In the future, waste steel may prove to be a more durable and cost-effective way of constructing roads. A road has been built utilising discarded steel in Surat's Hazira industrial region, which is the first such use case in India.

India's diamond city gets the country's first 'steel road'.Details here

Parliament on Tuesday passed a legislation to declare the five new IIITs in Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur as institutes of national importance, enabling them to award degrees.

Parliament passes bill giving national importance tag to five new IIITs

A jewellery shop in Gujarat's Surat has come up with masks studded with diamonds that cost between Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 4 lakh.

Jewellery shop in Gujarat's Surat sells diamond-studded face masks

The rising cases of coronavirus have hit the diamond industry of Surat in Gujarat. Surat diamond industry which is one of the largest diamond industry in the world has now been brought to half of its earlier capacity. Exports are the hardest hit. Watch report:

India's diamond industry faces the brunt of coronavirus

Experts are believing that the Surat diamond industry could face losses of Rs 8,000 cr. This is because Hong Kong and China are integral to India's diamond export. Polished diamonds of worth Rs 50,000 cr are exported from Surat to Hong Kong every year.

Coronavirus hits Surat diamond industry

A massive fire, which broke out at Raghuveer textile Market in Gujarat's Surat on Monday, was brought under control. No casualty was reported so far said the officials.

Another fire reported in Surat at Raghuveer Market, situation under control

According to a survey, three Indian cities have made to the top 10 of the world's fastest-growing cities. Interestingly, all three cities are from the South Indian state of Kerala.

Survey reveals three of world's top 10 fastest-growing cities are from Kerala

Police on Monday filed a charge sheet in the May 24 major fire mishap at the 'Takshashila Arcade` building in Sarthana area of Surat, in which 22 students lost their lives.

Surat fire: Police files 4271 page charge sheet against 14 accused

In the wake of the Surat fire tragedy, the Delhi government has ordered an investigation into whether fire safety norms are being complied with at coaching centres across the city.

Delhi government issues fire safety directives for coaching centres after Surat tragedy

The Delhi Fire service is planning to conduct an audit of all coaching institutes running in the national capital from Monday to avert Surat-like fire tragedy in which at least 22 students died, officials said.

Surat fire: Delhi Fire Department to conduct audit of coaching institutes

The NHRC Saturday sent a notice to the Gujarat government over the fire tragedy in Surat in which 22 students died in a massive blaze at a commercial complex in Sarthana area of the city, officials said.

NHRC issues notice to Gujarat government over death of children in Surat fire

The death toll in the massive fire that broke out in Sarthana area of Surat, Gujarat on Friday evening, rose to 22 today. The toll increased after two students succumbed to their injuries in the hospital.

Death toll rises to 22 in Surat fire after 2 more students succumb to injuries

At least 20 died following a major fire at a building in Sarthana area of Surat, Gujarat on Friday evening. Surat Police Commissioner Satish Kumar Mishra had earlier confirmed the death of 15 people adding that the toll might go up.

20 dead, several injured in major fire in Surat building

At least 19 people were killed and several others injured in a fire at a coaching centre in Sarthana area of Surat in Gujarat. The coaching centre was located on the third and fourth floors of the Taxshila Complex.

Surat fire: 19 killed in coaching centre blaze; PM Modi assures assistance for victims

Traders of India's diamond hub Surat city, in Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat, are claiming a steep fall in the export of the polished precious stones owing to the ongoing US-China trade war.

India's diamond traders claim drop in exports due to US-China trade war

K Ramoliya, the cameraman who fainted during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Surat on Wednesday, said that he lost consciousness during the coverage of the programme due to unavailability of drinking water at the event.

Water unavailability led to fainting; good that PM saw, says cameraman who fainted at Surat event

Taking a dig at the Congress party in a public gathering at Surat on Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi said that if the previous governments had to do the work that he has done so far, they would have needed "25 more years".

Previous govt would have taken '25 more years' to do the work we have done so far: PM Modi in Surat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday boarded a tank while inspecting Larsen and Toubro's Armoured Systems Complex facility here for manufacturing high-end guns.

Modi boards tank at L&T's gun-making facility in Gujarat

PM Modi takes a tank ride in Surat

A body of a minor girl was found in Surat with 86 injuries

1 arrested for rape, murder of minor in Surat

The police, however, said that they will confirm the man's claim only after a DNA test. The police also said that they will verify the missing complaints at local police stations in Andhra Pradesh in order to examine the man's claims

Man from Andhra claims to be father of minor found dead in Surat

The girl was raped, tortured, and finally strangled to death

9-year-old's body with 86 injury marks found in Surat; she was raped for at least 8 days

Reports said sticks and a blunt object were used to rupture the victim's organs

Body of 11-year-old girl with 86 injuries on it found in Surat, rape suspected

The trio has been identified as Babla, Biranj and Balram

Surat: 3 held for attempting to derail train

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