Ahmedabad, May 15 (IANS) Preparations for Census-2027 have been intensified in Gujarat, with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) deploying 12,000 enumerators and 2,000 supervisors for the upcoming house listing and housing enumeration exercise scheduled to begin on June 1. According to AMC’s City Census Department, the first phase of Census-2027, covering house listing and housing enumeration, will be conducted over a 30-day period from June 1 to 30, in line with the state government’s n…
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Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) The Gujarat government has announced a wide-ranging set of measures aimed at reducing fuel consumption, government expenditure and foreign exchange outflow, while increasing the use of virtual administration and public transport across departments. The decisions were announced after a state cabinet meeting held under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent app…
Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) The Gujarat government has granted in-principle approval to 80 per cent of the new measures announced in this year’s state budget, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel directing departments to speed up implementation so that benefits reach citizens without delay. The decision was discussed at a state cabinet meeting chaired by Patel in Gandhinagar on Friday.Government spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said the chief minister had instructed departments to ensure tha…
Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has ordered daily monitoring of petrol and diesel stocks through a control room mechanism, with directions to officials to maintain uninterrupted fuel supplies across the state. The instructions were issued during a cabinet meeting chaired by Patel in Gandhinagar on Friday after a review of fuel availability and supply arrangements in the state.Government spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said the chief minister had instructe…
Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) In a significant step towards achieving self-reliance in clean cooking fuel, nearly 1,000 tribal households near the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Ekta Nagar are moving ahead to equip biogas plants in their homes. More than 600 biogas plants have already become operational, bringing smiles to the faces of families who have long remained dependent on traditional means and are now set to witness the light of prosperity in their homes.The initiative, inspired by Prime Mi…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the agreements signed between India and the United Arab Emirates would add “further vigour” to bilateral ties, after the two countries inked seven major agreements spanning energy, defence, technology, infrastructure and investments during his brief stopover in the Gulf nation.Sharing his remarks on social media platform X, PM Modi described the outcomes of the visit as “substantive” and said they would strengthen …
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) India installed a record 15.3 GW of new solar capacity in the first quarter (January-March) of 2026, marking the highest quarterly addition ever in the country so far, according to a report.The report by Mercom India Research states that solar installations recorded a 143 per cent year-on-year jump compared with the corresponding figure of 6.3 GW in the same quarter of the previous year. Sequentially, the increase was compared to 10.3 GW added in the preceding October-De…
Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) India’s first semi high-speed broad gauge rail corridor equipped with the advanced “Kavach 5.0” train protection system will be developed between Ahmedabad and Dholera in Gujarat after the Union Cabinet approved the Rs 20,667 crore project earlier this week, with railway and state government officials outlining further details on Friday. The Ahmedabad (Sarkhej)–Dholera semi high-speed double-line railway project, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs …
Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) Gujarat Agriculture and Cooperation Minister Jitu Vaghani on Friday cancelled his planned visit to the United States after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to avoid foreign travel for a year and adopt austerity measures in view of global economic uncertainty and rising fuel concerns.Vaghani was scheduled to attend the ‘International Symposium on Cooperative Financial Institutions’ at the United Nations headquarters in New York during the last week of May…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess India’s preparations for the Commonwealth Games 2026 scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland. The meeting focused on ensuring seamless coordination among stakeholders and strengthening the support system for Indian athletes preparing for CWG 2026.Senior officials from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, representatives from the Indian Olympic As…