Gandhinagar: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified three more Gujarat seaports namely Dahej, Sikka and Tuna Tekra, as authorised immigration checkposts under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, further strengthening the state’s infrastructure for international passenger movement. The notification, issued on May 29, 2026, amends the Centre’s earlier September 2025 order that had designated 37 seaports across the country as immigration entry and exit points. With the lat...Read More

Gandhinagar: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands, India and the Netherlands exchanged a Letter of Intent (LoI) for technical cooperation on Gujarat’s ambitious Kalpasar Project, strengthening bilateral collaboration in water management and infrastructure development. The Kalpasar Project aims to connect Saurashtra with South Gujarat through the Gulf of Khambhat while creating a massive freshwater reservoir. Conceived decades ago, the project is currently undergo...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of India has announced the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season ahead of the sowing period, offering higher returns to farmers and enabling them to plan cultivation in advance. According to the revised MSP rates approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, significant increases have been announced for key crops including cotton, sesame, tur and groundnut. Gujarat Agricult...Read More

New Delhi: In a significant address detailing the relationship between the executive and the judiciary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasized that democratic institutions were created by the Constitution to balance each other, not to stand in opposition. His remarks came during the launch of two new books authored by the Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta, in the national capital. The high-profile event was attended by leading figures of the legal fraternity, including Chief Justice ...Read More

New Delhi: The Government of India's Ministry of Finance has announced the issuance of a special ₹75 commemorative coin to mark two significant milestones linked to the Somnath Temple in Gujarat - 1,000 years since the first recorded attack on the temple and 75 years of its reconstruction. The notification was issued by the Ministry of Finance through an Extraordinary Gazette dated May 8, 2026. The commemorative coin will be issued under the provisions of the Coinage Act, 2011. According to...Read More

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued its final order approving the composite scheme of amalgamation and arrangement involving key energy entities of the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) group. The restructuring entails the amalgamation of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL), and GSPC Energy Limited (GEL) into Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL). Simultaneously, the scheme provides for the demerger of the gas transmis...Read More

New Delhi: In pursuance of the Union Budget 2026-27 announcement to address the concerns faced by the manufacturing units in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) due to ongoing global trade disruptions, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) today introduced a special one-time relief measure to facilitate sales by eligible manufacturing units in SEZs to the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) at concessional rates of duty. The Union Budget announcement is being implemented through an exemp...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of three senior IAS officers from the Gujarat cadre to key positions in the Union government, according to an official notification issued on Tuesday. Mona Khandhar (1996 batch), currently serving as Additional Chief Secretary in the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department of the Gujarat government, has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment at t...Read More

New Delhi: The Union Government has released over ₹2,461 crore in grants under the XV Finance Commission (XV-FC) to strengthen rural local bodies across eight states, including Gujarat. Gujarat has received ₹763.83 crore as the second instalment of tied grants for FY 2025–26. The allocation will benefit all 33 eligible District Panchayats (DPs), 247 Block Panchayats (BPs), and 14,563 Gram Panchayats (GPs) across the state. Additionally, a withheld portion of ₹7.338 lakh from the first i...Read More