- ✴︎ Vadodara
Koyali Refinery Near Vadodara to Hit 18 MTPA by March 2027
Indian Oil’s Koyali refinery near Vadodara expects to reach 18 MTPA by March 2027, adding a polypropylene plant under its Rs 17,825 crore LuPech project.
- ✴︎ Surat
Surat-Udaipur Vande Bharat Replaces Asarva Train, Adds Bharuch Stop
The Surat-Udaipur Vande Bharat now runs six days a week and replaces the Asarva-Udaipur train. Timings, stops, and why this route may fare better.
Scrap a BS-I Vehicle, Get Up to 50% Off Motor Vehicle Tax in Gujarat
Gujarat offers up to 50% off motor vehicle tax on a new vehicle if you scrap a BS-I car or BS-II truck by March 2027. Who qualifies and how the COD works.
- ✴︎ Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar Dengue Cluster Among Unity Day Parade Personnel
At least 24 personnel rehearsing for the October 31 Ekta Diwas parade have tested positive for dengue in Gandhinagar. Why their quarters matter to residents.
- ✴︎ Politics
Dropped From Gujarat’s Voter List? Booth Camps Open on Four Sundays
Gujarat polling stations will take Form 6 and Form 8 applications on four Sundays from October 11, after last winter’s revision flagged 71 lakh names.
Gujarat UCC Clears President’s Assent; Rules Decide When It Bites
Gujarat’s Uniform Civil Code has the President’s assent. Here is what it requires on marriage, divorce, live-ins and inheritance, and what must happen first.
- ✴︎ Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3: Seven Tenders for 58.5 km, 43 Stations
GMRC has opened seven civil tenders for Ahmedabad Metro Phase 3: 58.5 km of elevated track and 43 stations across short corridors. Union Cabinet nod is pending.
GSECL Signs Nuclear MoU With NPCIL; Dhuvaran in Anand Is Front-Runner
Gujarat’s state power generator signed its first nuclear pact with NPCIL. The text names no site, but reports point to a 4,000 MW plant at Dhuvaran in Anand.
- ✴︎ Surat
Rough Diamond Viewings Move to Surat Diamond Bourse After CBIC Nod
CBIC has cleared a Special Notified Zone at Surat Diamond Bourse, letting foreign miners show and sell rough diamonds at Khajod instead of Ichhapore.
- ✴︎ Porbandar
Porbandar Gets Gandhi-Themed Cultural Forest as Barda Readies for Lions
Gujarat opens its 25th Sanskrutik Van near Porbandar on Gandhi’s Sarvodaya theme, days after reorganising the forest division for Barda’s returning lions.
Ahmedabad Startup SatLeo Sends India’s First Commercial Thermal Camera to Orbit
Ahmedabad’s SatLeo Labs has a thermal infrared payload, TAPAS-1, on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare. Why heat data from orbit matters for Gujarat.
Gujarat ATS, Coast Guard Seize 526 kg of Drugs off Lakshadweep
Gujarat ATS and the Coast Guard seized 526 kg of heroin and meth from an Iranian dhow off Lakshadweep. Why the arrest so far from Gujarat matters.
