Gujarat showed sloth to swine flu
AHMEDABAD: Around April, during peak summer in Telangana when the H1N1 mortality rate was barely 1%, the joint director (epidemics) of that state reached out to his counterparts in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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Four firms win 500MW solar power supply bid
AHMEDABAD: Four companies have been finalized to provide 500MW solar power to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) through reverse e-auction. These companies, which have emerged as winners, are Azure
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Control swine flu deaths: Gujarat high court to government
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat government and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) once again got a rebuke from Gujarat high court on Wednesday "for taking its direction lightly" in response to a petition seeking
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Traffic cops to carry heat and pollution monitors
Ahmedabad: In a unique experiment, the Indian Institute of public health (IIPH) Gandhinagar will now measure the amount of heat as well as pollution levels our traffic police personnel standing at major
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Lung diseases rise on toxic air
Ahmedabad: Respiratory disease cases in Gujarat have been skyrocketing over the past few years. A recent report from the Union health ministry has shockingly revealed that in Gujarat, between 2013 and
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Solar power pumps out money to farmers
AHMEDABAD: To turn farmers into solar power producers for their local agricultural requirements, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) recently funded a pilot research project to promote
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IAF rescues 160 people in Gujarat; carries NDRF teams to Rajasthan's Jalore
AHMEDABAD: The IAF operating 05 MI-17V5 helicopters on Tuesday from different locations airlifted over 160 people to safety and carried over 3400kgs of relief material to designated places mostly in
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61 new H1N1 cases in Ahmedabad
Since its first outbreak in 2009, Ahmedabad city registered 61 new cases, the highest number of swine flu patients on a single day, in the state on Sunday. The state also registered 11 deaths as well
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Ahmedabad: Criminal action sought against polluting industries
Addressing mediapersons, Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti’s Rohit Prajapati said that the apex court on February 22, 2017 ordered that effluents and sewage must be treated before being discharged into the Sabarmati
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Smart city technology should be simple: Experts
Ahmedabad: A central aspect of smart cities is to create value for any services by integrating different technological systems in a city-which may link payment, civic services and the service industry.
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Flood fury: 25 villages to be relocated to higher ground
AHMEDABAD: The state government announced in the assembly that some 25 villages in low-lying areas of Banaskantha will be shifted to higher ground, as these villages were ravaged by the recent floods.
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With colour-coded warnings, Ahmedabad gets serious about dirty air
AHMEDABAD - A plan to combat extreme heat in India's Ahmedabad city has been so effective in raising awareness and bringing down fatalities that city officials are rolling out a similar programme to fight
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Bullet Train Project: December deadline for land acquisition missed, says Japan
Japan expressed concern over the slow pace of land acquisition for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, but could not tell if this would delay the scheduled completion of the project by 2022.
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Swine flu toll now 33 in city
Ahmedabad: Swine flu has been killing one person every three days in the city. With seven deaths in March, the death toll has hit 33 here since January. The number of cases has reached 149. According to
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PUC norms to be revised
Ahmedabad: A comprehensive air action plan is being formulated by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, district collectorate and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) with the focus exclusively on reducing
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Gujarat overtakes Delhi as swine flu cases see a surge
With no let up in new swine flu cases, Gujarat now has overtaken Delhi and is ranked second among all states in terms of swine flu cases this year. The state is also second in terms of deaths. Union
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Gujarat High Court satisfied with govt measures to tackle rising swine flu cases
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday expressed its satisfaction on the measures taken by the state government in tackling the rising cases of swine flu in Gujarat. During the hearing of a public interest
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No water, AMC to spend Rs 1.8 cr to desilt 38 lakes
In the second round of Jal Sanchay Abhiyan, the AMC is focusing on desilting 38 lakes. Interestingly, the same process was carried out in 2018, but nothing has been done so far to fill the lakes. Health
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Drafts of pollution, greening plans to be released by AMC and GPCB
Ahmedabad: The steady rise in particulate matter pollution over permissible limits has forced Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the district collectorate and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB)
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Fever struck over 4 lakh this month: AMC
If you are feeling too cold, sneezing a lot and having fever than you are not the only one. The health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) says on an average it is testing blood samples