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...
Disaster strikes dolomite mines in Chhota Udepur, Gujarat
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, 11 June 2026
Dolomite is a natural stone rich in calcium and magnesium, which is mined in the form of powder or chips and is used in ceramics, steel, glass and agriculture sectors.
Dolomite is a carbonate mineral, composed primarily of calcium magnesium carbonate.
Calcium, Magnesium, Carbon.
use of dolomite
It i...
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 Socio-Economic Survey, 2025-2026
Chapter 1 Socio-Economic Survey, 2025-2026" (Budget Publication No. 34)** published by the Government of Gujarat. This report has been prepared by the Office of the Director of Economics and Statistics, Gandhinagar under the General Administration Department (Planning) in February-2026.
All the main details and indexes included in this file are ...
Adani coal-power
Adani literally doubles down on coal-power
https://www.adaniwatch.org/adani_literally_doubles_down_on_coal_power
Ayaskant Das and a special correspondent Mar 14, 2025
Adani has embarked on an extravaganza that will double its coal-power production in the coming years to a total of nearly 38 GW, according to an exclusive analysis by AdaniWatch....
Great Nicobar Mega Project Faces Renewed Criticism Over Environmental ...
Fr Cedric Prakash SJ is a human rights, reconciliation and peace activist
New Delhi, June 2026: The ₹81,000-crore Great Nicobar Development Project has once again come under scrutiny, with environmentalists, tribal rights advocates and policy experts warning that the mega infrastructure initiative could cause irreversible ecological damage while o...
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