August 2021

GUJARAT Project Lion: Gujarat govt sought Rs 2,000 crore from Centre The Gujarat government has sought assistance to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore from the Centre for Project Lion. The request is under active consideration for approval, said a senior government official aware of the developments. To be modelled on Project Tiger and Project Elephant, Project Lion … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat to give aid worth Rs 498 crore to Covid-hit industries Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani announced a plan for assistance to industrial units and MSMEs in the state which had been adversely affected by the second wave of Covid-19 cases. A meeting was chaired by chief minister Vijay Rupani, with the chairman and … Read more

GUJARAT India’s first gems auction house opens in Gujarat’s Surat Navratna Gallery, a first of its kind auction house dealing in all categories of gems and jewellery, started its operation in the city. Interestingly, the gallery’s first pre-auction exhibition of lab-grown diamonds was held in the city which is globally known as the natural diamond capital. The … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat to ban single-use, sub-75-micron plastics After the government of India’s recent notification of the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021, the Gujarat government has started the banning of single-use plastics and is taking action against manufacturers of single-use plastics and of plastics less than 75 microns thick. The Union government, by amending the rules, is … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Nod to PPP policy for residential schools The Gujarat government is all set to implement a new policy that will identify meritorious students, provide them with free education and boarding facilities, and gradually groom them to crack competitive entrance exams through public-private partnership. The state passed a government resolution to promote residential schools of excellence … Read more

GUJARAT Ahmedabad pips Chennai in mutual fund investments   Buoyed by fresh inflows into equity mutual funds, Ahmedabad has pipped Chennai in mutual fund (MF) investments and it now ranks sixth among Indian cities with highest mutual fund asset base. The total asset under management (AUM) of mutual funds in Ahmedabad grew 41% annually to … Read more

GUJARAT   Nearly 300% rise in cyber crime in Surat The city has witnessed nearly 300% increase in cyber crime cases compared to the previous year till July in the pandemic period. Data shows that citizens have lost Rs three crore to cyber frauds till July this year. Of the total money siphoned off online, … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Scrappage policy to boost new car, CV sales, say dealers After the Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) launched the new vehicle scrappage policy, car dealers believe it will help boost the sale of new cars as well as commercial vehicles. The new policy comes with a slew of incentives such as waiver … Read more

GUJARAT 10,000 jobs to flood Gujarat’s IT sector in next six months Buoyed by the increasing demand for digitisation and automation in the state’s Information Technology (IT) and IT-Enabled Services (ITES) sector, companies in Gujarat are looking to hire more people in the days to come. Industry estimates by IT giants and other firms suggest … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat among first to implement one nation, one ration card scheme’   Addressing beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Gujarat is among those states that implemented the ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ scheme first. “Gujarat continues to get the benefits of “double engine” governments,” … Read more