New Delhi: Out of the 87 railway stations in Gujarat identified for development under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, work at 18 stations has been completed so far, and projects at others—including Ahmedabad, Surat, Somnath, Bhuj, and Asarva—are progressing at a good pace, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. In his reply to question, the Railway Minister said, “Development works at railway stations under the Amrit Bharat St...Read More

Anand: The “Tribhuvan” Sahkari University (TSU) has recently been established through an act of Parliament, which was passed in the last budget session 2025. At this stage, the University has four courses, which include one ongoing course of the erstwhile Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) and three new courses started after the establishment of the University. The current approved annual intake capacity in the University, including that of one affiliated Institute, is as follows: ...Read More

New Delhi / Surat  — In the Rajya Sabha today, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil accused the Gujarat Government and influential builder lobbies of orchestrating a land scam under the guise of modernizing Surat Airport. Gohil alleged that in response to his official question in Parliament, the Central Government admitted that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) currently has no requirement for any additional land for the Surat Airport project. "If there is no need ...Read More

New Delhi: In the last five years, new registrations of 37,56,390 Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have taken place in Gujarat. During these past 5 years, 8,779 MSMEs have closed in the state. This information was provided by Union Minister of State for MSMEs, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in Rajya Sabha on July 21, 2025 while replying to the question raised by RS MP Parimal Nathwani. According to the statement of the minister, the Government of India has taken various steps to strength...Read More

New Delhi: Number of convictions and penalties of defaulting food operators for non-compliance in milk & milk products in the country has witnessed an over 13 fold rise in a span of  two years. According to the details provided by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the number of convictions and penalties on milk & milk product operators were at 552 in 2021-22, which increased to 6,953 cases in 2022-23 and further rose to 7,109 in 2023-24. Similarly, the number of ca...Read More

New Delhi: The number of passengers who have utilised National Waterways for travel shot up from 33.16 lakh in 2019-20 to 1.61 crore in 2023-24. Moreover, the Cargo Moved also increase from 73.64 million tons (MT) in 2019-20 to 133.03 million tons in 2023-24. Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal provided this information in the Rajya Sabha on April 1, 2025 while replying to a question raised by RS MP Parimal Nathwani. According to the statement of the minister, the...Read More

New Delhi: The flagship scheme of the Central Government, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) has benefitted nearly 14 crore people in Gujarat over the last four years. The central government has also reimbursed food subsidy of Rs 1,329 crore to the state of Gujarat in the last three years since FY2021-22. Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Smt. Nimuben Bambhaniya informed the Rajya Sabha on March 25, 2025, while replying a question raised b...Read More

New Delhi: Indian airlines placed orders for a total of 1359 new aircraft in previous two years – of which 999 new aircraft orders were placed in 2023 and 360 new orders in 2024. Currently, 680 aircraft are operational for passenger travel and 133 are grounded spread across various airlines. There are 105 aircraft which are over 15 years old, and out of these 43 belong to Air India Ltd. and 37 to Air India Express Ltd. Amongst the 680 operational aircraft, 319 belong to InterGlobe Aviation Ltd...Read More

New Delhi: Out of 194 Indian fishermen currently imprisoned in Pakistan, 123 are from Gujarat. Out of these 123 fishermen from Gujarat: 33 fishermen were apprehended in 2021, 68 fishermen in 2022, 09 fishermen in 2023 and 13 fishermen in 2024. This information was provided by Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh in Rajya Sabha, while replying to a question raised by Member of Parliament  Parimal Nathwani regarding fishermen from India currently imprisoned in Pakistan. As...Read More

New Delhi: Total 21 important corridors have been identified by the Government as per the management plan for Gir Protected Area. The information was provided by Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh in Rajya Sabha on February 13, 2025 while replying to a question raised by Member of Parliament Shri Parimal Nathwani regarding lion corridors in Gir. According to the statement of the minister, the Project Lion is being implemented in the Gir land...Read More