Sunday, June 21, 2026

Farmers’ Movement: Pressure of urban power on rural Gujarat: urb...

50 percent of the population lives in 149 small towns and 17 big cities of Gujarat, due to which the rural population is at risk. Dilip Patel Ahmedabad, 20 June 2026 In Gujarat, the influence of people living in cities has increased so much that the power to form the government has now come to the urban voters. Therefore, the political inf...

Gujarat Industrial Policy 2025-30: Dholera’s lollipop again

DILIP PATEL Ahmedabad, 18 June 2026 From a manufacturing hub, Gujarat has to become a world research and technology hub. Dholera has once again been made the investment center of Gujarat in the next 5 years. Where the Gujarat government has acquired 1 thousand square kilometers of land from farmers, gauchars and government bad lands for 20 year...

Farmers on tractors, Gujarat’s 28-year-old farmer movement

Farmers on tractors, Gujarat's 28-year-old farmer movement, is a reminder of this. Dilip Patel Ahmedabad, June 15, 2026 Farmers of Gujarat are once again taking to the streets with tractors demanding Adani Company and other demands. They are protesting. They have gone to Gandhinagar on a tractor and protested. Then the history of farmer mo...

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: 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/...

Bhupendra Patel’s gvt hiding irrigation area of ​​Narmada Canal

Dilip Patel Ahmedabad, 10 June 2026 The Irrigation Department of Gujarat Government is hiding the details of irrigation from Narmada. Since 2020, it has stopped disclosing details of the actual amount of irrigation taking place in the fields. Now it shows irrigated areas as potential irrigation. But it does not give details of how much irriga...

GUJARAT: Japan Bans Kesar Mangoes Due to Pest, mango cultivation and m...

What Are the Reasons? The State of Kesar Mango Cultivation and the Market in Gujarat Dilip Patel Ahmedabad, May 29, 2026 Japan has once again imposed a ban on the import of GI-tagged Kesar mangoes from Gujarat. Ironically, the mangoes being consumed within Gujarat are the very ones that Japan is unwilling to accept. The rigorous procedures...

Gujarat; ₹40,000 Crore Electricity Heist, ‘Smart’ Theft

'Smart' Theft via Smart Electricity Meters Dilip Patel Ahmedabad, May 24, 2026 If the total electricity billing across Gujarat amounts to ₹1 lakh crore, the government stands to receive ₹17,000 crore of this sum in the form of electricity tax. The Gujarat government is projected to generate an income of ₹13,000 crore from electricity taxes ...

GujGovt Backtracks on Promise, Dwarka’s Farmlands Face Ruin

Dilip Patel, Ahmedabad, May 24, 2026 Gujarat possesses a total wind power generation capacity of 7,542 MW, making it the state with the second-largest installed capacity in India, following Tamil Nadu (9,304 MW). Between April 2019 and March 2020, Gujarat added 1,468 MW to its wind power generation capacity. Dwarka has been designated as a...

Gujarat: Uninterrupted power supply to be provided at a cost of ₹5,000...

7 New Smart Voltage Stabilizers to be Installed Ahmedabad, May 22, 2026 Following Gir Somnath, STATCOM systems will be installed at 7 additional locations across Gujarat. Currently, there are six stations—located in Timbedi, Sagbara, and Diu—valued at ₹3,300 crore. Each station costs ₹550 crore to construct. The total expenditure for this proje...

Fig (Anjeer) Cultivation in Gujarat

Fig (Anjeer) Cultivation in Gujarat – Compiled Information About Fig Fig (Anjeer) is a valuable fruit considered beneficial for both health and farming. It belongs to the mulberry family. Fig is considered a rich source of nutrients and minerals. It contains a high amount of natural sugars. Key characteristics: Production starts after two...

Every Person in Gujarat Consumes 5 kg of Adulterated Ghee

Cooperative dairies produce 830 million kg of ghee. 400 million kg is adulterated. Dilip Patel Ahmedabad, March 23, 2026 Gujarat's cooperative dairies produce 830 million kg of ghee. If ghee produced by the private sector is also taken into account, the total production in Gujarat amounts to 1.6 billion kg. When samples of this ghee were teste...

Ghee Adulteration: Fake Ghee is Dangerous—Why is it Produced?

Ahmedabad, March 21, 2026 Palmolive oil—commonly referred to as palm oil—is the most widely consumed oil in the world. Harvard identifies this oil as a primary cause of heart disease. It has the potential to trigger heart ailments in the majority of people who consume it. It contains approximately 50 percent saturated fat; this fat accumulates i...

The White Revolution Has Transformed into a White Poison Revolution

Author: Dilip Patel The inspection and testing systems are woefully inadequate. Data from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Dairy Board clearly reveals that India's dairy economy harbors a "fake margin" of 500 million liters. An empire of adulterated milk is flourishing unchecked. Let us launch a movement against this "White Lie." If we asp...

Water harvesting work has been done in Gujarat, but where is the water...

Ahmedabad, February 4, 2026 The Gujarat state government has given a grant of Rs. 50 lakh to each MLA for water harvesting projects. The central government has given Rs. 553 crore to the Gujarat state under the Water Conservation Public Participation Scheme. It has been instructed to immediately undertake large-scale water harvesting work so tha...