October 18, 2010 02:52 IST
Its not just the many government offices and babus who cannot stop complaining about the additional work burden that the Right to Information Act has brought for them.
Mon, Oct 18, 2010October 08, 2010 05:24 IST
The Central Vigilance Commission is planning to launch an online portal where government tenders,rates and subsequent works on those projects will be available for scrutiny.
Fri, Oct 08, 2010October 07, 2010 03:55 IST
The Gujarat National Law University has suggested the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel and Public Grievances to bring the private sector.
Thu, Oct 07, 2010September 30, 2010 07:07 IST
The Ahmedabad City Museum,inaugurated 10 years ago,which also houses Gandhi memorabilia,is in a pathetic condition.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010
September 29, 2010 07:06 IST
Even though fishermen from Kutch recently wrote to local and state authorities and even to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh requesting that back-to-back public hearings for two major industrial projects.
Wed, Sep 29, 2010September 11, 2010 05:17 IST
The construction of a 300-MW coal-fired power plant at the coastal village of Bhadreshwar in Kutch district hangs in balance as the project of OPG Ltd a British company with subsidiaries in India has hit a couple of roadblocks.
Sat, Sep 11, 2010September 10, 2010 04:22 IST
A newsletter published from IIM-Ahmedabad has criticised "development-induced displacement",especially in the context of Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Riverfront Development project.
Fri, Sep 10, 2010September 09, 2010 05:10 IST
Eight years after completing a cable laying work for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,52 labourers,mostly tribals,have won a six-year long legal battle to get their Rs 3 lakh due.
Thu, Sep 09, 2010September 01, 2010 00:25 IST
Upset over AMCs plans to shift them without prior consultation,the Gujri Association at the Ravivari (Sunday flea market) has approached experts in the citys premier institutions for parallel plans.
Wed, Sep 01, 2010August 27, 2010 04:56 IST
With an eye on possible school curriculum reforms and also on the market,the National Institute of Design recently organised a workshop on illustrations for students that take on educational hues.
Fri, Aug 27, 2010August 17, 2010 03:17 IST
As Ahmedabad awaits its proposed apparel park at the nearby Kathwada GIDC...
Tue, Aug 17, 2010August 13, 2010 03:21 IST
Forty-one manhole workers have died across Gujarat in the four years since the High Court delivered a landmark judgment,mainly aimed at preventing workers from entering sewers,an IIM-A study has revealed.
Fri, Aug 13, 2010August 12, 2010 04:18 IST
Construction labourers in Gujarat are not receiving welfare money due to them because the state government has employed a way of channeling funds...
Thu, Aug 12, 2010August 11, 2010 04:47 IST
As manny as 204 students from Class I to the post-graduate level have been cheated of their scholarships,due to them as part of a welfare scheme meant for wards of construction labourers.
Wed, Aug 11, 2010August 07, 2010 05:03 IST
In an effort to involve students from the lesser-known B-schools in the country,the student-run Consult Club at IIM-A has started a blog,which will comply opinions,analysis and news about the consulting industry.
Sat, Aug 07, 2010August 04, 2010 02:31 IST
A debutant author from Ahmedabad has issued legal notices to Diamond Pocketbooks Ltd for publishing his novel without signing a contract with him.
Wed, Aug 04, 2010August 01, 2010 01:27 IST
Two-third of this year's PGPX (Post-Graduate Programme in Management for Executives) batch at IIM-Ahmedabad has signed up for a course that seeks to advise public policy...
Sun, Aug 01, 2010July 29, 2010 03:02 IST
The canal irrigation system in Gujarat loses roughly half of the water it carries because the smaller canals do not have inner-lining,a recent study by experts from IIM-A and CEPT has said.
Thu, Jul 29, 2010July 21, 2010 03:25 IST
IIM-A is going green,and not just in terms of tree-cover. It is setting-up waste and sewage treatment plants,initiating water-harvesting measures...
Wed, Jul 21, 2010July 18, 2010 23:17 IST
Technology projects find a place in a portal dedicated to bringing students of engineering and their innovations closer to industry....
Sun, Jul 18, 2010July 16, 2010 03:56 IST
In an effort to promote techno-entreprenuership,the consortium of National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other engineering colleges...
Fri, Jul 16, 2010July 15, 2010 03:31 IST
There has been an upward trend in the demand for alternative cinema,if one goes by the recent success of film clubs dedicated to the genre.
Thu, Jul 15, 2010July 13, 2010 05:08 IST
Following the announcement of the second Piramal Prize,the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad is looking beyond the competition and make the environment more friendly for start-ups in the affordable healthcare sector.
Tue, Jul 13, 2010July 10, 2010 00:56 IST
The austere Mahatma himself may have frowned on this at least Rs 42 crore has been allotted for various projects concerning Dandi..
Sat, Jul 10, 2010
July 09, 2010 02:42 IST
A planned sensitisation programme to be held at Khambhat in Anand District for traditional weavers next week is part of a rising trend where communities apply for UN-recognised patents...
Fri, Jul 09, 2010




