) has suggested the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) should be recognized as pollutants and ther
About nine months after it received a showcause notice on alleged environmental violation, the 300-MW thermal power plant by OPG Power, near the Mundra port in Kutch, Gujarat, has finally got a con
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Gujarat tonight but there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage.
The epicentre of the quake of moderate intensity, which shook the state at around 2248 hours, was 20km south east of Sasangir near Vansthli town in Junagadh district, said Indian Met Department.
AHMEDABAD: The attack of dengue and malaria in the city may be more severe than what is reflected by the figures given out by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).
