Jan 2020

GUJARAT Institutions at Gujarat Ayurved University to get status of Institution of National Importance The Cabinet approved conferring the status of Institution of National Importance to a cluster of Ayurvedic institutions at Gujarat Ayurved University campus in Jamnagar. The elevation of the status of institution will provide it with the autonomy to upgrade the standard … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat second in India in heat sources from heavy industry Gujarat shares the second spot with Chhattisgarh, after Jharkhand, for the steepest increase in the number of heat sources from heavy industry in the country between 2012 and 2018. The scientists analysed infrared images from their global satellite’s Preparatory Project Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer … Read more

GUJARAT First ‘Study in Gujarat’ roadshow held in Kuwait As part of its ‘Study in Gujarat’ campaign, the state government, in association with representatives of 19 universities of the state with Ganpat University as the lead partner. The Gujarat delegation was led by education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, higher education principal secretary Anju Singh and representatives … Read more

NASA’s Spitzer space telescope The Spitzer Space Telescope (SST), formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an infrared space telescope launched in 2003 and retired on 30 January 2020. Spitzer carries three instruments on board: Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS)   Arvind Krishna elected IBM CEO … 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

GUJARAT DRDO on setting up technology centre at Gujarat University The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is exploring the possibility of setting up a center for advanced defence technology at the Gujarat University’s upcoming  Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Extension and Research and Innovation (CERI). Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama was the guest of honor … Read more

31-01-2020 Budget Highlights   Expenditure: The government proposes to spend Rs 30,42,230 crore in 2020-21, which is 12.7% higher than the revised estimate of 2019-20.   Receipts: The receipts (other than net borrowings) are expected to increase by 16.3% to Rs 22,45,893 crore, owing to higher estimated revenue from disinvestments.   GDP growth: The government … Read more

GUJARAT At 147%, Gujarat sees third highest rainfall in decades This year, Gujarat has received the third-highest rainfall ever recorded for the monsoon season since its inception. The state has so far received 1144 mm of rainfall which is 147% of its annual average rainfall of 816 mm. The highest rainfall in a season recorded … Read more

GUJARAT S Jaishankar lays foundation stone of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Centre at Kevadia in Gujarat External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar laid the foundation stone of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Centre for Empowerment and Livelihoods near the Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Gujarat. This will be a state-of-the-art skill Development centre in this tribal area. … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Only 22 marine police stations for 1,600km coast Gujarat may boast of the longest coastline in the country. But when it comes to security infrastructure meant for protecting the coast of about 1,600 kilometres, the state lags behind other coastal states. With just 22 police stations and 30 interceptor boats, each marine police station is tasked … Read more