April 2021

GUJARAT Environment, safety and health e-conclave held at Bharuch   A two-day e-conclave on the far-ranging topics of environment, safety and health (EHS), jointly organized by Rotary Club, Dahej.   Economist Jay Narayan Vyas stressed on the importance of protecting the environment and promoting a culture of health and safety, during the inaugural session of … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat’s power equipment makers train sights on foreign shores   Once a flourishing industry in the state, power equipment makers lost business over the last few years due to a sharp fall in orders from the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL). And the protection policies in other states implemented by power distribution companies (DISCOMs) to protect their … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat govt paid Rs 214cr to buy anti-virus supplies   The state government spent Rs 214 crore on purchasing sanitizer, masks, PPE kits and liquid oxygen for Covid treatment.   The maximum amount of Rs 136 crore was spent on purchasing rapid antigen test kits.   The purchases by corporations are not included in the data. … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat Technological University starts facility to verify authenticity of remdesivir   Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has developed a method to test if a remdesivir injection dose is real or fake. Two pharmacy students, Malay Pandya and Nisarg Patel, have under the supervision of Dr Kashyap Thummar developed this method and members of the general public can send … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat Technological University: Online exams for engineering students   After holding online exams for the first semester recently, Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has now decided to conduct summer exams for final semester students pursuing degree and diploma studies with various colleges affiliated with the university.   GTU announced that more than 95 per cent … Read more

GUJARAT Three states owe Gujarat Rs 6,934 crore   The states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan owed Gujarat a sum of Rs 6,934.19 crore as part of the Narmada project, the state government informed in the ongoing budget session of the Gujarat assembly.   Three states owed Gujarat as part of the Narmada project, … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat govt to spend Rs 2,000 crore on jabs for 18-44 age group   The Gujarat government will have to spend over Rs 2,000 crore to immunize people between the age of 18 and 45 years. While the government of India has been funding the vaccination drive of citizens above the age of 45, the state … Read more

GUJARAT IFFCO to set up O2 plant in Paradip   The Indian Farmers’ Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has decided to set up an oxygen plant on the factory premises in Paradip. It will make oxygen available free of cost to hospitals treating Covid patients. To help the government’s efforts to augment availability of oxygen in the country, IFFCO has taken … Read more

GUJARAT Lakhs of Visitors Visited Statue of Unity Since the inauguration in 2018, Kevadia’s “Statue of Unity” in the Narmada region of Gujarat has exceeded 5 million visitors. Highlights:   India’s first seaplane service from Gujarat began on October 31, 2020. This route connects the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad with the Statue of Unity in … Read more

GUJRAT Gujarat FDCA now issuing CoPP online   Gujarat’s Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) has begun issuing the certificate of pharmaceutical products (CoPP) online. Gujarat FDCA has become the first state drug regulator in India to start issuance of CoPP online.   This certificate, issued in a format recommended by the World Health Organisation … Read more