New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for adopting a holistic approach toward health infrastructure, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Monday praised the Gujarat government over its improved facilities on various health parameters like maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate and institutional delivery.

New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Tata Motors' electric vehicle arm Tata Passenger Electric Mobility has acquired a Ford India manufacturing plant situated at Sanand in Gujarat for a total consideration of Rs 725.7 crore.

Ahmedabad Oct 22 PTI With farmers in different parts of Gujarat complaining of frequent power cuts Energy Minister Kanubhai Desai on Friday said the crisis is mainly due to a short supply of coal and the situation will become normal in the next 15 daysWhile admitting that shortage of coal - due to a combination of factors including flooding in coal mines in some parts of the world and rise in domestic demand - has hit generation at thermal power plants Desai said Gujarat is in a much better position compared to other statesThere is a scarcity of coal across the globe because coal mines are facing issues of flooding due to excessive rain It is happening because of climate change As a result supply of coal has been hampered But this is a temporary issue he told reporters in Vapi town of south Gujarat when asked about the frequent power cutsThe situation is likely to improve in the next fortnight he saidThere is a crisis in other states like Uttar Pradesh But the issue is not that severe in Gujarat For example there is no issue in Vapi It is mostly in the Saurashtra regionTo overcome the issue we are planning to provide electricity to farmers during the night I am confident that we will come out of this crisis in the next 15 days Desai saidEarlier in the day Congress MLA Bharatji Thakor wrote a letter to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Desai complaining that farmers of Mehsana district were not getting adequate power supply to irrigate their fieldsAgricultural electricity supply has become irregular and inadequate Farmers wait for hours in their fields for electricity to irrigate their fields On an average they receive only 2 to 4 hours of power supplyAs a result their standing crop is not getting enough water Thus I have urged the CM and Desai to resolve this issue said ThakorA similar letter demanding adequate power supply was also written to the CM by the Gujarat chapter of the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh which is linked to the RSSFarmers in different parts of the state have been claiming that power cuts have become routine since the last few weeksEarlier we used to get 10 hours of supply everyday Now we get the supply for 7 to 8 hours and that too with interruptions We need continuous supply to save our standing cropsWhen we call officials to lodge a complaint they tell us to bear with them as coal is not available to generate enough electricity said a farmer of Vanaliya village under Sanand taluka of Ahnmedabad district PTI PJT RSY RSY

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Ford Motor Company will shut its car factories in India but will continue engine manufacturing for export markets.