June 2021

GUJARAT Govt should devise SOP for vulture tissue collection   In a research published this April, “Nimesulide poisoning in white-rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis in Gujarat, India,” the authors found the anti-inflammatory drug nimesulide in the tissues of all the dead vulture from Gujarat they studied. The research was part of a project funded entirely by the Union ministry of environment, forest … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat govt to give up to Rs 1.5 lakh subsidy for EVs   With an ambitious target of having two lakh electric vehicles on roads within a period of four years, the state government announced the Gujarat Electric Vehicles Policy, 2021.   While the government has announced subsidies between Rs 20,000 and Rs1.5 lakh for different types … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Residential schools in PPP mode mulled   The Gujarat government plans to start a new scheme to found modern residential schools in PPP(public private partnership) mode, in which selected promising children can study and the government will fund such schools on a per child basis. The state education department has prepared a draft scheme to promote competitive residential … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: ‘Charging stations key to electric vehicles push’   The FAME2 portal on electric vehicles in India indicates the presence of 1,319 e-vehicles in Gujarat of the total 77,511 in India. Out of the total, the share of two-wheelers and three-wheelers was very high. As the state unveiled the electric vehicle policy on Tuesday, experts pointed to charging stations as … Read more

GUJARAT   Launch of Zen Style Garden and Kaizen Academy   Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated a Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) premises in Ahmedabad. These two new initiatives are phase of the PM’s vision of growing a ‘Mini-Japan’ in Gujarat. The newly launched Zen Garden in Ahmedabad will … Read more

GUJARAT Exports of marine products down 17% in fiscal 2021   Exports of marine products from Gujarat took a beating in fiscal 2020-21 due to the disruption in export markets, especially China.   The state’s marine exports declined by 17% to Rs 4,137 crore in 2020-21 from Rs 4,985 crore in the previous financial year, shows data … Read more

GUJARAT Only 62% of export credit target met in pandemic year   As export volumes across various sectors declined in the pandemic year, only 62.11% of the export credit targets were met in the pandemic year. The export credit in 2020-21 stood at Rs 1,036 crore against a target of Rs 1,668 crore laid out in the … Read more

GUJARAT Govt should devise SOP for vulture tissue collection   In a research published this April, “Nimesulide poisoning in white-rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis in Gujarat, India,” the authors found the anti-inflammatory drug nimesulide in the tissues of all the dead vulture from Gujarat they studied. The research was part of a project funded entirely by the Union ministry of environment, forest … Read more