Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Monday approved a series of industrial projects involving investments of more than Rs 2,999 crore under various incentive schemes, with the proposals expected to strengthen manufacturing, industrial infrastructure and employment generation across the state. The approvals were granted during a series of high-level committee meetings chaired by Deputy Chief Minister and Industries Minister Harsh Sanghavi.According to the state government, the p…
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Surat, July 26 (IANS) A 100-foot national flag was hoisted and a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was unveiled at Ram Chowk in the Mota Varachha area of Surat during the Kargil Vijay Diwas programme led by Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday. The event, organised to commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas, brought together public representatives, local leaders, students and residents to pay tribute to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the 1999 Kargil War.The newly installed 1…
Gandhinagar, July 24 (IANS) Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Singh Malik on Friday said that the state’s police and civil administration were continuing to work in coordination to support flood relief and rescue operations as parts of Gujarat remained affected by extremely heavy rainfall, with authorities maintaining a high level of preparedness despite conditions beginning to improve in some districts. Malik reviewed the rainfall situation and ongoing rescue efforts at the Sta…
Gandhinagar, July 24 (IANS) Gujarat’s flood response is entering a new phase, with rescue operations in the worst-affected parts of South Gujarat nearing completion and the state government shifting its focus to relief, restoration and preparations for fresh rainfall forecast over the coming days. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel reviewed the heavy rainfall situation across the state at a high-level meeting at the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar on Friday, where officials a…
Navsari/Valsad, July 24 (IANS) Indian Army flood relief columns have been deployed across flood-hit parts of Gujarat as rescue operations intensified following heavy rainfall that inundated several districts, with troops joining civil authorities in evacuating stranded residents and providing emergency assistance.Flood relief columns of the Golden Katar Division have been deployed in Valsad, Navsari, Ahmedabad city and Ahmedabad rural areas.According to the Ministry of Defence, the troops are en…
Gandhinagar, July 24 (IANS) Gujarat has stepped up its flood response in South Gujarat by deploying additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams, dispatching senior Ministers and officials to the worst-affected districts, and placing Army and Coast Guard resources on standby as exceptionally heavy rainfall continued to disrupt normal life across Valsad, Surat, Navsari and Tapi districts. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel chaired a high-level revi…
Gandhinagar/Valsad, July 23 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel chaired a late-night high-level review meeting at the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) on Thursday as heavy rainfall continued to affect parts of the state, with the administration intensifying rescue, relief and monitoring efforts in the worst-hit districts of South Gujarat.During the review, the Chief Minister received updates on the prevailing weather situation from officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
Ahmedabad, July 23 (IANS) Authorities across Gujarat expanded precautionary measures on Thursday as forecasts of continued heavy to very heavy rainfall prompted the closure of schools, colleges and anganwadis in several districts for Friday, while Valsad district ordered factories and industrial units to suspend operations amid flood-like conditions. The latest decisions come as the state continues to battle widespread flooding and intense monsoon rainfall that has already forced the evacuation …
Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) Gujarat’s Health Department has intensified its preparedness to prevent outbreaks of water-borne and seasonal diseases in South Gujarat as heavy rainfall continues and a red alert remains in force for Navsari, Valsad, Surat and adjoining districts. At a high-level review meeting in Gandhinagar on Thursday, State Health Minister Praful Pansheriya assessed the department’s preparedness and directed officials to strengthen micro-planning, maintain reserve medical teams a…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The PM2.5 level in Delhi during 2025-26 was 102 µg/m³ while 65 other cities managed to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM2.5 levels (Standard ≤ 40 µg/m³) during the year, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written reply to a query, Kirti Vardhan Singh said that the PM2.5 level in Pune, Hyderabad, Surat, Delhi and Mumbai during 2025-26 was 41,34,32,102,3…