Ahmedabad: The year 2025 recorded filing of 3,615 patents by Gujarat-based institutions and individuals at the rate of about 10 patents a day. It was the highest ever for the state as the number of annual patents filed has tripled in three years from 1,199 in 2022.In the first three months of 2026 alone, the…
Ahmedabad: It is likely to be a scorching Sunday for citizens as mercury is likely to touch 44°C, according to a forecast by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday. On Saturday, the maximum temperature was 43.8°C, which was 3.6 degrees higher than normal. It was the highest maximum temperature for the city this summer so…
Ahmedabad: Voters in the city will head to polling booths on Sunday under searing heat, with temperatures expected to touch 44°C — the highest this season so far. As the city prepares to vote in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, the weather is likely to become a key factor influencing turnout.On Saturday, Ahmedabad recorded…
Gandhinagar: More than 95% of the state’s voters will exercise their franchise in the local body elections on Sunday, a poll that will gauge the mood of voters in Gujarat before the next general election less than two years from now. While the BJP holds a stranglehold over the civic bodies going to polls, opposition…
Ahmedabad: The city heads to the polls on Sunday for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, with voting scheduled for 190 of the 192 seats across 48 wards. Two seats have already been declared uncontested. To manage the exercise, authorities have set up 4,257 polling stations, where more than 38 lakh voters are expected to…
Ahmedabad: The railways is planning to curate a journey through Gujarat’s lion land, Gir, on a train that will offer passengers a 360-degree view, simulating the sensation of being surrounded by wilderness where jungle royals luxuriate.The Bhavnagar railway division has proposed to run the train with specially created air-conditioned coaches called the Vistadomes, which have…
Ahmedabad: Authorities have expressed serious concern over the absence of action against grant-in-aid schools that have failed to carry out mandatory financial audits, pointing to administrative apathy at the district level. In Ahmedabad, the district education officer (DEO) issued strict notices to 153 granted secondary and higher secondary schools for failing to complete their required…
Gandhinagar: An analysis of school dropouts in Gujarat has found that the lack of admission opportunities at higher levels is one of the key reasons students leave school at different stages. A study conducted by the state education department shows that around 4 lakh students drop out from their schools due to non-availability of admission…
Ahmedabad: Hours before voters were to head to polling booths in Mehsana, a clash turned fatal. A 30-year-old man lost his life after being attacked during a confrontation late on Friday. The victim, Miten Chaudhary, was campaigning for his uncle, Mahendra Chaudhary, a BJP member contesting the Mehsana Municipal Corporation election from Ward 4.According to…
Shashank Nimkar’s venture recycles ceramic rejects Things end up in landfills for a reason — no one has figured out how to make money from them. Metals rarely reach a dump. They have resale value, so an entire economy exists to recover every last kilo. What gets left behind is the material with no price…
