Nov 2020

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 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 Gujarat’s GST revenue up 34% in October Gujarat’s revenue through goods and services tax (GST) grew by 34% in October this year against the same month in 2019. Figures provided by the state commercial tax department suggest that Gujarat received Rs 2,733 crore in revenue through state GST and integrated GST in October 2020, up Rs 696 crore from Rs … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Leopards in Gir to be radio-collared After radio-collaring Asiatic lions, the Gujarat forest department is now planning to radio- collar five leopards in the Gir sanctuary area. The initiative is meant to monitor leopards and reduce the animal-human conflicts in the area. According to the last census of leopards carried out in 2016, their population was 1,395 across Gujarat … 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 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 PM to inaugurates Arogya Van & Arogya Kutir at Kevadia in Gujarat He will pay tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the 'Statue of Unity' near Kevadiya in Narmada district on the occasion of 145th birth anniversary of this great leader. He inaugurated the Arogya Van and Arogya Kutir at Kevadia. He also inaugurated … Read more