Gandhinagar, June 21 (IANS) Large-scale ‘International Yoga Day’ celebrations were held across Gujarat on Sunday, with ministers, public representatives, officials, students and citizens participating in mass yoga sessions and emphasising the need to make yoga a regular part of everyday life rather than limiting it to an annual observance.In Porbandar, the 12th International Yoga Day was celebrated on the city’s seafront, where participants gathered amid the early morning breeze and the backdrop…
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Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) Gujarat has recorded more than 680 dolphins along its coastline in the latest survey, highlighting what state authorities describe as “growing success” in marine biodiversity conservation and the expansion of protected aquatic habitats in the Gulf of Kutch region. According to Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia, the 2025 assessment covering 4,087 sq. km of Gujarat’s coastal waters has documented the presence of over 680 dolphins.”The figures reflect sus…
Dahod, June 19 (IANS) Gujarat has emerged as a destination centre for the world owing to its industrial policies and the support of the double-engine government, Dahod district in-charge minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Friday while addressing the district-level programme of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Summit.The event was held under Modhwadia’s chairmanship and was attended by Minister of State, Ramesh Katara, senior government officials, elected representatives, industrialists, traders and …
Ahmedabad, June 19 (IANS) Gujarat Minister Arjun Modhwadia has reviewed two key projects transforming the future of Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), inspecting an afforestation initiative designed to tackle the area’s challenging saline terrain and visiting the under-construction semiconductor plant. The visits highlighted parallel efforts to develop Dholera as both an industrial and environmentally sustainable hub, officials said on Thursday.At the plantation site, Modhwadia, who holds …
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, June 14 (IANS) ‘Gujarat Science City’ has crossed a major milestone of more than 1.43 crore visitors by May this year, highlighting its emergence as one of India’s largest science education and experiential learning centres, developed through successive phases of expansion since its establishment in 1999.The facility, located in Ahmedabad, was set up on August 10, 1999, and underwent significant expansion during the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Chief Ministe…
Porbandar, June 13 (IANS) A 100-hectare ‘Furniture Park’ proposed for Porbandar, along with plans for a shipbuilding cluster, was placed at the centre of a high-level industry summit on Saturday, as government representatives and industry leaders discussed developing the coastal city into a port-linked manufacturing and export hub under India’s broader industrial expansion strategy. The ‘Developed Porbandar Furniture Park Summit’, chaired by Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Man…
Gandhinagar, June 13 (IANS) A high-level industry summit aimed at shaping the proposed Mega Furniture Park in Porbandar will be held on June 13 and 14, bringing together government officials, industry leaders, trade bodies and international representatives to discuss the project’s development framework and future roadmap. The “Viksit Porbandar Furniture Park Summit” is being organised as part of efforts to explore the establishment of a large-scale furniture manufacturing hub in Porbandar and as…
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) The Gujarat government and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on Thursday announced an agreement to develop advanced Common Technical Facilities (CTF) at a proposed Space Manufacturing Park in Khoraj, a project aimed at strengthening India’s private space ecosystem by providing shared testing and validation infrastructure for start-ups and small manufacturers. The announcement was made during the inaugural day of the 10th edition of …
Gandhinagar, June 8 (IANS) When the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s four Rajya Sabha nominees filed their nomination papers at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Monday, the most significant political development was not who entered the contest but who stayed out of it. For the first time since Gujarat was formed on May 1, 1960, the Congress did not field a candidate for a Rajya Sabha election from the state.If the BJP’s four candidates are elected as expected, the party will occupy all 11 Rajya…
Gandhinagar, June 7 (IANS) Gujarat Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Sunday that ensuring sustainability alongside development and minimising the use of natural resources remained a priority for the state, as he addressed the closing session of a two-day environmental workshop organised jointly by the Forest and Environment Department and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) in Gandhinagar. Addressing the session, chaired by Modhwadia and Minister of State for Forest …