Jan 2020

GUJARAT Gujarat: ‘36,000km fibre network by March’   To provide high-speed internet connectivity to thousands of villagers, the Gujarat government aims to lay 36,000 kilometres of optical fibre across the state by March 2020, in the second phase of the Centre’s ambitious BharatNet initiative. The first phase saw 16,000km of optical fibre laid to provide broadband connectivity to 6,400 … Read more

GUJARAT 59% of girls in villages face lewd comments’ A study by the Society for Women’s Action and Training Initiative (SWATI) and International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) last year, revealed a new low in sexual violence against women in public spaces in rural Gujarat. The study to gauge sexual violence against women and … Read more

GUJARAT Deaths due to drunk driving up 1,100 per cent in one year in dry Gujarat Gujarat may be a dry state, but if the central government’s figures on deaths in accidents are to believed, the number of deaths in Gujarat caused by ‘driving under the influence rose twelvefold in one year, going from 10 in … 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 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 Gujarat CM launched 7th Economic Census process   Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched the 7th Economic Census process in the state. The Economic Census process organized by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation with the help of Common Service Centres. Around 40 thousand enumerators will use mobile applications for the first time to gather information under the … Read more

GUJARAT PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate 3rd Global Potato Conclave 2020 at Gandhinagar   Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 3rd Global Potato Conclave-2020 at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. The four-day will provide an opportunity to bring all stakeholders at one common platform. Gujarat is one of the leading producers of Potato in the country.   Netherland … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat ranked top for water efficiency Delhi among worst performing states Gujarat ranked the best for parameters on efficiency targets in the review of state and Central government water departments by the ministry of Jal Shakti. Rajasthan is the third- best, and Delhi is among the worst-performing states, according to the ranking for 2019 circulated … 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

GUJARAT Suicides due to poverty up by 162% in Gujarat, unemployment by 21% in 2018   Gujarat showed signs of distress related to economy when state authorities recorded 294 suicides in 2018 where reason for ending life was termed as ‘poverty’. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides in … Read more