With land parcels in core city areas becoming saturated, developers are using transferable development rights (TDRs) and floor space index (FSI) to build vertically in the city’s periphery In Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, 4,164 homes are worth Rs 33,000 crore. That is less than 1% of the 5.05 lakh units registered in the twin cities. Yet…
Rivulet overflow in Surat due to incessant rain in South Gujarat Ahmedabad: Gujarat packed nearly two-thirds of its average monsoon rainfall into June and July, powered by a record 553mm drenching in July after repeated spells of heavy to very heavy rain swept the state.According to State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) data, the July total…
Deputy collector Haresh T Makwana inspects the Nayaka Dam site amid heavy rainfall at Chotila, in Surendranagar on Saturday Ahmedabad: Two days of relentless rain have erased much of Gujarat’s early monsoon deficit, lifting the state past half its average seasonal rainfall by Saturday. Seasonal rainfall in the state rose from 27.2% on July 20…
Ahmedabad: When National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar opened applications for two new MBA programmes — one in forensic accounting and fraud investigation, the other in fintech forensics — it received over 1,000 applications for 80 seats combined. That is roughly 13 applicants for every place. For a non-technical postgraduate course, NFSU officials say…
Ahmedabad: Self-employed people in Ahmedabad earn more than their counterparts in other major cities in Gujarat. However, they also put in longer hours and still lag behind the national average, according to the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation’s (MoSPI) latest report, Labour Market Dynamics in Million-plus Cities. The report estimates the average monthly…
Ahmedabad: Earlier this year, a group of students for BSc (forensic science) at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar was given a substance and were asked to identify it using chemical analysis. They were also asked to explain its relevance if found from a crime scene. It was part of their internal assessment.“At…
Ahmedabad: Maheshwari Dodiyar, 19, a native of Godhra, cannot see and hear and has very limited speech capabilities. Conventionally, she could have been seen as the proverbial ‘burden’ on her family. On the contrary, Maheshwari is shouldering the financial burden of her family of labourers. She earns Rs 14,000 per month working as a serving…
Sources cited growing student numbers and new programmes as key drivers Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) seems to be in an expansion mode. The top B-school is all set to acquire a 21,707-square-metre (5.4-acre) land plot in Vastrapur from Ahmedabad Education Society (AES).The AES, registered as a trust, owns an open land…
From an average of about 35 such days annually in 1991-2000, the figure has risen to 53, concentrated largely between mid-March and mid-June Ahmedabad: Even in the first week of June, with the monsoon nearing, Ahmedabad remains in the grip of extreme heat. The city’s maximum temperature on Friday was 41.3°C. IMD data indicates that…
Seed saviours conserve crop varieties in Gujarat World Environment DayAhmedabad: Hitesh Meniya, a farmer in Vadali near Surendranagar’s Chotila, made an observation: Crops have not been tasting the same for some years. “Seemingly high-yield variants fast replaced conventional seeds. Tomatoes have lost their tanginess and bitter gourds their bitterness,” said Meniya. “Some three years ago,…
