February 2020

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun to strengthen engagement and defence cooperation between the two countries. Princess Sirindhorn has also been an instructor and teaches history at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA). India and Thailand conducted a … Read more

India urged Turkey to not interfere in its internal affairs Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad compared the situation in Kashmir with the Gallipoli campaign of the World War II and extended support to Pakistan. He termed India’s recent actions in Kashmir as “unilateral”. India urged Turkey to not interfere in its internal affairs … Read more

United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) will be organized in Gandhinagar, Gujarat begins 17 Feb and will conclude on February 22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) through video conferencing Topics such as the impact of … Read more

GUJARAT Will give incentive to hospitals to set shop in rural areas: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani   Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that organisation that set up hospitals in rural areas of the state would get relaxation in electricity bill and interest rates.   The state was looking to ensure that even the remotest … Read more

Fifth edition of India-UK joint military exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior’ The fifth edition of India-UK joint military exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior’ will be conducted at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom from February 13 to 26 The aim of this exercise is to conduct company level joint training with emphasis on counter-terror operations in urban and semi-urban areas. Training … Read more

Four hydro projects violate Ganga flow norms Since the government made it mandatory for hydro power projects on the upper reaches of the river Ganga’s tributaries to release minimum quantities of water through the year, 4 of the 11 projects are flouting norms, says a report by the Central Water Commission (CWC). The ecological flow, … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Doctors plan study to reduce high infant mortality rate in tribal areas   In a bid to remove the lacunas that attribute to the considerably high infant mortality rate (IMR) in tribal districts of the state, community medicine departments of four medical colleges in Gujarat have planned a study to ascertain the home-based … Read more

GUJARAT Helmets are compulsory in Gujarat Wearing a helmet is compulsory for two-wheeler riders in urban areas and there has been no change in the law in Gujarat in this regard. The state government finally put these words on to paper before the Gujarat high court, in response to a PIL that exposed the government’s doublespeak on … Read more

GUJARAT Rs 48,439 crore tax dues to be collected in Gujarat   Goods and service tax collection in 2019 registered an increase of 8% compared to 2018. The GST collection in 2019 was Rs 2,577.29 crore more as compared to 2018.   The state government stated that between January and December 2019, the GST collection … Read more

DefExpo 2020 Defence Expo in Lucknow was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The number of participating foreign companies has also increased to 172 from the previous figure of 160. The main theme of the DefExpo India 2020 is ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’ and the focus will be on ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’. … Read more