February 2020

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

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

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

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

Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva blacklisted by US The United States has blacklisted Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva, for human rights violations including extrajudicial killings during the last phase of the country’s civil war in 2009 Lt. Gen. Silva is credited with leading an Army division against Tamil Tiger rebels in the final … 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

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

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