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IIM Ahmedabad to set up Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence with ₹100-crore endowment

On 29 January 2026 IIM Ahmedabad exchanged an MoU to set up the Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence, funded by a ₹100-crore endowment from alumna Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon and Ranjan Tandon.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Gujarat

Assam Petro-Chemicals and Deendayal Port sign MoU for 150 TPD e-methanol plant at Kandla

On 29 January 2026 Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd (APL) and Deendayal Port Authority signed an MoU in Dibrugarh to set up a 150 tonnes-per-day e-methanol plant at Kandla Port, Gujarat, with over ₹1,200 crore investment.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

Trucks-on-Trains on Western DFC cuts Rewari–Palanpur transit to about 12 hours

Indian Railways' Trucks-on-Trains service on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor carries loaded trucks between New Rewari and New Palanpur, cutting transit from about 30 hours by road to about 12.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Gujarat

₹512.27 crore XV Finance Commission grants released to Gujarat's rural local bodies

The Centre released ₹512.27 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission grants for rural local bodies in Gujarat for FY 2025-26, announced on 21 January 2026.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 United Arab Emirates Must know

UAE President's India visit: trade target of US$200 billion by 2032, defence and LNG deals

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited India on 19 January 2026; the two sides agreed to double bilateral trade to US$200 billion by 2032 and signed letters of intent on defence, space and Dholera.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat

Overhead electrification masts going up on Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train corridor

The Railways Ministry said on 19 January 2026 that installation of overhead electrification (OHE) masts is progressing on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train corridor, with more than 20,000 masts planned.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Oman Must know

Stitched sail ship INSV Kaundinya reaches Muscat on maiden voyage from Porbandar

The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Kaundinya, a traditionally built stitched sail ship, reached Muscat, Oman, on 14 January 2026 after completing its maiden voyage from Porbandar.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Haryana Important

Environment Minister opens Aravalli eco-restoration conference; 97 sq km of Haryana's Aravalli land declared Protected Forest

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the National Conference on Eco-restoration of the Aravalli Landscape in New Delhi on 14 January 2026 and said 6.45 million hectares of degraded Aravalli land has been identified under the Aravalli Green Wall Project.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Gujarat Must know

Amit Shah lays foundation of ₹362 crore BSL-4 bio-containment lab in Gandhinagar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the BSL-4 Bio-Containment Facility of the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre in Gandhinagar on 13 January 2026.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Germany Must know

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes first official visit to India; visa-free transit for Indians announced

German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his first official visit to India on 12 January 2026, holding talks with PM Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad that produced a joint statement and a list of outcomes including visa-free transit through Germany for Indian passport holders.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Gujarat Must know

PM Modi addresses Somnath Swabhiman Parv marking 1,000 years since the first attack on Somnath

PM Narendra Modi addressed the Somnath Swabhiman Parv at Somnath, Gujarat on 11 January 2026, marking a thousand years since Mahmud of Ghazni first attacked the temple in 1026 AD and 75 years since its reconstruction in 1951.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Gujarat Important

India beat New Zealand by four wickets in 1st ODI at Vadodara; Kohli 93

India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the first ODI at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 11 January 2026, chasing 301 with six balls to spare as Virat Kohli scored 93 and was named Player of the Match.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Gujarat Important

Bhadrakali Temple inscription at Prabhas Patan records Kumarapala's revival of Somnath

The Culture Ministry on 11 January 2026 highlighted the 1169 CE Bhadrakali Temple inscription at Prabhas Patan, which records the history of the Somnath temple and the role of Solanki ruler Kumarapala in its revival.

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💹 Economy 📍 Gujarat Important

PM Modi inaugurates Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for Kutch and Saurashtra in Rajkot

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for the Kutch and Saurashtra region in Rajkot on 11 January 2026, on his first visit to Gujarat in 2026.

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💹 Economy 📍 Gujarat Important

Rashtriya Khanij Chintan Shivir 2026 in Gandhinagar ends with focus on National Critical Mineral Mission

The two-day Rashtriya Khanij Chintan Shivir 2026 of the Ministry of Mines concluded in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 10 January 2026, with the Centre and states discussing the National Critical Mineral Mission, sustainable mining and recovery of critical minerals from waste dumps and tailings.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Gujarat Important

Sports Governance Conclave in Ahmedabad: Mandaviya calls top-10 Olympic finish 'non-negotiable'

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the Sports Governance Conclave, organised by the Centre with the Gujarat government and the Indian Olympic Association, at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad on 9 January 2026, calling a top-10 Olympic medal-table finish a non-negotiable national goal.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Gujarat

NTPC signs ₹23.16 crore CSR agreement with GCRI for radiotherapy upgrade at Siddhpur

On 3 January 2026 in Mumbai, NTPC's Western Region-I signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, sanctioning ₹23.16 crore of CSR funds for a Linear Accelerator at GCRI's Siddhpur Satellite Centre.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat Important

Kavach 4.0 commissioned on Gujarat's first section, Bajwa (Vadodara)–Ahmedabad

Indian Railways commissioned the indigenous automatic train protection system Kavach 4.0 on the 96-km Bajwa (Vadodara)–Ahmedabad section, Gujarat's first, Railways said on 30 December 2025.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Gujarat Must know

INSV Kaundinya, Navy's stitched sailing ship, sets out from Porbandar to Muscat on maiden voyage

On 29 December 2025 at Porbandar, Gujarat, the Indian Navy's traditional stitched sailing vessel INSV Kaundinya set out on her maiden overseas voyage to Muscat, Oman.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Gujarat

Ahmedabad gets ₹400 crore micro-tunnelled sewer line; 205 Nava Vanjar families get land certificates

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 28 December 2025 inaugurated Ahmedabad's Western Trunk Line sewer system for about 15 lakh residents, built with micro-tunnelling, and gave land allotment certificates to 205 displaced families of Nava Vanjar village.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

EPFO to get Suvidha Providers, KYC drive and any-office service: Mandaviya

Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced EPFO reforms, including EPF Suvidha Providers and a mission-mode KYC drive, while opening a new EPFO building at Vatva, Gujarat, on 26 December 2025.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Must know

Centre bans new mining leases across the entire Aravallis; ICFRE to widen no-mining zones

The Union Environment Ministry on 24 December 2025 directed states to grant no new mining leases anywhere in the Aravalli Range and asked ICFRE to identify more areas where mining should be prohibited.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

Government explains Aravalli Hills definition: 100 m above local relief, hills within 500 m form a range

The government on 21 December 2025 explained the uniform definition of the Aravalli Hills and Range accepted by the Supreme Court on 20 November 2025, under which landforms rising 100 metres or more above local relief are Aravalli Hills.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

India and Netherlands sign MoU on National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal

India and the Netherlands exchanged an MoU on 20 December 2025 linking the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat with the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, during talks between S. Jaishankar and Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Gujarat

Gujarat CM inaugurates Pre-Summit Conference on AI for Good Governance in Gandhinagar ahead of India–AI Impact Summit 2026

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the Pre-Summit Conference on 'AI for Good Governance' at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, on 11 December 2025, hosted by the IndiaAI Mission with the Government of Gujarat and IIT Gandhinagar.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Gujarat

Amit Shah inaugurates and lays foundation of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation works worth ₹1,500 crore

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation development works worth about ₹1,500 crore in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 7 December 2025.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Gujarat Important

Sardar@150 Unity March culminates at the Statue of Unity, Kevadiya, on 6 December 2025

The Sardar@150 Unity March, a national padyatra that began from Karamsad on 26 November 2025, culminated at the Statue of Unity in Kevadiya, Gujarat, on 6 December 2025 with Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan presiding.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Gujarat

Amit Shah inaugurates Banas Dairy Bio-CNG and fertilizer plant in Vav-Tharad, Gujarat

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a Bio-CNG and fertilizer plant built by Banas Dairy and laid the foundation stone of a 150-ton powder plant in Vav-Tharad district, Gujarat, on 6 December 2025.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 Gujarat

Amit Shah inaugurates EARTH Summit 2025 in Gandhinagar, launches Sahakar Sarathi services

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated EARTH Summit 2025 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, on 5 December 2025 and launched more than 13 digital services under NABARD's Sahakar Sarathi.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat Important

Steel-cutting of India's first all-electric green tug for Deendayal Port, Kandla

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off the steel-cutting ceremony of India's first all-electric green tug for Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla on 3 December 2025 under the Green Tug Transition Programme.

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