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Gujarat: Silica Mafia’s Nexus in Bharuch; ₹6,000 Crore Theft, Si...
Report: Multi-Crore Illegal Silica Mining, Pollution, and Administrative Nexus Exposed in Bharuch's Bhimpor-Jhagadia Belt
Dilip Patel, Ahmedabad June 2026
1. Introduction and Geographical Scope
The silica sand found in the Jhagadia taluka of Bharuch district is considered the finest in terms of quality across India. This silica is a core requi...
Virus Threat Returns to Gir: 13 Lion Deaths
Virus Threat Returns to Gir: 13 Lion Deaths Raise Questions Over Quarantine Measures and Transparency
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, June 11, 2026
A fresh disease scare among the Asiatic lions of Gir has once again put Gujarat's forest administration on high alert. Following reports of 13 lion deaths in recent days, the Forest Department has intensi...
From Phone Tapping to AI Intelligence: Gujarat’s 25-Year Surveil...
From Phone Surveillance to AI Intelligence: The Expanding Scope of Gujarat’s Monitoring System over 25 Years
Dilip Patel
June 11, 2026, Ahmedabad
Amid the growing mechanisms for action against cybercrimes, digital intelligence, and AI-driven policing in Gujarat, old debates regarding phone surveillance and government monitoring have once again b...
Gujarat: Dudhsagar Dairy Raises Prices for Consumers, Farmers Still De...
Dudhsagar Dairy’s ₹9,020-Crore Turnover, Yet Farmers Protest Over Milk Prices: Questions Raised from Mehsana to Dehgam
Dilip Patel
June 11, 2026 Ahmedabad
Dudhsagar Dairy (Mehsana District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd.), one of India’s leading dairy cooperatives and the largest milk union in North Gujarat, recorded a turnover of a...
Gujarat Model: Modi’s Promise Unfulfilled Even After 19 Years; 2 Lakh ...
From Promise to Reality: Nearly Two Decades After Modi’s Housing Pledge, 2–3 Lakh Tribal Families in Gujarat Still Await Permanent Homes
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad
When Narendra Modi campaigned in the 2007 Gujarat Assembly elections as Chief Minister, one of the key promises made to poor families was that every homeless family would receive a hou...
From Modi-Era Surveillance to AI Policing: Gujarat’s Expanding Digital...
From ‘Operation Mule Hunt’ to AI-Powered Surveillance, a New Era of Digital Monitoring in Gujarat
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad
Gujarat Police and the Cyber Centre of Excellence have uncovered a cyber fraud network involving ₹2,289 crore under “Operation Mule Hunt 1.0.” With action taken against 913 mule accounts, 565 FIRs registered, and 638 arrests ...
Gujarat: 200 MW Solar Project Near Wild Ass Sanctuary Raises Questions...
200 MW Solar Project Near Wild Ass Sanctuary Raises Questions Over Approvals, Land Use and Transmission Line Permissions
Administrative concerns emerge over government and grazing land use, forest clearances and transmission line approvals in an ₹800-crore project; CEI approvals under scrutiny after ACB corruption case
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad/...
Gujarat: Sexed Semen Technology in Patan, a ‘Lab Revolution’ After the...
Declining Bull Population in Cattle: After the ‘Pink Revolution’, a Debate Over the ‘Lab Revolution’
Sexed Semen Technology Boosts Female Calf Births, Future of Male Cattle Under Discussion
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad
Cow protection and cattle conservation have long remained politically and socially significant issues in Gujarat. However, livestock...
The Reality of Hazira: Modi Visited Hazira, but Sea, Mangrove and Poll...
Environmental Degradation: The Place Where Modi Celebrated World Environment Day Faces Pollution and Mangrove Loss Concerns
Mangroves Lost Across 20 Kilometres — What Would One See Just Half a Kilometre Beyond the Event Venue?
Dilip Patel
Hazira/Surat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Hazira industrial region near Surat on June 5,...
India’s First Climate Change Department: 15 Staff Facing a 260-M...
Climate Change Department Has Just 15 Staff; Modi Claims Credit, But Gujarat Faces Mounting Climate Risks
Despite being India's first state to create a Climate Change Department, Gujarat continues to struggle with rising emissions, heatwaves, floods and climate-related losses
Ahmedabad, June 11, 2026 | By Dilip Patel
Prime Minister Narendra ...
Wire-Free Cities, Cable-Lined Forests: Gujarat’s Development Model
Wire-Free Cities, But Cables and Towers in Forests: Telecom Expansion Plans in Gujarat’s Wildlife Sanctuaries Raise Questions
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad | June 11, 2026
While the Gujarat government is moving ahead with an ambitious plan to make all urban areas “wire-free” by 2030, a parallel expansion of optical fibre cables, mobile towers and powe...
GUJARAT: Mota Dahinsara Power Line Row: Route Changed, Farmer Alleges ...
Dispute Over GETCO's 132 kV Transmission Line in Mota Dahinsara: Route Changes, Company Objections and Farmer Compensation Allegations Surface
Morbi, June 11, 2026: A long-running controversy surrounding a 132 kV transmission line and substation developed by GETCO in Mota Dahinsara village of Morbi district has resurfaced, raising questions over r...
Gujarat- Khavda’s 30 GW Energy Corridor to Power India, Farmers Raise ...
30 GW of Power from Khavda to Reach Across India: Over 1,600 km of Transmission Network Planned, Farmers Raise Compensation Concerns
Ahmedabad/Bhuj, June 11, 2026: The 30 GW renewable energy park being developed by Adani Energy Solutions at Khavda in Kutch is considered one of the world's largest hybrid solar-wind projects. The project is not limi...
Modi@12: CM Patel’s Tribute Letter Sparks Debate Over Gujarat’s Unreso...
June 11, 2026 | Gandhinagar: A four-page congratulatory letter issued by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel marking 12 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in office has triggered a political debate, with opposition leaders and activists questioning several claims made in the document.
In the letter, Patel described the Modi government’s 12...
Strictness on 5 thousand employees for helmets, No penalty on leaders
No penalty on leaders in elections
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, June 11, 2026
A month long helmet drive was conducted in the state from May 1 to 31.
Traffic police were deployed at the entrance of government offices and action was taken against 5,123 government officials and employees who broke the helmet rule, and a total fine of Rs 16.58 lakh w...