AHMEDABAD: The illegal trade of turtles in markets of Ahmedabad continues to mushroom unabated. Last year, the trend was to bring home the Red-eared slider of Singapore, this year it is the native Indian roofed turtle or Pangshura tecta.

The turtle, endemic to the Ganges, is terrestrial and lives in fresh water. The reptile goes on to live for 200 years, if reared in its natural habitat, does not survive for more than 20 days after it's bought from pet shops in the city.

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday made a pitch for making Delhi a clean city and sought people’s participation it the effort.

Though councillors of the Municipal Corporation have visited several places on ‘study tours’ over the past few years and spent close to Rs 80 lakh, the civic body seems to have no knowledge about t

Singapore Has Sorted Out Its Waste Problem With Four Plants, Limited Landfill Site To One

ERP Remains Controversial But It Has Been Effective In Singapore

Singapore Takes Its Green Pursuit To New Heights. Singapore: You can now take a walk in the clouds in this city of gardens or city in a garden as Singapore would like itself to be known.

Singapore Managed To Clean Its Lifeline In 10 Years But Delhi Is Letting Its Yamuna Die A Slow Death

Major cause of slowdown was drop in investment, which slumped to (-)1.9%, y-o-y during latest 3 quarters from 2010 double-digit levels

India's economic troubles are mostly self-inflicted, resulting from policy paralysis and opposition to reforms - a situation that is unlikely to change before the general elections in 2014, says a report. "That (situation) is unlikely to change until the 2014 general elections at the earliest," said the report - Emerging Asia Economics Update - What's Gone Wrong in India? - by Capital Economics, a global macro-economic research consultancy.

On the last leg of three-nation visit for attracting investment, Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan met captains of industry and trade of Singapore today and held talks with them regarding i

AHMEDABAD: The recent price rise may be pinching your pockets, but for the price conscious Amdavadi here is some good news. The city has been rated by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) as 19th in the world, in terms of economic strength.

Apart from this, the only other Indian city ranked in the same sub-category is Bangalore at 16th. Of the 20 cities listed by EIU under the category of economic strength, 15 cities belong to Asia, while Ahmedabad and Bangalore are the only two Indian cities.