Nov 2020

GUJARAT Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary: Unknown facts about Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, popularly known as Sardar Patel, played a key role in the Indian freedom movement. He united 562 princely states to build the Republic of India. Sardar Patel worked with astonishing speed to dismantle the history of imperialism and create the geography of unity … Read more

GUJARAT U.K. to partner for developing GIFT City The United Kingdom (UK) has entered into a strategic partnership to develop India’s GIFT City. GIFT – Gujarat International Finance Tec-City is India’s first international financial services centre. It is located in Gandhinagar of Gujarat. India and the U.K. also signed off on a new infrastructure finance … Read more

GUJARAT Gir lions population up by 29% in 5 years Centre applauding the increasing population of the majestic Asiatic Lion in Gujarat’s Gir Forest as the population of wild beast has grown to 674, 29% up from its 2015 count. The report by the Forest and Environment Departement of Gujarat government said that the population … Read more

GUJARAT Gir lions population up by 29% in 5 years Centre applauding the increasing population of the majestic Asiatic Lion in Gujarat’s Gir Forest as the population of wild beast has grown to 674, 29% up from its 2015 count. The report by the Forest and Environment Departement of Gujarat government said that the population … Read more

GUJARAT Veteran author & Gujarati columnist Father Carlos Gonzalez Valles SJ passes away Veteran author and Gujarati columnist of Father Carlos Gonzalez Valles SJ, popularly known as Father Valles passed away. A Jesuit priest born in Spain, he was a Mathematics teacher in Gujarat. He wrote extensively in Gujarati, English and Spanish. He translated many … Read more

GUJARAT India’s first 700 MWe pressurized heavy water reactor at Gujarat's Kakrapar attains criticality Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant, Unit-3 (KAPP-3), India’s first 700 MWe (megawatt electric) pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) with innovative features attained criticality. A nuclear reactor attains criticality when every nuclear fission event releases a sufficient number of neutrons to sustain an … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat’s cotton output likely to dip The reduction in area under cultivation is expected to bring down cotton production in Gujarat this year. The cotton output in the state is estimated to hover around 85-90 lakh bales (one bale equals to 170kg) in 2020-21as compared to 95 lakh bales in 2019-20. The cotton acreage in Gujarat dropped 15% … Read more

GUJARAT Tractors demand rises in Gujarat after lockdown The shortage of migrant labourers and rising wages have prompted the farmers in the state to go in for collaboration and buying tractors and harvesters. The sale of tractors and harvesters in the state has increased, especially after the lockdown. The sale of tractors in three months … Read more

GUJARAT First Buddhist Chaitya, more stupas excavated in Gujarat's Vadnagar The Covid lockdown period has yielded a major treasure for the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team working at Vadnagar, the hometown of PM Narendra Modi. This includes a fairly well-preserved structure believed to be a Chaitya, a shrine with a prayer hall, and two stupas in … Read more

GUJARAT GIDC urged not to vacate plots given to automobile sales SME units The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) has urged the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) to not vacate the plots allotted to the automobile sales and service SMEs in south Gujarat. According to the National Industries Classification (NIC)-2008 and the MSME Act, 2006, the … Read more