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India and Japan have taken a significant step forward in their high-speed rail collaboration. Top officials from both sides met in Delhi to review key infrastructure projects, including the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor. Discussions covered supply chain issues, critical minerals, and a special update on Japan’s E10 Shinkansen trains. Watch.

The ambitious bullet train project is expected to create more than 90,000 direct and indirect jobs during its constructionThe project was announced around five years back and few since then, there have been reports of a delay in completion of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor

151 of the 172 new cases were reported from Ahmedabad city while rural areas added 21 patientsMeanwhile, 41 of the total 2,188 incoming passengers tested at the railway station here were found coronavirus positive

As many as 1,332 more persons tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Gujarat, taking the statewide tally to 1,09,627 on Thursday

The latest findings indicate that the city is far from developing a herd immunity which requires 70-80% of population developing antibodies

The Ahmedabad civic body said it has decided to denotify some designated COVID-19 hospitals in view of the number of coronavirus cases coming down in the city

In addition to already reserved 59 Covid dedicated hospitals in Ahmedabad, state administration now has added more 15 hospitals for coronavirus treatmentAdministartion has already made it mandatory to reserve 50% beds in private hospitals for patients sent by civic bodies

Ahmedabad reported 163 new cases, taking the count to 25,692The cumulative death toll in the state now stands at 2,326

Ahmedabad recorded single day high of 180 coronavirus cases with four more casualties taking death toll to 1,572170 people were discharged in the day, while the recoveries have mounted to 20,203 in the city

A total of 210 cases were reported in Ahmedabad district with 187 being reported from urban areas while 23 were reported from villagesDeath toll in the city stands at around 1,565 while there are 203 recoveries in the district