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Vietnam Airlines launched direct flights between Ahmedabad and Hanoi, operating four days a week. This nonstop service enhances travel convenience and expands international connectivity for passengers between Gujarat and Vietnam.

Gujarat's 108 ambulance service deployed 1,500 vehicles and 6,000 staff, expecting a 20 percent rise in medical emergencies during the Diwali festival period, ensuring faster response times and preparedness.

Around 200 of 322 municipal parks lack CCTV cameras due to inter-departmental delays, raising safety concerns for daily visitors and exposing gaps in the city's smart infrastructure.

Ahmedabad's 4.03-kilometre Sarkhej-Karnavati elevated corridor, built at ₹365 crore, will open during Diwali to ease traffic congestion and provide faster commutes for motorists.

The civic body has barred all officers and employees from accepting Diwali gifts, including sweets, cash, and hampers, warning of disciplinary action under conduct rules to ensure administrative integrity.

The municipal corporation launched inspections against unauthorized firecracker stalls in unsafe areas for Diwali, enforcing safety guidelines across 11 designated locations with 184 permitted stalls.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari urged greater accountability in urban road development during MARG 2026, highlighting initiatives like Uttar Pradesh's CM GRIDS transforming over 290 kilometres of roads across 17 cities.

India’s TMT steel market remained firm on October 26, 2026, with prices across Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Vizag ranging from ₹63,250 to ₹65,700 per tonne. Stronger primary-market demand, low distributor inventories, mill order backlogs and maintenance-related production constraints are supporting prices, although RINL’s resumed TMT rolling operations could gradually improve regional availability.

The Union Cabinet approved a Rs 17,500 crore VGF scheme to add 92 GWh of battery and pumped hydro storage capacity, driving investments worth Rs 97,600 crore to boost grid-scale energy storage.

The Union Cabinet approved a Rs 14,500 crore VGF scheme to develop 92 GWh of grid-scale energy storage systems, ensuring round-the-clock power supply and boosting domestic manufacturing and renewable energy integration.