Condom crunch hits city, thanks to cut in budget

Ahmedabad has been grappling with condom crunch as the distribution is down by 44 per cent, revealed AMC's Aids Control Society (AMCACS) in response to an RTI plea filed by Mirror. The supply has been majorly hit across the country after NDA government slashed its budget for department of AIDS control by 22 per cent. In 2013, about 58,22,800 condoms were distributed that dipped to 32,04,206 in 2014. National Aids Control Organization (NACO) is the agency that distributes free condoms at Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) centres across the state.

HOW PUNSARI IS UPPING ITS SMARTNESS QUOTIENT

This model village in Sabarkantha givesits residents complete access to WiFi, smart roadside libraries,air-conditioned schools and has not seen an FIR in three years

Dhaval Chauhan, 22, son of a farmer and a freshly-minted BTech graduate from Nirma University, decided to set up a firm in his village. He offers electrical and automation solutions to nearby vil lages, makes Rs 6 lakh a year and finds “no good reason“ to move to a big city.

City warms up to grocery portals

Registration on grocery portals goes up by 40 per cent as people prefer hassle free online shopping to visiting supermarket

Visiting a kirana store or a su permarket to shop for grocer ies has become a passé. Now, people are turning to online grocery portals to get their groceries home delivered. According to sources, the enrolment to these portals has gone up by 40 per cent, a testimony to the fact that given a choice people would prefer hassle free shopping from the convenience of their homes. In the past one year, four new grocery portals have started operations in the city, with more national websites eyeing customers here.