Fire at Arpan Aromatics, Vatva GIDC Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out at a chemical manufacturing unit in Phase II of Vatva GIDC in the early hours of Sunday, prompting a massive firefighting operation involving 22 fire tenders. Fire officials brought the blaze under control after nearly four hours, and no casualties were reported.The fire…
Ahmedabad: A 43-year-old Indian Coast Guard jawan allegedly attempted suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at the Coast Guard Officers’ Mess near Gayatri Temple in Sector 1, Gandhinagar, on Sunday morning. He sustained a gunshot injury in the neck and his condition is critical.The jawan, Hasmukh Prajapati, a native of Lekawada village, was…
The sniffer dog inspects the bag containing the marijuana Ahmedabad: A customs sniffer dog at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport has helped officials bust a drug trafficking operation. The dog flagged a passenger’s luggage containing 10.9kg of hydroponic marijuana, valued at more than Rs 10 crore on the illicit market, sources said.The passenger, a…
Ahmedabad: In 2020, Ashish Durgapal, a Lucknow native, founded “Pedaling Lucknow,” a community to promote cycling as a lifestyle. Over six years, the group grew to more than 300 cyclists, built through “designing posters, creating content, managing events, convincing brands to collaborate,” as Durgapal describes it.“I was learning marketing long before I ever studied it,”…
Ahmedabad: Buying online may be easier than ever, but resolving disputes is becoming increasingly difficult. Nearly one in every four consumer complaints reported in Gujarat either pertains to online shopping or insurance related disputes. According to data by Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC), e-commerce and insurance together accounted for about 25% of all complaints…
Union home minister Amit Shah, along with Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel and deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi at the launch of ‘PM eBus Sewa’, in Gandhinagar on Sunday Gandhinagar: An electric bus service was launched on Sunday in state capital Gandhinagar under the PM eBus Seva scheme. A total of 100 electric buses have…
Ahmedabad: Student-run and early-stage startups often get the seed funding or initial boost from various govt schemes, including Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) initiative in the state. But what about the sectors that work in emerging technology and on very different timelines in terms of product development and research?iHub Gujarat data indicated that, in…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat is steadily advancing toward becoming India’s leading centre for biotechnology and bio-manufacturing by 2030, stated a report by Gujarat Rajya Institution for Transformation (GRIT). This push is backed by a strategy focused on building skilled talent, specialised education and industry-oriented capabilities, govt said on Sunday.The report, titled ‘Gujarat Bio-Economy 2030: Strategic Skill Architecture…
Ahmedabad: A Gujarat connection has resurfaced in a visa fraud conspiracy in United States after another Gujarati pleaded guilty in a federal court in Boston for participating in staged armed robberies that were allegedly used to obtain immigration benefits.The development comes more than a year after another Gujarat-origin accused was convicted in the same case.Mitul…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat retained its position as India’s largest exporting state for the sixth straight year in 2025-2026 despite a difficult global trading environment marked by higher US tariffs, weak demand across major economies and supply-chain disruptions. The state’s exports stood at about $110 billion during the financial year, marginally lower than $116.33 billion in FY25,…
