April 2018

GUJARAT Gujarat University to receive fees online   Gujarat University (GU) will start receiving fees online for its undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses from this academic year. The university will start a separate portal for receiving the fees.   The online admission procedure will start after the first week of May as the admission forms and … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat schools to have virtual smart classrooms in 5 years: CM   Gujarat chief Minister Vijay Rupanilaunched the annual primary school enrolment drive, ‘Shala Praveshotsav’ and ‘Gunotsav’, from Govindi village in the Panchmahal district. Addressing a gathering, Rupani said that the enrollment drive launched 15 years ago has achieved 99% of the given target while the … Read more

GUJARAT Three oil PSUs to give 70,000 LPG connections in Gujarat   Three major public sector oil companies today announced that they would be distributing 70,000 LPG connections in the state on April 20 to households living Below Poverty Line (BPL).   On that day, around 15,000 ‘LPG panchayats’ will be held across the country under the … Read more

GUJARAT GCCI proposes Amul model for cotton production   Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), along with the 100-year-old Maskati Cloth Market Association (MCMA), are in the process of preparing a detailed report on implementation of cooperative model among cotton farmers of Gujarat. The report will be submitted to the Union government shortly.   Estimates … Read more

GUJARAT Solar rooftop makers yet to get Centre’s Rs 200 crore subsidy   Solar rooftop system manufacturers, who pass on subsidy benefits to customers and later recover the amount from governments in the state and Centre, have not been paid their subsidy dues by the central government since September last. The total outstanding subsidy amount … Read more