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Peanut farmers suffer losses of ₹20,000 crore
After the natural disaster, traders, the government, and the oil lobby are looting farmers openly
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, October 5, 2025
Farmers are suffering due to inadequate government support. On the one hand, peanut production may decline from 6.6 million tons to 5 million tons due to delayed rains. Furthermore, traders are forced to ...
Uncontrolled power consumption in Gujarat cities
Ahmedabad city's electricity bill is ₹400 crore
Ahmedabad, September 30, 2025
153 municipalities have no money. They are in no position to spend.
In March 2025, the government provided loans of ₹190 crore to 53 municipalities to pay their electricity bills.
57 municipalities in Gujarat had unpaid electricity bills of ₹311 crore in 2024. Y...
Air and water pollution and death toll in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, September 30, 2025
The central government provided financial assistance of ₹1,282 crore to Gujarat over five years, of which ₹957 crore was spent. Yet, there has been no improvement in pollution. A report presented in the Lok Sabha states that ₹957 crore was spent in Gujarat over five years. Yet, pollution control in Gujarat remains elu...
Urban Assembly after new Assembly delimitation in Guj
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, 2025
In 2027, the Boundary Commission will redraw the boundaries of the Assembly constituencies in Gujarat. The new delimitation could increase the number of MLAs in Gujarat by 50. It is estimated that the number of MLAs in Gujarat could increase from 182 to 230. This figure is not official; it is based on population. Assem...
BJP’s politics of creating a metropolis in Gujarat, history of d...
BJP's Politics of Creating Metropolitan Cities
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, September 26, 2025
Ahead of the new delimitation of assembly seats in 2026, the BJP is working out the political calculations by creating new metropolitan cities, districts, talukas, and municipalities.
Farmers and rural residents did not vote for the BJP government in 20...
Ahmedabad’s 108 lakes have turned into drains
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, September 27, 2025
An inspection of eight lakes in Ahmedabad reveals that the water in these lakes is unsuitable for drinking, bathing, or other purposes. Eight lakes, including Naroda, Gota, Malekasaban, and R.C. Technical, are filled to the brim with sewage. They were supposed to be filled with water from the Narmada Ca...
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...
The Plight of Lakes and Rivers at Pilgrimage Sites in Gujarat
In November 2014, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board declared the lakes and rivers at pilgrimage sites in Gujarat in a critical state. Their condition is not very good in 2025.
Dwarka has no wastewater disposal system, so most dharamshalas and hotel operators have constructed underground drains that are not properly maintained. These drains frequ...
Decline in Organic Farming, Prime Minister and Governor fail in Guj
52% Decline in Organic Farming in One Year
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, September 26, 2025
Certified organic farming has declined in Gujarat's agricultural sector. Meanwhile, claims are being made that natural or organic farming has increased. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Mission for Natural Farming, which appears to be failing...
Safai Karamcharis protest across Gujarat, rally and sit-in in Ahmedaba...
Dilip Patel
The Ahmedabad Nagar Naukar Mandal is staging a protest at the Danapith headquarters over pending demands. A symbolic fast is being observed until the demands are met. The protest is peaceful.
15,000 Valmiki community sanitation workers are being exploited by RWAs that employ them on contract.
The Ahmedabad Nagar Naukar Mandal, ...
10 beaches in Gujarat are dirty and filthy
A 700-kilometer-long sea is submerging 8 islands.
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, September 24, 2025
People across Gujarat are seeking relief from the heat. At this time, beaches are becoming a magnet for tourists. Littering is contributing to pollution. Some NGOs have found that the Collector is neglecting 15 important points.
Instead of disposing ...
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...
Gujarat University’s number of students going abroad for educati...
8 percent of students going abroad for education are from Gujarat.
Ahmedabad, September 23, 2025
The number of students from Gujarat going abroad to study in other countries, including the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, and Australia, has declined by 40 percent. Of the 800,000 students from India who went abroad to study, 8 percent were from Guja...
A maritime museum will be built in Lothal, but…
21 September 2025
Located in the Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, Lothal was a major trading center of the Indus Valley Civilization as well as a symbol of India's maritime power and prosperity. Five thousand years ago Lothal was not only a port but also a place of ship repair, a living history that will be revived here.
Lothal was one of the maj...
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...