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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...
Gujarat possesses 5,000-year shipbuilding technology, govt. using Kera...
Ahmedabad, December 30, 2025
The Navy ship INSB Kaundinya has been built using India's 2,000-year-old technology. Its maiden voyage from Porbandar in Gujarat to Muscat in Oman was announced on December 29, 2025, covering a distance of 1,400 kilometers (750 nautical miles). It is named after the navigator 'Kaundinya', which also means an ancient sa...
Adani produces 50 percent of Gujarat’s demand, or 50 tons of gol...
3500 Tons of Gold in Gujarat Homes, 100 Tons Purchased Annually
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, December 30, 2025
Due to high prices, buying gold has become difficult. Indian households possess so much gold that its value exceeds the GDP of several countries. Morgan Stanley estimated that Indian households hold approximately 34,600 tons of gold. At c...
History: 5500 Heritage Walks Completed in Ahmedabad
What the Old City is Like
Ahmedabad, December 4, 2025
Ahmedabad was founded on February 26, 1411. It has preserved its rich heritage.
More than 5500 heritage walks have been conducted so far, offering unique insights into the city's architecture, art, religious sites, and living traditions of its bridges. Heritage walks are conducted in the mo...
Ahmedabad – despite cost of crores, rain water recharge wells, b...
Rain water will be collected in 1230 buildings of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
Ahmedabad, 3 December 2025
In 1965 there were 1400 lakes in 1057 square km. After 1985, there was corruption during the BJP rule and now bores and wells are being built again.
A water harvesting system will be installed to collect rain water that floods all ...
Three-nation food festival in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, November 7, 2025
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, in collaboration with the South Asian Association for Gastronomy, will organize the 'Food for Thought Fest' food festival at the Sabarmati Riverfront Event Centre from November 13 to 16, 2025.
Participants from Nepal, Spain, and the Netherlands will participate.
Live cooking wo...
Ahmedabad Metro fare is ₹1 per KM, 1.5 million passanger daily
Ahmedabad Metro Carries 1.5 Lakh Passengers Daily
17/01/2026
In the three years from October 2022 to December 2025, more than 11.50 crore people traveled on the metro.
The extension of the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro network to Mahatma Mandir will strengthen connectivity between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, making travel easier and more econom...
Roti Becomes a Livelihood, Roti Market in Ahmedabad
October 2025
Many women in Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, work from home. But Ahmedabad has a thriving market for the roti trade. The lane between the Jagannath Temple and Hebat Khan Mosque in Jamalpur, Ahmedabad, has been a roti market for 20 years. Plain roti, phulka roti, and thick roti are available here.
Ten years ago, roti was sold for 2 r...
2 million cases pending in Gujarat, 2% of cases referred to mediation
Ahmedabad, October 7, 2025
40,455 cases were referred for settlement in the mediation campaign. Of these, 14,888 cases are in the mediation process. 1,972 cases have been settled, the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority announced.
2 million cases in Gujarat
170,963 cases are pending in the Gujarat High Court. A total of 1,690,643 cases are ...
Ahmedabad’s most expensive project, Asia’s largest garbage...
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, October 12, 2025
Instead of closing the Kharikut Canal, which brings water from the Khari River passing through the heart of Ahmedabad city, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and the state government spent Rs 5 thousand crores in 35 years on keeping it operational and repairing it, but no solution was found.
Due to t...
1,465 trees at Adani Airport replanted for free
12,000 trees uprooted in Ahmedabad in 10 years
A tree-planting machine costing ₹4 crore is falling apart
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, September 23, 2025
Ahmedabad is sweltering. Work to reduce temperatures is only on paper. Old trees are being felled for projects. A replanting machine costing ₹45 million has been purchased, and 180 trees have bee...
Maniben produces 1,100 liters of milk daily
Ahmedabad, September 21, 2025
Maniben of Banaskantha has secured second place in Banaskantha district by selling milk worth ₹19.4 million in 2024-25. This year, the goal is to purchase 100 more new buffaloes and sell milk worth ₹3 crore.
Manuben Jesungbhai Chaudhary, 65, a resident of Kasara village in Kankrej taluka, produces 1,100 liters of m...
Dhordo Solar Village in Kutch
177 kW of solar rooftop solar panels in 81 residential homes
Annual economic benefit of ₹16,064
Ahmedabad 2025
Dhordo village in Kutch, ranked as the 'Best Tourism Village' by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), has become 100% solar powered.
Dhordo has become the fourth solar village in the state, after Modhera in Mehsan...
Eco-Friendly Sanitary Napkins Made in Gujarat
Vadodara 2025
Researchers from the Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Technology, MS University, have developed an indigenous eco-friendly sanitary napkin for women.
PhD student Arpan Kharwa, under the guidance of his PhD mentors P.C. Patel and Satyajit Chaudhary, developed the sanitary napkin.
All materials used in this napkin ar...
20 Lakh Birds in Gujarat
2025
Gujarat has emerged as a birding haven across the country, with a bird population of 1.8 to 2 million.
Devbhoomi Dwarka has recorded the highest bird diversity with 456 species, while the bordering Kutch district has seen 4.56 lakh birds from 161 species. Jamnagar has a population of over 4 lakh birds from 221 different species.
Mehsana...