Gandhinagar, May 29 (IANS) As temperatures continue to rise across Gujarat during the ongoing summer season, the Forest Department has introduced a set of cooling and welfare measures at the Indroda Nature Park in Gandhinagar to reduce heat stress among captive and free-roaming wildlife.The arrangements, implemented under the guidance of the state Forest and Environment Minister, Arjun Modhwadia, and Minister of State, Pravin Mali, and executed through the Gujarat Ecological Education and Resear…
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Amreli, May 26 (IANS) Five Asiatic lions, including three cubs, have died in Gujarat’s Gir landscape over the past 10 days, with forest authorities suspecting babesiosis — a tick-borne parasitic disease — in four of the cases, while one cub is believed to have died in infighting among lions.State Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said reports claiming a wider outbreak among Gir lions were emerged and clarified that only two lion deaths were officially suspected to be linked d…
Gandhinagar, May 21 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Gujarat, including Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and State Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia, have criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi following his recent remarks in which he referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah as “traitors”.The controversy emerged after Gandhi, during a public address in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli on Wednesday, allegedly described the Pr…
Junagadh, May 14 (IANS) Gujarat is preparing to establish permanent tiger habitation in the state following sightings at Ratanmahal Sanctuary, Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Thursday during the lion conservation pre-event of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit-2026 at Sasan Gir.The event was organised by the Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry as the first pre-event ahead of the IBCA, which will be held in New Delhi on June 1 and 2.Addressi…
Gandhinagar, May 11 (IANS) Gujarat has identified and initiated more than 40 artificial intelligence (AI) use cases across over 14 government departments covering agriculture, healthcare, urban development, energy and governance, as the state expands the use of AI-driven systems in public administration and citizen services. Details released by the state government on ‘National Technology Day’ showed that Gujarat has launched the “Gujarat Future Technology Initiatives” (GFTI) programme to en…
Jamnagar, May 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jamnagar on Sunday evening to a grand welcome from residents gathered along the roads and at Lal Bungalow, where he later participated in a public meeting attended by people from different communities and states. Senior BJP leaders, including state ministers Rivaba Jadeja and Arjun Modhwadia, are also present.Large crowds had assembled hours before his arrival, with many among them belonging to Bengali families settled in Jamnagar.P…
Gir Somnath, May 9 (IANS) With preparations intensifying ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Somnath on May 11 for the ‘Somnath Amrit Parv’, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday conducted a ground inspection of the proposed roadshow route and reviewed arrangements at Sagar Darshan in Gujarat. The Prime Minister is expected to visit the precincts of the first Jyotirlinga, Somnath Temple, where multiple official programmes are planned as part of the commemo…
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Six of the 12 semiconductor projects approved under the central government’s ‘India Semiconductor Mission’ are now placed in Gujarat, with the Union Cabinet approving two additional projects worth Rs 3,936 crore for the state, Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Saturday. The newly approved projects include a Rs 3,068 crore investment by Crystal Matrix Limited at Dholera Special Investment Region and a Rs 868 crore investment by Suchi Sem…
Ahmedabad, April 26 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel cast his vote at Shilaj Primary School in Ahmedabad along with his family during the ongoing local body elections on Sunday, and urged citizens, particularly first-time and young voters, to participate in large numbers.In a message after voting, he said citizens should fulfil their democratic responsibility and strengthen participation in local governance.He stated, “I have cast my vote with my family at Shilaj Primary School fo…
Gandhinagar, April 10 (IANS) Gujarat plans to develop 8-10 hi-tech nurseries across districts and expand mangrove and grassland cover as part of a wider push to increase green cover, officials said at the conclusion of a two-day Forest Department “Chintan Shibir” held in Gandhinagar. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, addressing the closing session on Friday, said continuous reflection was vital for effective governance and highlighted the role of technology in improving public service deliv…