February 2020

US President Donald Trump, likely to visit Ahmedabad on February 24 would participate in a grand roadshow in Ahmedabad and also tour the Sabarmati Ashram will likely inaugurate a newly-built cricket stadium here with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The mega event at the stadium will be similar to the “Howdy, Modi!” event held in the … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat Model’ to be replicated Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed the formation of a ‘National Police University’ and a ‘National Forensic Science University’ in her budget speech. While the fine print is yet to be made public, experts say the proposed universities may be formed on the existing models of Raksha Shakti University … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat has 2.4 lakh more malnourished children in six months The number of malnourished children in the state has increased by 2,41,698 in nearly six months from July 9, 2019. The state government told the house that there are 3,83,840 malnourished children in the state. The Socio-Economic Survey 2019-20 has revealed that Kuposhan Mukt Gujarat Maha-Abhiyan (Phase V) started from … Read more

GUJARAT School reforms scheme; Rs 31,955 crore for education in Gujarat budget   The Gujarat government seems to have taken a leaf out of Arvind Kejriwal’s successful Delhi model as it announced new scheme that aims to develop 500 state-run schools as ‘Schools of Excellence’ by the end of March next year. The scheme is … Read more

Ease of living index (EoLI) and municipal performance index (MPI) 2019 The ministry of housing and urban affairs have launched the ease of living index (EoLI) and municipal performance index (MPI) 2019_to help assess the progress made in cities through various initiatives and empower them to use evidence to plan, implement and monitor their performance. … Read more

GUJARAT Snakebite research centre to come up in Valsad soon   The Gujarat government announced the setting up of a snakebite research Centre in Valsad. Environment Minister Ganpat Vasava said that the centre will also make anti snake venom. “This will be the second such centre in India after Chennai to have such facilities that … Read more

CAG report on Siachen troops Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) pulled up the Army for deficiencies in the provision of special clothing, rations and housing for troops in high-altitude areas, including Siachen. There were delays of up to four years in the procurement of high-altitude clothing and equipment, leading to an acute shortage of essential clothing … Read more

International Religious Freedom Alliance The United States announced the launch of a 27-nation International Religious Freedom Alliance, which will try to adopt a collective approach in protecting and preserving religious freedom across the world. The areas will include things like technology and religious oppression, blasphemy and apostasy laws, for instance. Toolbox will include things like, … Read more

GUJARAT Now, caste certificate on basis of mother’s caste   In May last year, the MLA of Morva Hadaf assembly constituency Bhupendra Khant, was disqualified by the speaker for submitting an invalid caste certificate after his opponents challenged his election win. The tribal development commissioner held that his ST certificate was not valid even as Khant pleaded … Read more

Gujarat drives India’s french fries export   Though Gujarat harvests merely 7.42% of the country’s potato production, the state has singularly catapulted India to becoming a french fries exporter from being an importer in just over a decade. India used to import 6,000 metric tonnes of french fries in 2007. However, the country managed to export around … Read more