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During the ongoing ₹1,200-crore Sabarmati Ashram restoration project, workers recently made a “surprise discovery” of a buried 1.5-foot-high plinth and two original stone steps leading to the Vinoba-Mira Kutir. These historic elements had been hidden under the ground for decades, and their discovery allows conservationists to restore the cottage to its original architectural elevation as it was when Acharya Vinoba Bhave lived there in 1918.

A viral Blinkit billboard near the IIM-Ahmedabad entrance has captured local attention by revealing that students ordered 60,456 print-outs in 2025, averaging over 165 daily. Part of the “2025 in a Blink” campaign, the ad uses the cheeky tagline “Tum toh chhaap rahe ho” to playfully highlight the intense academic culture and “paper-heavy” routines of India’s premier management institute.

As part of its mission to achieve green urban mobility, the Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) is progressively expanding its electric fleet with plans to deploy approximately 3,000 electric buses by 2030-31. This initiative, central to the city’s bid for the 2036 Olympic Games, includes the addition of 225 new e-buses in the 2025-26 fiscal year alone and the development of specialized charging hubs like the one at the Jamalpur depot.

During his address at the Youth Business Summit in Ahmedabad on December 28, 2025, Home Minister Amit Shah projected that India would become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027, highlighting that the nation’s GDP has already reached $4.19 trillion. He emphasized India’s global leadership in fintech, noting that 50% of the world’s digital transactions now occur in India, and inaugurated civic projects worth ₹330 crore to support the city’s rapid urban growth.

To ensure a safe New Year’s Eve, Ahmedabad Police have deployed over 9,000 personnel and established 132 checkpoints to monitor drunk driving and crowd safety across the city. Major roads like Sindhu Bhavan Road (SBR) and C.G. Road are closed to vehicular traffic from 6:00 PM tonight until 3:00 AM, transforming these hubs into pedestrian-only zones for revellers.