August 2021

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 Gujarat: 8 cities get Rs 4k crore vikas boost   As part of the nine-day celebrations to mark CM Vijay Rupani completing five years in office, the state government on Sunday observed ‘Shehri Jan Sukhakari Divas’ (urban well-being day). About 471 development works worth Rs 5,001 crore in urban areas of the state were … Read more

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 Bharat Bio’s Gujarat plant gets Centre nod to make Covaxin   Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday said the Centre has approved Bharat Biotech’s vaccine manufacturing facility at Ankleshwar in Gujarat for manufacturing India’s first indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin. The move, he said, will help ramp up availability of the indigenous vaccine for the national vaccination drive. Bharat … 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

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: 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 Plastic in salt: Study calls for better processing The revelation that microplastics lurk amid edible salt comes as an eye-opener for the state government and salt producers. The researchers who recorded the findings are calling for improved refining processes to reduce microplastics in salt. Gujarat produces 76% of the country’s salt. Kharaghoda, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, and the Rann … Read more

GUJARAT Salt exports down 70% due to China curbs The killer Covid-19 pandemic, rising freight charges and a slew of restrictions on Indian crew and cargo imposed by China has resulted in a massive decrease of salt exports from India. China is the biggest importer of Indian salt with nearly 50 lakh tonnes being shipped there annually. However, this … 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