Avinash Nair

Banaskantha is one of the dry regions of the state that receives about 650 mm of annual rainfall, most of which is received during the monsoon.

On Tuesday, the government began distributing kits containing fertilisers and seeds. The estimated cost of one kit is Rs 3,240, but the beneficiaries are charged Rs 250, said officials.

Being a wireless technology, it is bidirectional and can transmit data at high speeds.

Redesigning the metro stations and bringing about small modifications in the alignment of metro rail route has helped in reducing the displacement of people, said senior officials of Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC).

The snap announcement of the ban on wheat exports has led to chaos at the Deendayal port in Gujarat's Kutch district, with exporters and traders unsure of the fate of their cargo.

The last section of Phase-2 is over 7.5 kilometres long and will help extend the North-South Corridor of Ahmedabad Metro from Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera to Mahtma Mandir in Gandhinagar city.

Party state president CR Paatil says he has appealed to cadres to take care of one malnourished child each in the state where 39 per cent of under-five children are chronically undernourished or stunted.

These four cities will witness the development of two new kinds of MRTS, Metro Neo and Metro Lite, designed specifically for small and medium sized cities.

With more money going into rural India, the disparity between urban and rural incomes has also eased slightly, said RS Sodhi, managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).

According to state-run Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) the hike in Fuel and Power Purchase Price Adjustment (FPPPA) Charges or the fuel surcharge will be effective from May 1, 2022, and will be recovered from the May-June 2022 electricity bills of consumers.

The Supreme Court, on April 26, had directed to recount the votes "to quell all doubts in the election process", following a petition moved by Congress Jagdish Mohnani who came second in the civic body poll results.

The Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) to Gujarat have slipped to the fifth position, says data for the first nine months of the last fiscal released by the Union government’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). This comes after the state topped the table in 2020-21—an exception compared to previous two fiscals—accounting for […]

“If anybody tries to attack this culture of Gujarat then the people of the state will not accept it,” he said, asking party workers to ensure that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) loses its deposit in all the seats it contests during the 2022 assembly elections.

In a communique to all four electricity distribution companies on April 29, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) directed them to charge Rs 2.30 per unit as FPPPA (fuel and power purchase price adjustment charges or fuel surcharge), which is an increase of 10 paise.

'We have invested in all southern states, mainly because of natural ties. It all boils down to the state, how friendly they are. The new state coming up is Gujarat. We are also looking at northern states like Haryana.'

High Commissioner Simon Wong talks to The Indian Express, among other things, about his country’s investments in India, the sectors Singapore is looking at, and the states that are business-friendly. 

Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong says it is “hard” for Singaporeans to live in GIFT City as it is “quite a ghost town” after working hours. He also says the “bylaws are very tough” and “it is difficult to build a financial centre”.

The most recent one was to put in abeyance The Gujarat Cattle Control (Keeping and Moving) in Urban Areas Bill, 2022, a week after it had been passed by the Assembly. It is the first time the state BJP government had to make such a reversal.

The  Indo-Pakistan border viewing point in Nadabet, as part of the Seema Darshan project, is aimed at boosting border-tourism in Gujarat. What activities does the project include? How has the response been so far?

“Gujarat has reached the highest demand for over 20,000 MW. The per head average power consumption in the state is 2150 units, while in other states the average consumption is 1150 units,” Kanu Desai, State Energy Minister told The Indian Express.

Eyeing the growing metrorail market in the country, ABB India is in the process of constructing a dedicated unit for manufacturing 1,500 traction motors, that provide crucial propulsion to metros and other locomotives, in Vadodara.

When the economy was not doing good during the pandemic, the IRS official said, the department had not issued notices or made demands for tax collections.

Out of the 111 national waterways identified under the National Waterways Act 2016, 26 were found viable for cargo and passenger movements which included National Water Way  73 on Narmada river and National Water Way 100 on Tapi river.

Congress MLA Raghu Desai said that the community will hold anti-government protests under the banner of Gujarat Maldhari Mahapanchayat.