April 2021

GUJARAT Set up RT-PCR facilities in smaller centres: Gujarat HC   Taking into account the uncertainity of how long Covid-19 pandemic is likely to last, the Gujarat high court on Thursday asked the state government to ramp up testing and create permanent RT-PCR testing and CT scan facilities in smaller districts in the coming days. The court … Read more

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 GTU seeks Rs 1 crore exam fee from colleges   The Gujarat Technological University has sought Rs 1-crore exam fee from government-run engineering colleges that run degree and diploma courses. The payments are mandatorily to be made to university ahead of any exam schedule. The GTU has demanded 12% interest from each of the government engineering college on … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat billion-dollar club grows bigger at 22   Gujarat’s billion-dollar-plus market cap club has grown bigger on the back of stock markets rally since last June. The number of listed companies having m-cap of more than a billion dollar (approximately Rs 7,532 crore) has now increased to 22 from 17 within a year since April 2020. … 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 Suzuki Motor Gujarat commences production from third unit at Ahmedabad facility   Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd (SMG), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corporation, has commenced production from third unit at its Ahmedabad-based manufacturing facility.   With production starting at the Plant C, which has an annual production ability of 2.5 … 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 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

GUJARAT 37% dip in donations at famous temples in Gujarat   Apart from footfalls, donations have fallen at the famous Gujarat temples due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The donations received by the four major temples in the state show that the average drop for the year 2020-21 is about 37% compared to the previous year. … Read more

GUJARAT Guj GST mop-up up 14%, fastest among mfg states   The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in Gujarat increased 14% to a fresh record high of Rs 8,221 crore in February 2021 as against Rs 7,217 crore during the same month last year, shows the latest data released by the Union finance ministry. With this, Gujarat clocked … Read more