Dec 2019

GUJARAT Gujarat loses 70% of its vultures   Since the first census in 2005, the number of avian scavengers in Gujarat has dropped by nearly 70%. The 2018 census reveals the fall continues and between 2016 and 2018, the number declined by 18%. The 2016 census had found 999 vultures in the state, while the … Read more

GUJARAT ‘39% of kids younger than four in Gujarat stunted’     With increasing number of drug-resistant illnesses and communicable diseases, there is now greater susceptibility of children to infection, and if their nutrition is compromised, it may push the child in an infection-malnutrition cycle. A recent comprehensive nutrition survey 2016-18, of children spanning toddler … Read more

GUJARAT Japan’s Soft Bank Group to invest Rs 30,000 crore in Gujarat Japan’s leading SB Energy Soft Bank Group will invest 4 billion USD (approximately Rs 30,000 crore) in the power generation sector in Gujarat. The group will invest this money for generating energy through non-conventional sources. A state government statement said that the group’s … Read more

  GUJARAT Nod to Rs 12,000 crore Surat metro rail project   The Government of India has approved Rs 12,020.32 crore for the Surat metro rail project and has asked the state government to complete the work in five years.   There will be 14 elevated stations between Sarthana and Dream City, which will be … Read more

GUJARAT Statue of Unity generated Rs 82 crore in 1 year   The Gujarat government collected Rs 82.51 crore in the year beginning November 1, 2018, from 29.39 lakh visitors at the Statue of Unity in this period.   The least number of tourists, 1.32 lakh, was seen in the month of April, with the second lowest … Read more

GUJARAT Advisory cell soon for anti-dumping duty on yarn   The textile commissioner’s office will soon form of a technical advisory cell for the anti-dumping duty investigation regarding import of nylon filament yarn originating from countries like China, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.   Industry sources said that the yearly consumption of nylon yarn in the city is pegged at … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat ambulances to get sensors to help create ‘green corridor’ All ambulances in Gujarat will now be fitted with a digital sensor system that will transmit information about their arrival to receptors installed in traffic lights, 300 metres before they reach the signal. This will create a ‘green corridor’ for the ambulances to pass through the … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: No heritage survey for a decade The public accounts committee (PAC) of the Gujarat assembly slammed the government for its apathety to conserving heritage monuments. The PAC, in its stinging observations, said that the state failed to list buildings more than 100 years old as heritage structures. The Gujarat Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and … Read more

GUJARAT Cabinet clears formation of Divyang Jan Corporation In a concerted attempt to improve the lives of disabled persons in the state, the Gujarat government has increased aid to disabled persons under several welfare schemes even as the state cabinet has cleared a proposal to form a corporation, Divyang Jan Corporation, that will oversee implementation of schemes for … Read more