August 2018

GUJARAT   8,000 cusec water to be released from Narmada to save crops: Gujarat government With many parts of the state reeling under water crisis due to inadequate rainfall, the state government has started releasing water from Narmada dam for drinking and irrigation purposes to such areas. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, the … Read more

GUJARAT   Ahmedabad Railway station slips from 7th to 17th in cleanliness A survey by the Centre, for its Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat Ranking has shown that none of Gujarat’s railway stations figures in the top 10 clean stations either in the A1 category or even the A category.  In fact, Ahmedabad station ranks 17, … Read more

GUJARAT   Gujarat: Only 4,642 given admission after 2nd round of RTE   Even after the second round of admissions under Right To Education (RTE) in Gujarat, nearly 35,000 seats remain vacant. While 80,165 students were allotted seats after the first round, only 72,000 confirmed their admissions; in round two, only 4,642 students secured admission. … Read more

GUJARAT   Measles Rubella vaccination in Ahmedabad 36%, Gujarat 63%   Ahmedabad city residents showed the poorest response to the Measles Rubella (MR) vaccination programme run by government these days.   The numbers released by Gujarat government showed that only 36% kids against total target were vaccinated.   Against 14.80 lakh kids been targeted to … Read more

GUJARAT   In Assam, Gujarat, Giant National Flags Unfurled On 72nd Independence Day   An 1100 feet-long, 9 feet-wide tricolour flag was unfurled with thousands of people taking part in a 5km-long ‘Shaan-e-Tiranga‘ rally, organised by the Agrawal Vikas Trust. This was the biggest ‘Tiranga Yatra’ organised in Gujarat so far. A 5 kilometre long Tricolour was made in Assam’s Uparkhuti village by … Read more

GUJARAT   Gujarat government drops the idea of artificial rain   The Gujarat government has dropped the idea of using artificial rain to save agriculture from the effects of delayed monsoon. The government went in for a consultation with the neighbouring state of Maharashtra and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and got negative feedback from … Read more

GUJARAT Ahmedabad Railway station slips from 7th to 17th in cleanliness   A survey by the Centre, for its Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat Ranking has shown that none of Gujarat’s railway stations figures in the top 10 clean stations either in the A1 category or even the A category.  In fact, Ahmedabad station ranks 17, … Read more

GUJARAT   Fuel surcharge up 10 paise/unit in Gujarat   Torrent Power has increased fuel surcharge for the current quarter by 10 paise per unit. This comes even as the four state-owned electricity distribution companies reduced the surcharge by two paise. Torrent Power, which supplies electricity in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Surat, revised the Fuel and … Read more

RAJASTHAN PM’s insurance scheme for farmers sees poor response in Raj   The farmers’ interests to avail Modi government’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna has declined drastically in Rajasthan. A dip of 33 per cent in its coverage has been reported, which is the highest as compared to the other states across the … Read more

GUJARAT   Delhi pips Gujarat to top investment potential index   Delhi has toppled Gujarat from the top spot in a list of 21 states and union territories with the most investment potential, according to a report by economic think-tank NCAER. The national capital is followed by Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, … Read more