January 2019

GUJARAT Gujarat mulls over decision to introduce exams in class 3   To improve quality of education in the state, the Gujarat government is planning to introduce examinations for Class 3 students. This decision has been taken after the central government, in July this year, scrapped the ‘No detention policy’, thereby allowing states to detain … Read more

GUJARAT App for employment exchange enrolment in Gujarat   The Gujarat government will be coming up with an Android application for students to register themselves in employment exchanges.   The state Labour and Employment Department will also be signing 130 MoUs with various industries for skill upgrade.   The students will be able to upload … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat to raise solar, wind power generation by 4,000MW The Gujarat government is aiming at increasing power generation through non-conventional sources. The government on Friday announced that solar power generation will be increased by 3,000MW and wind power generation will also be raised by 1,000MW at an annual rate. The Gujarat government is going … Read more

GUJARAT PM Modi lays foundation stone of Medical College in Silvassa   Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Medical College in Sayli in Silvassa. On the occasion, he said Dadra and Nagar Haveli today got its first medical college since independence.   He added the Medical College will help boost healthcare facilities in the … Read more

GUJARAT ·         New Buddhist footprints discovered in North Gujarat ð  A head of Lord Buddha found from near Taranga has opened a new direction for study, believe experts with the excavation branch V of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). ð  The ASI team is working on sites such as Vadnagar and Taranga for cultural sequencing. … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Taiwan eyeing investment in IT sector   Taiwan External Trade Development Council is looking at a collaboration with GESIA (Gujarat Electronics and Software Industries’ Association) to set up a manufacturing cluster for electronics and electronic components   the Taiwan Computer Association (TCA) is also exploring a collaboration with the Federation of IT Associations … Read more

GUJARAT   Investments pledged to create 21 lakh jobs in Gujarat ’   Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS), which has transformed from an investment-attracting event to a global platform for exchange of ideas, ended with an ambitious projection of creating 21 lakh direct and indirect jobs through the plethora of investment commitments made by companies. Though investment intentions … Read more

GUJARAT Urban bias skews higher education in Gujarat   Thousands of Gujarat’s children drop out of the higher education race when they turn 15 —the highest share of dropouts belongs to socially backward castes. A cursory glance at the government’s 2016-17 transition rate of children from primary to upper primary standards, elementary to secondary and secondary to higher secondary standards … Read more

GUJARAT 51st KIP at Gujarat   This edition of KIP has been scheduled from January 5th to 29th January, 2019 in partnership with Gujarat. The participants will also visit Gujarat for 10-days from January 10thto 19thJanuary, 2019.   The KIP is a 25-day orientation programme organized by the Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat sees steepest fall in government higher educational institutions   Over the past seven years, Gujarat has recorded sharpest drop — of 22.4% — in the share of government higher education institutions in the country. At the same time, the share of private higher education institutions in the state rose by 20.2%, representing the highest growth in the country. These … Read more