April 2018

GUJARAT Gujarat govt to launch GST Suvidha centres The rural development department of the state government has come up with a solution to help small businesses, including MSMEs and traders, comply with GST requirements, and also to generate employment up to block level.   The Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company (GLPC) under the state rural development department has … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat leads the game in domestic tourism   Gujarat is a state of savvy, food-loving travellers. The globetrotting community is not only known for its unquenchable wanderlust and a good spending power, but also for its generous hospitality. Gujaratis like to live life king size; hence they are known for welcoming their guests wholeheartedly … Read more

GUJARAT Sabarmati Riverfront festival from May 1   Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will organize a six-day socio cultural event – Sabarmati Riverfront Summer Festival. The festival will be organized from May 1-6 at the Sabarmati Riverfront.   The festival will have a host of cultural programmes with local artists performing Hasya Dayro, dance and musical … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat-Maharashtra water sharing talks in limbo   In the ambitious river-linking projects — the Damanganga-Pinjal and Par-Tapi-Narmada projects — the Gujarat and Maharashtra governments have failed to reach an agreement on sharing water.   The Gujarat government conditionally agreed to share Narmada waters with Maharashtra, provided Maharashtra reciprocates for rivers flowing from Maharashtra to Gujarat. However, … Read more

GUJARAT DFS first state FSL to be electronic evidence examiner under IT Act   The Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFS) at Gandhinagar has become the first among the state forensic science laboratories (FSLs) in India to gain the status of an examiner of electronic evidences as stipulated in the IT Act, 2000.   According to the notification … Read more

GUJARAT Airtel plans 6,000 new sites in Gujarat   Telecom major Airtel announced plans to expand its network in Gujarat. The company plans to roll-out 6,000 new sites and 2,000 kilometres of optic fiber in 2018-19 for strengthening its mobile broadband footprint in the region. With this planned roll out, the number of Airtel’s mobile sites in … Read more

GUJARAT Gandhinagar: CM inaugurates Gujarat Rajya Binanamat Varg Aayog office   Gujarat Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani opened the Gujarat Rajya Binanamat Varg Aayog office in Gandhinagar  reiterating his government’s commitment to ensure societal equanimity with the mantra of ‘sabka saath, sabka, vikas’.   Speaking on the occasion, Rupani said a provision of Rs 506 crore has been made in … Read more

GUJARAT Multimodal logistics park to come up near Godavi   A multimodal logistics park on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city has been planned by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (DFCCIL) Limited. The park, proposed to be set up near Godhavi in Ahmedabad, has an estimated project cost of Rs 350 crore. DFCCIL officials said the Ahmedabad Urban Development … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat Launches Pocket Cop Project   TheGujarat police unveiled the Pocket Cop project, which will enable quicker verification of passport applicants, and search of accused persons, among others. The project was inaugurated by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar. Under the project, smartphones with data connectivity will be given to 4,900 police personnel, including every … Read more

GUJARAT Lion’s share of funds from Centre and state is meagre   When it comes to funding lion conservation or taking up an exclusive project for the big cat species, the Centre has always citied the reason that the species is found only in one state. Even the state’s proposed Rs 274-crore Long Term Conservation Of Lions Project (LTLCP) has … Read more