Dec 2018

GUJARAT Surat gets 11 new routes under UDAN   Opening the third round of RCS, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has invited proposals to connect Surat with Statue of Unity and other 10 routes, including Baramati, Amby Valley, Ujjain, Lonavala, Mandvi, Kishangarh, Belgaum, Bhavnagar, Amreli and Rajkot.   This is first time that the Centre has … Read more

GUJARAT Surat to be world’s fastest growing city during 2019-35: Report   Surat, renowned as a diamond processing and trading hub in Gujarat, would be the world’s fastest growing city in the 2019-35 period, according to a global economic research report.   Besides Surat, the other nine cities are Agra, Bengaluru Hyderabad, Nagpur, Tiruppur, Rajkot, … Read more

GUJARAT ·        Five states react positively to land offered at Statue of Unity ð  Of the 29 states in the country, five have shown primary interest in the state government’s offer of land at token rates near the Statue of Unity, inviting all states to set up state bhavans for tourism there. ð  “So far, Uttar … Read more

GUJARAT Dagri cow becomes fourth breed from Gujarat to get national recognition   After Gir, Kankrej and Dangi, a fourth indigenous breed of cow from Gujarat will get national recognition paving way for conservation and preservation of its genes. The veterinary college of Anand Agricultural University (AAU) has carried out phenotypic characterization of ‘Dagri cow’ which according to the … Read more

GUJARAT Transgender welfare: Gujarat lags behind While Maharashtra, West Bengal and other states have already established Transgender Welfare Board and started implementing Government of India’s new schemes for transgender welfare, the Gujarat government is yet to initiate any action.   The Supreme Court has directed that the transgender community be included in the OBC list and be … Read more

GUJARAT Cotton exports likely to decline to 53 lakh bales in FY19   Lower production coupled with currency fluctuations is likely to dent cotton exports from India. The cotton export is expected to decline by 20-23%, according to industry experts and there is strong possibility that it may hover around 51-53 lakh bales during 2018-19 season that … Read more

GUJARAT CM Vijay Rupani’s Rs 666-crore bonanza for Gujarat   Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani simultaneously dedicated 1,906 projects and laid foundation stone of 3,632 others worth Rs 666 crores at a function in Gandhinagar. He unveiled plaques of 5,179 classrooms, nine polytechnics and 350 anganwadis at the function, telecast live to 1,550 centres, connecting directly to … Read more

GUJARAT STI policy: Innovators to get up to Rs 50 lakh   With launch of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy, the Government of Gujarat announced creation of Rs 50 crore fund. The earlier Minor Project Initiative, where the students and researchers could apply for grants of up to Rs 10 lakh, has been merged with … Read more

GUJARAT Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 to have 16 partner countries   The ninth edition of the Vibrant Summit, the VGGS 2019 will see 16 partner countries, five more than the 12 countries that had partnered in the Vibrant GujaratGlobal Summit 2017. However, the USA and the UK have backed out from being partners in the summit citing … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government suspends livestock export from Tuna, Kandla ports     The state government has suspended the export of live animals and livestock from Tuna and Kandla ports in Kutch.     A 24×7 police check post was being set up at Tuna port to stop illegal export of animals. An official release said … Read more