February 2019

GUJARAT Seeking information under RTI Act to go online   Soon, one will be able to get information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act online. The information from village-level offices to state-level departments of state government could be sought under the RTI using a dedicated web portal that is being developed by the state … Read more

GUJARAT GJEPC targets 6,000 new jobs in diamond, jewellery sectors   The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) will be launching a pan-Gujarat campaign starting from February 15 to attract young talent from various educational institutions to create more than 6,000 jobs in Gujarat’s diamond and jewellerysector. The campaign ‘Pratibha—bridging the gap’ will be … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat’s Project Lion gets Centre’s nod   The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change has rejected Wildlife Institute of India’s ‘Recovery and Conservation of Endangered Lions in Gujarat’ project, which was to be monitored by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). In its place, the Centre has approved the Rs 351 crore proposal for … Read more

GUJARAT GERC nod to solar power supply by salt pan workers   Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has permitted Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) to procure 2.7 MW solar power generated by salt pan workers of Self Employed Women Association (SEWA) during off-season period in salt pan work.   As many as 3,000 salt pan … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat’s groundnut exports likely to hit five-year low   Groundnut exports from Gujarat could decline to a 5-year low in 2018-19, owing to lower production. The state’s exports of the oilseed will likely be 2.5 lakh tonnes in 2018-19, the lowest since 2013-14.   Groundnut exports from Gujarat — the largest producer and exporter of the … Read more

GUJARAT Impact of Gujarat solar park on avian flyway worries MoEF panel   An expert panel of the Environment ministry has raised serious concerns about the impact the world’s largest solar park – proposed at Dholera in Gujarat – will have on one of the nine major routes in the world used by migratory birds. … Read more

GUJARAT   PM Narendra Modi may set ball rolling for MoUs signed at Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019   Prime Minister Narendra Modi may inaugurate the work for industrial projects for which Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed during the Vibrant Gujarat Summit (VGS). It is likely that the PM may inaugurate the initiation of a … Read more

GUJARAT India’s first smart city site visited by the Chinese solemn monitoring the development amidst     SIR Projectin Gujarat, the Chinese investors visited the site reviewing the progress and development of the first smart city in making. Mr Guangda Xiang, Founder and Chairman, Tsingshan industries from China visited the Dholera SIR site earlier this … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat assembly gives nod to six bills in four hours   The state assembly  cleared six bills, including two finance bills. The House also passed the Shops and Establishment Bill and gave powers to municipal corporations to appoint deputy municipal commissioner and assistant municipal commissioners. All the six bills were cleared in a span of … Read more

GUJARAT Vadodara airport’s national rank jumps to four   Vadodara airport has figured at second position in western region in the customer satisfaction index (CSI) as per a survey conducted by a private agency on behalf of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Also, the airport has also been listed at fourth position at all-India … Read more