Month: October 2025

Gujarat’s new industrial policy will mandate major industries to allocate 2% of project costs for skilling and reskilling, aiming to create one crore additional skilled workers by 2030. This initiative recognizes skill development investments as project costs, explores mandatory CSR spending, and establishes a specialized task force under Kaushalya Skill University.

Severe cyclonic storm Shakhti, formed off the Gujarat coast, moved westwards on Saturday, projected to curve east-northeastwards and weaken by October 6, 2025. Fishermen are advised against venturing into the northwest Arabian Sea. Concurrently, parts of Gujarat, including Dwarka and Ambaji, experienced rainfall, with Ahmedabad expecting light showers.

Gujarat High Court confirmed convictions for four men. They kidnapped, tortured, and sodomised victims. This happened under the guise of anti-corruption activism. The accused used an NGO to lure and blackmail people. The court reduced some sentences to five years. Convicts must surrender within eight weeks. This decision concludes a long-standing case.