Nov 2020

GUJARAT Gujarat’s groundnut exports continue upward trend The export of groundnut has continued its upward journey by clocking a 19% growth in terms of volume following a good demand from the international market. According to the provisional data compiled by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the groundnut export from India surged close to … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat’s groundnut exports continue upward trend The export of groundnut has continued its upward journey by clocking a 19% growth in terms of volume following a good demand from the international market. According to the provisional data compiled by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the groundnut export from India surged close to … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat ranks second in e-transactions on govt portals Gujaratis seem to have fully utilized online access to government services during the Covid- 19 induced lockdown. The state, earlier ranked third in e-transactions for state and civic body services after Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, has climbed to the second spot overtaking Andhra Pradesh in 2020. Gujarat as … Read more

GUJARAT After FDI, Gujarat sees rise in inflow of foreign students Gujarat ranks among the top states in the country for attracting foreign direct investment. Despite the slowdown in economic activities and restrictions in air travel due to Covid-19, Gujarat has seen the number of foreign students double for the 2020-21 academic year. Some of the leading universities of the … Read more

GUJARAT Rajkot to house first school devoted to sports Soon, a model school for children will come up focusing especially on all kinds of sports curriculum. With an estimated cost of Rs 23 crore, Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has allotted tenders for this school which it expects to complete in a year’s time and commence … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat ranks second in e-transactions on govt portals Gujaratis seem to have fully utilized online access to government services during the Covid- 19 induced lockdown. The state, earlier ranked third in e-transactions for state and civic body services after Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, has climbed to the second spot overtaking Andhra Pradesh in 2020. Gujarat as … Read more

GUJARAT 25% reduction in school fees notified by Gujarat govt The state education department finally issued the notification for the 25% reduction in school tuition fees for the academic year 2020-21. The government has in the notification made it clear that the 25% fee reduction will be applicable for all self-financed schools under the Gujarat Secondary and … 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