August 2019

GUJARAT Gujarat to plug into electric revolution with 1 lakh vehicles   Powered by the Centre’s cue, Gujarat is expected to charge up its clean-energy push. The state government plans to come out with a policy soon announcing huge incentives for using electric vehicles. The move aims to have one lakh electric vehicles on road by 2022.   It is … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Stanford roped in to reduce maternal, infant mortality   In 2016, Gujarat had a maternal mortality rate (MMR) of 91 and an infant mortality rate (IMR) of 3,000 per one lakh live births according to NITI Aayog data. While the state has improved upon its previous scores, it still ranks among the worst 15 states in the country … Read more

GUJARAT Somnath to be declared ‘Swachh Iconic Place’   SomnathYatradham, run by the Gujarat Pavitra Yatradham Vikas Board, will be declared as a `Swachh Iconic Place’ for getting the central government award for the cleanest pilgrimage.   The ‘Swachh Iconic Place’(SIP) project has been launched by the Union government to promote cleanliness and Somnath Yatradham will now be … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat got 5th highest hike in PG medical seats   The state had the fifth-highest number of postgraduate medical seats converted from diploma seats, mentioned a response in the Lok Sabha recently. There are about 1,800 PG degree medical seats in Gujaratwith many added recently after implementation of the Economic Weaker Section (EWS) quota.   … Read more

GUJARAT Government to waive advance approvals for MSMEs   To give impetus to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the Gujarat government plans to have an ordinance promulgated, by which MSMEs will not need to get clearance from government departments for the first two or three years after starting production. MSMEs presently need clearances from various departments like industry and … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat to get the country’s first chemical engineering & technology institute   The country’s first Central Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (CICET) will be set up in Gujarat to give a boost to the chemical industry.   The CICET will come up either at Ahmedabad or Surat.   The proposed CICET will help … Read more

GUJARAT Green nod to Tata Chemical Rs 1,042 crore soda ash expansion project   Tata Chemicals, the world’s second largest soda ash manufacturer, has received green nod for expansion of its soda ash plant in Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs 1,042.07 crore, according to official documents.   The proposal was first vetted by … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Allocation percentage for women, kids drops   The percentage of the state’s budget allocated towards women and child development in Gujarat has seen a decline over the years. The department was allocated just 1.15% of the total budget this year against 1.64% in 2013-14, although the amount allocated has risen. It rose from … Read more

GUJARAT Rajasthan refuses to send male GIB to Gujarat   Gujarat, which is staring at the prospect of the great Indian bustard (GIB) going extinct in the state, may have to pack off its six remaining female GIBs to Rajasthan to have them breed. This seems to be the only option left, with the Rajasthan government reluctant to send … Read more

GUJARAT ·         Gujarat among dubious three states in sex ratio ð  Since the first census after Independence, Gujarat hasn’t fared as poorly in sex ratio as in 2011. In the first census held in independent India in 1951, Gujarat’s sex ratio stood at 952 females per 1,000 males which has dropped by 3.46% to just 919 in 2011. ð  … Read more