A PIL was moved by villagers of Zarpara, which is located near Adani port, challenging industrial activities of the company. The villagers accused the company of flouting environment norms and causing damage to environment. They had specifically mentioned the illegal cutting of mangrove trees that allegedly aggravate problems of salinity ingress.

AHMEDABAD: During the last 50 days, the city has lost one life daily to deadly mosquitoes.

AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation laid the foundation for the first oxygen park to come up in Bapunagar area. The oxygen park which will come up in an area of 16,393 sq metre.

WASHINGTON: Identifying Gujarat as perhaps the best example of effective governance and impressive development in India, a Congressional report showered praise on the chief minister Narendra Modi a

AHMEDABAD: The diseases chart in the city had been soaring up during the last few months. The number of suspected malaria deaths in the city has gone up to 59 in the last one-and-half months according to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). There have been in all five dengue deaths till Friday in the city.

Scouting land for Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL)’s third manufacturing plant in the country, Suzuki Motor Corporation chairman Osamu Suzuki had a “cordial and positive” meeting with Gujarat chi

AHMEDABAD: A division bench of the Gujarat high court refused to direct the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to allow another environment impact and risk assessment study to develop

AHMEDABAD: Since Monday, foot soldiers of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) - the link workers of the health department - have been on strike.

Sanand (Gujarat): Gujarat’s industrialisation story is well known, but what is less clear is how exactly the land to house these industries is being acquired.

The health department has asked the municipal corporations to ensure proper follow-up of individual malaria or dengue cases that are reported at its health centres. The department has also wanted that the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) ensure a double check of any mosquito control measures that are undertaken at the ward level. This includes fogging, spraying of insecticides, collecting smears and examinations and follow-up of fever cases that are reported at the urban health centres.