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For Amdavadi’s to walk and cycle, it needs more than footpaths, tracks
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad has cycle tracks and footpaths, but parked vehicles, street vendors and poor utilisation often defeat their purpose. Now, a study involving 1,523 commuters has quantified what it would take to persuade Amdavadis to ditch their vehicles and embrace walking or cycling. The yet-to-be-peer-reviewed research paper, published on Elsevier’s SSRN platform, examines the factors influencing the intention to choose non-motorised transport (NMT) in Ahmedabad.
Added glucose found in nearly 50% of mawa samples, including Ahmedabad’s
Ahmedabad: As Amdavadis celebrate Navratri and Diwali waits radiantly on the horizon, sweet shops across Ahmedabad are registering blockbuster sales, but concerns about adulteration are creeping onto the city’s festive platter. A new study has found that nearly half of the commercial mawa samples collected across central Gujarat contained added glucose, while several tested positive for chemical neutralisers and failed to meet minimum fat standards.
‘Pirana spews 38,000 tonnes of methane into air each year’
Ahmedabad : Every day, around 4,000 metric tonnes of Ahmedabad’s garbage reaches Pirana, the 22-metre-high mountain of waste that has been growing on the city’s south-western edge since the 1980s. While the garbage remains visible, what escapes from it is not — but satellites operated by European and Japanese space agencies have now measured Pirana’s methane emissions with unprecedented precision.
Sunday Special: British Student Discovers Mahatma’s Cleanliness Raj Original
Every morning, in a tin-roofed shed, 21-year-old Samuel Inkster reaches into piles of discarded plastic. The bottles are crusted with betel juice, sticky with spit and sometimes still filled with remnants of gutka. There are half-eaten snacks and soiled food packets, the kind of waste most people would rather not touch. But Inkster puts his hands in without the slightest hesitation.
93% of drivers just don’t cut it right
Ahmedabad: If you commute on SP Ring Road during rush hours, you will know the feeling. You are headed straight, but a vehicle going right creeps into your lane, forces you to brake, swerve or simply accept that your six-second stretch of road will now take 20 seconds. A new drone study has put exact numbers to this daily frustration, and they are worse than most commuters might imagine. Only 7.5% of motorists and riders turning right respected the right-of-way of straight-moving traffic.
The Surat link to US fentanyl crisis Original
It takes only two milligrams of fentanyl, an amount that can fit on the tip of a pencil, to kill an adult, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Fifty times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, fentanyl has become the leading cause of accidental death among Americans aged 18 to 44.
The good, bad and ugly of Ahmedabad’s footpaths Original
A footpath’s purpose lies in its name itself — a path for foot travel built to keep pedestrians safe from motorised vehicular traffic. But for most Ahmedabad residents, walking even a short stretch feels like clearing an obstacle course — jumping over missing paver blocks; having to step into moving traffic, thanks to encroachments, parked vehicles, oddly planted trees or an abruptly ending pavement, and dodging a two-wheeler rider cruising on the footpath.
Bitcoin investment scam drains ₹11L from student Original
The 20-year-old clicked on an advertisement and walked straight into the trap Ahmedabad: A 20-year-old student from Gota lost Rs 11 lakh in an alleged cryptocurrency investment scam promising high returns on bitcoin trading.According to the complaint registered with Cybercrime police on Tuesday, the student came across an advertisement on Instagram in Jan that claimed that investors could earn substantial profits from bitcoin trading.
Highrises to add to Ahmedabad’s carbon burden Original
Highrises to add to Ahmedabad's carbon burden Ahmedabad: By 2050, five out of every six homes in Ahmedabad will be highrise flats, according to a study.
Is our future grey? Concrete to cover 77% of Ahmedabad by 2045 Original
Trending A study has projects Ahmedabad's green spaces will shrink considerably by 2045 Ahmedabad: Imagine a city where nearly eight out of every ten steps you take are on concrete, asphalt. They may be little grass, and very few trees left. That could be Ahmedabad by 2045 if development continues unchecked.
Satellite adds data to Ahmedabad’s sinking feeling
Trending Ahmedabad: If you live in Thaltej, Bodakdev, Sarkhej, Lambha, or Baherampura, the ground beneath your feet is slowly sinking because of a human-induced phenomenon called land subsidence. You don’t feel subsidence because it happens slowly; it steadily creates conditions for a disaster.Land subsidence is the gradual settling of the earth’s surface. In cities built on soft, water-bearing soil, it happens when groundwater is extracted faster than it can be replenished.
Eating in under 10 minutes? You risk twice the belly fat: Study
News City News ahmedabad News Eating in under 10 minutes? You risk twice the belly fat: Study Trending Ahmedabad: It is the most ordinary of habits: plate down, phone in hand, the meal gone in 15 rushed bites. Nobody treats it as a health decision.
Ahmedabad remains hottest in Gujarat at 42°C
On the third consecutive day, the city remained the hottest in Gujarat with the maximum temperature reaching 42 degrees celsius, which was 1.1 degrees above normal. At 29.6 degrees, the minimum temperature was 1.6 degrees higher than normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad's maximum temperature on Wednesday is likely to be around 42 degrees celsius.
Ahmedabad remains hottest in Gujarat at 42°C
On the third consecutive day, the city remained the hottest in Gujarat with the maximum temperature reaching 42 degrees celsius, which was 1.1 degrees above normal. At 29.6 degrees, the minimum temperature was 1.6 degrees higher than normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad’s maximum temperature on Wednesday is likely to be around 42 degrees celsius.
A’bad light pollution doubles in 8 years, forecast to alarmingly climb 50% by 2027
News City News ahmedabad News A’bad light pollution doubles in 8 years, forecast to alarmingly climb 50% by 2027 Trending The Atal bridge lit up at night. Satellite data shows Ahmedabad’s nighttime radiance rose from 29.7 to 63.3 nanowatts per square centimetre per steradian between 2014 and 2022 Ahmedabad: The city’s artificial light at night has more than doubled in the last eight years between 2014 and 2022. .
6,659 govt offices in Gujarat missing from RTI portal: State Information Commission
News City News ahmedabad News 6,659 govt offices in Gujarat missing from RTI portal: State Information Commission Trending Digital blackout makes it impossible for citizens to select the correct authorities from the portal’s drop-down menu Gandhinagar: Gujarat’s push for digital governance has hit an unexpected roadblock. The State Information Commission has found that 6,659 govt offices are missing from the state’s online RTI portal.
Ahmedabad: City noise levels rival industrial zones
Ahmedabad: A separate study by researchers Bhupendra Singh of Central University of Haryana and Nasim Akhtar of CSIR-Central Road Research Institute assessed sound levels across 133 locations in the city — and found residential Ahmedabad matching its industrial areas in relentless, punishing noise. Using a Class 1 ST-109 sound level meter, the team logged daytime residential noise averaging 79.83 dB, night-time levels at 74.85 dB, and late-night readings persistently high at 61.68 dB.
Ahmedabad: City noise levels rival industrial zones
Ahmedabad: A separate study by researchers Bhupendra Singh of Central University of Haryana and Nasim Akhtar of CSIR-Central Road Research Institute assessed sound levels across 133 locations in the city — and found residential Ahmedabad matching its industrial areas in relentless, punishing noise.Using a Class 1 ST-109 sound level meter, the team logged daytime residential noise averaging 79.83 dB, night-time levels at 74.85 dB, and late-night readings persistently high at 61.68 dB.
77% of Ahmedabad is BP-spiking Din City
Ahmedabad: Step out of your door anywhere in Ahmedabad — Navrangpura, Naroda, Nikol, or Naranpura — and you will be assailed by a noise wave of 70 decibels or more.
Ahmedabad’s new reality: Dengue not a seasonal outbreak, but a permanent threat
News City News ahmedabad News Ahmedabad’s new reality: Dengue not a seasonal outbreak, but a permanent threat Trending Mosquito breeding sites in Ahmedabad Mosquito breeding sites in Ahmedabad Mosquito breeding sites in Ahmedabad Mosquito breeding sites in Ahmedabad Mosquito breeding sites in Ahmedabad Mosquito breeding sites in Ahmedabad Mosquito breeding sites in Ahmedabad Mosquito breeding sites in Ahmedabad Mosquito breeding sites in Ahmedabad Mosquito breeding sites in Ahmedabad...
Chlorine in Ahmedabad air: Toxin hidden in most smog events found
Paul John Ahmedabad : While the public debate circles endlessly around carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides, a new study has found a “significant yet underexplored factor” in Indian cities and towns, toxic smog — chlorine produced by human activity. The study was published in the journal ‘Nature' and was titled “Linking anthropogenic chlorine emissions to regional air quality in India”. Researchers included Ankit Patel, Malasani Chakradhar Reddy, and Govindan Pandithurai from IIT Madras.
Chlorine in Ahmedabad air: Toxin hidden in most smog events found
News City News ahmedabad News Chlorine in Ahmedabad air: Toxin hidden in most smog events found Trending Ahmedabad: While the public debate circles endlessly around carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides, a new study has found a “significant yet underexplored factor” in Indian cities and towns, toxic smog — chlorine produced by human activity.The study was published in the journal ‘Nature’ and was titled “Linking anthropogenic chlorine emissions to regional air quality in India”.Researchers...
PDEU study maps Ahmedabad’s heat divide, East Ahmedabad tops heat risk index
News City News ahmedabad News PDEU study maps Ahmedabad’s heat divide, East Ahmedabad tops heat risk index Trending Ahmedabad: Heat exposure in Ahmedabad depends heavily on where you live. Eastern wards — crammed with residents, stripped of trees, and up to 8°C hotter than rural surroundings — are particularly vulnerable. Western areas are relatively cooler due to lower population density and better green cover.
Heavy metals clog Sabarmati river’s entry and exit
Trending Ahmedabad: A new hydrochemical study published in the April edition of an Elsevier journal, ‘Cleaner Water', suggests that the Sabarmati river's health is increasingly being influenced by the industrial pollution it carries.The study, based on a "multi-index" framework, tracked ten specific sampling sites from the city's northern entry at Motera Stadium to its southern exit near Shastri Bridge.
Bike share for commute in Ahmedabad: Viable?
When the Commonwealth Games arrive in Ahmedabad in 2030, the city will face a basic challenge — how to move large numbers of people across congested roads in sweltering heat. Public cycling was seen as part of the solution. For now, however, the city's Public Bicycle Sharing System (PBSS) remains largely confined to leisure riding rather than everyday commuting.A 2025-26 academic study, ‘Ridership Analysis of the Public Bicycle Sharing System in Ahmedabad', shows why.
PRL develops compact device for hack-proof communication
Trending Ahmedabad: Scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad have built a small box — about the size of a tablet and weighing just 1.5kg — that creates pairs of linked light particles for unbreakable, secure communication. Called Jonaki, which means firefly in Bengali, it is India's first homegrown, ready-to-use device that aims to make intercepting secret messages impossible and to enable very precise scientific measurements.
Ahmedabad’s first brush with electoral politics: Liquor, bribes and utter chaos
News City News ahmedabad News Ahmedabad’s first brush with electoral politics: Liquor, bribes and utter chaos Trending Ahmedabad: On Aug 15, 1885 — 62 years before India won Independence — Ahmedabad carried out Gujarat's first experiment with democracy. The municipality elections that year followed more than a decade of resistance from the British administration. In 1874, collector Alexander Alfred Borradaile dismissed public demands for elections, calling the process a "farce".
Ahead of plan to roll out 3,000 e-buses, study shows 42% of commute happens on foot
News City News ahmedabad News Ahead of plan to roll out 3,000 e-buses, study shows 42% of commute happens on foot Trending Ahmedabad: The civic body may add more electric buses in its green push, but a new study shows that in a city of roughly 8.5 million people, "42% of all trips were made on foot," while buses accounted for just "13% of motorized journeys in 2025, down from 25% in 2012."The study by Upendra Kumar and Ram Krishna Upadhyay of the School of Technology, Gati Shakti...
AMC report: Calico Dome at risk as revamp ignores existential geometry
News City News ahmedabad News AMC report: Calico Dome at risk as revamp ignores existential geometry Trending Ahmedabad: The restoration of the famed Calico Dome on Relief Road— widely regarded as India's first experimental space frame structure or geodesic structure — is under technical review after a consultant's report raised concerns that recent work may have diverged from the dome's original design logic.
Govt jobs fuel coaching boom in Gujarat's capital Original
Hundreds of candidates preparing for exams pay Rs 100 as five-year fee to access the resources at State Central Library in Gandhinagar Every evening, the seats in a dozen-odd private reading rooms in Gandhinagar’s Sector 6 begin filling up with students, who come bearing the load of books and the ambition of getting a govt job. The ritual, dawn-to-midnight toil can last from four years to six years.
Govt exam fever reshapes public infra in Gujarat
Trending Ahmedabad: The scale of Gujarat's govt job aspiration is now rewriting both classrooms and public infrastructure.
AHMEDABAD HAS A LOT TO HONK ABOUT!
Multiple studies record Ahmedabad’s daytime average at around 70 decibels Guess how many times a city bus driver honks during a 12-hour shift. The answer: 1,019. Now scale that up. Two car drivers, flagged as “superhonkers” from corporate fleets, logged 9.58 lakh and 4.68 lakh honks over just 36 months. In most cities of the world, the car horn is an emergency signal. In Ahmedabad, it is a ‘metabolic function’.
Australian envoy visits Gujarat, highlights lithium, learning, long-term investment vision for India
News City News ahmedabad News Australian envoy visits Gujarat, highlights lithium, learning, long-term investment vision for India Trending Ahmedabad: Australian high commissioner Philip Green laid out broadly the next phase in Australia-India ties, on his visit to Gandhinagar on Monday, built around critical minerals, a two-way education architecture, and a growing number of Australian global capability centres (GCCs), calling the moment "landmark"."Australia is the not only the largest...
Ahmedabad: Governance gaps stalling revival of high-potential tanks, shows study
News City News ahmedabad News Ahmedabad: Governance gaps stalling revival of high-potential tanks, shows study Trending Ahmedabad: The Unesco-Icomos reactive monitoring team concluded its high-stakes audit of Ahmedabad's Walled City on Sunday, leaving local authorities with a pointed inquiry into the preservation of the city's living heritage.According to civic sources, during their final rounds, the Unesco-Icomos experts also sought details from the AMC on the current status of the...
Ahmedabad heritage: Gaps in focus ahead of Unesco inspection
Trending Ahmedabad: As Ahmedabad prepares for an Unesco heritage review on March 18, a city-level heritage seminar homed in on a sharp set of proposals to strengthen the Walled City's management.The seminar, held last week, brought together AMC officials, planners, conservation experts, and community representatives. Urban Management Centre (UMC) director and founder Manvita Baradi urged authorities to move beyond viewing heritage as monuments.
Ahmedabad heritage: Gaps in focus ahead of UNESCO inspection
Paul John Ahmedabad: As Ahmedabad prepares for an Unesco heritage review on March 18, a city-level heritage seminar homed in on a sharp set of proposals to strengthen the Walled City's management. The seminar, held last week, brought together AMC officials, planners, conservation experts, and community representatives. Urban Management Centre (UMC) director and founder Manvita Baradi urged authorities to move beyond viewing heritage as monuments.
Escalating crisis strands Gujaratis across Gulf
Trending Vadodara/Ahmedabad: Gujaratis in the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar found themselves stranded as tensions escalated in the Iran-US-Israel conflict, with many describing a growing sense of unease — particularly in Dubai. At least 278 travellers from Vadodara have sought assistance."It feels like a self-declared curfew," said Shailesh Amin, a Vadodara-based advocate currently in Dubai with his family. "There are no official restrictions.
Ahmedabad: Pigeons you shoo away are airborne toxin alarm system
News City News ahmedabad News Ahmedabad: Pigeons you shoo away are airborne toxin alarm system Trending Ahmedabad: They settle on the balcony railings of apartment complexes in Prahladnagar and perch on the water tanks of residential towers in Bodakdev. Ahmedabad's blue rock pigeons are so familiar as to be invisible — a morning nuisance to be shooed away.But a new scientific study asks us to look more carefully.
CWG 2030 pushes A’bad to raise cleanliness standards
Trending Ahmedabad: With the 2030 Commonwealth Games on the horizon, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is drafting a sweeping cleanliness policy that will require housing societies, bungalows, and commercial establishments to take direct responsibility for keeping the areas immediately surrounding their properties clean.Municipal commissioner Banchha Nidhi Pani unveiled the initiative at a special session titled ‘Getting Ready for the Games 2030', held on Saturday at the AmdavadNXT city...
How a British educational inspector made learning Gujarati easy and fun
News City News ahmedabad News How a British educational inspector made learning Gujarati easy and fun Trending Ahmedabad: In 1876, former British educational inspector, T C Hope, decided that "children suffered enough learning Gujarati letters and words under the weight of boring, repetitive drills".
Shahibaug site where Bapu shook Raj now shaky
Ahmedabad: To most people, the 107-year-old Shahibaug Circuit House may be just another ageing structure with "diagonal cracks" and "water leakage".
Teachers aware, yet flunk real-life cybersafety tests
News Teachers aware, yet flunk real-life cybersafety tests Ahmedabad: It was a well-studied plan implemented with clinical precision. The scammers had scored one up against 100 staff and parents in a Kheda school and siphoned off lakhs of rupees. The incident was indeed a bitter lesson. One mom lost Rs 16,000 after sharing an OTP for a fake report card, while another parent was conned out of Rs 15,000.
Hacked 2.0: Inside gamified mule account networks
Trending Ahmedabad: A ping offering "passive income" or a harmless-looking app download is all it takes to pull unsuspecting users into a vast financial crime network. Investigators, who are part of the recently launched ‘Operation Mule Hunt' in Gujarat, have uncovered mule-account operations that launder hundreds of crores of illegal funds through fake apps and illegal gateways across countries and continents fast and quietly.
Hacked 2.0: Your baby cam isn’t private; it is child’s play for hackers to break in
News City News ahmedabad News Hacked 2.0: Your baby cam isn’t private; it is child’s play for hackers to break in Trending Ahmedabad: When Pooja Gajera, a 27-year-old working mother in South Bopal, installed a tiny IP (internet protocol) baby cam to monitor her 1.5-year-old child and the babysitter, she believed it was a private window into her home.
December discounts: ‘Tis season to be merry for e-crooks in Gujarat
News City News ahmedabad News December discounts: ‘Tis season to be merry for e-crooks in Gujarat Trending Ahmedabad: Last week, a senior Ahmedabad doctor became the latest victim of a fast, precise phishing trap that looked completely legitimate.
CCTV hack risk: 777 cameras arevulnerable in Guj, 21k nationwide
News City News ahmedabad News CCTV hack risk: 777 cameras arevulnerable in Guj, 21k nationwide Trending Ahmedabad: Almost 10 months after the Rajkot privacy scandal, wherein hundreds of clips of hacked CCTV footage from a gynaecology hospital went viral, Gujarat remains exposed. According to a report by a US-based cyber-security expert on IoT devices, 777 IP-based cameras were found to be vulnerable online.
Hacked 2.0: When security feeds in your homes and offices become pipelines for hackers in G
News City News ahmedabad News Hacked 2.0: When security feeds in your homes and offices become pipelines for hackers in G Trending Ahmedabad: The CCTV boom was meant to bring peace of mind, but the devices meant to protect people are increasingly turning into open windows for cybercriminals. The quietest corners of our homes — nurseries, bedrooms, living rooms — are increasingly exposed to strangers online.
Your baby cam isn’t private; it is child’s play for hackers to break in
News Your baby cam isn’t private; it is child’s play for hackers to break in Ahmedabad: When Pooja Gajera, a 27-year-old working mother in South Bopal, installed a tiny IP (internet protocol) baby cam to monitor her 1.5-year-old child and the babysitter, she believed it was a private window into her home.
HOW GUJARAT GAINED SCIENCE IN TRANSLATION
Celebrated Gujarati Writers, Scientists And Social Reformers Spent Decades Translating Science Textbooks Because Their Govt Jobs Demanded It. That Made Learning Possible In The Local Language Celebrated Gujarati Writers, Scientists And Social Reformers Spent Decades Translating Science Textbooks Because Their Govt Jobs Demanded It. That Made Learning Possible In The Local Language Picture this: It’s 1823 in colonial Gujarat.
Brief respite for wheezing Ahmedabad as ‘Good’ air days rise from 18% to 61%
News City News ahmedabad News Brief respite for wheezing Ahmedabad as ‘Good’ air days rise from 18% to 61% Trending Ahmedabad: The city has cut its levels of the dangerous PM2.5, particles 30 times thinner than a strand of human hair that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
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