February 2019

GUJARAT Gujarat government plans rehabilitation scheme for petty bootleggers   Taking softer view on petty bootleggers, especially those in the illicit trade to eke out a living, the state government has decided to treat them more mildly and encourage them to develop skills to enable them to be employed. These petty bootleggers are persons caught … 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 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 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 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

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 Reduced budget outlay under ATUFS to hit textile sector’s modernization   Modernisation in the country’s largest man-made fabric (MMF) textile industry in the city will come to a grinding halt with Central Government reducing allocation under Amended Technology Upgradation Funds Scheme (ATUFS) to Rs700 crore in the revised outlay for the textile sector in … Read more

GUJARAT   Businesses in Gujarat cities can now stay open 24×7   After Maharashtra amended its shops and establishments law, the Gujarat government on Wednesday announced that it would amend its own Shops and Establishments Act to enable businesses to stay open 24×7, and would do away with need for annual renewal of licences.   Businesses will be allowed to … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government to launch Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyaan from February 15   To increase the water storage capacity of the local ponds, lakes, rivers the state government will launch the Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyaan 2019 from February 15 across the state. The campaign was launched for the first time in 2018.   The Sujalam Sufalam Jal … 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