January 2019

GUJARAT Gujarat to roll out state exports policy soon   To give a boost to exporters in the state, the government of Gujarat is thinking of rolling out an exports policy soon, revealed experts from Federation of Indian Exporters’ Organisations (FIEO).   Gujarat currently accounts for 25% of India’s total exports in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, textile, … Read more

GUJARAT Nine day long International Kite Festival kicks off in Ahmedabad   Nine-day long international kite festival which marks the Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti, the day when winter season starts changing to summer and farmers welcome the approaching harvest season, kicked off at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This year’s Kite festival in which Chief … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat tops in fake note seizure among 17 bordering states   Gujarat continues to top in the country in seizures of counterfeit currency between 2015 and 2018 among the 17 bordering states. Post-demonetisation, in 2017 and 2018, Gujarat seized fake indian currency notes (FICN) of Rs 10.16 crore as compared to Rs 3.96 crore in … Read more

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 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 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

GUJARAT Fish exports from Gujarat set to dive by 20% due to deficient rain   For the first time in past three years, marine exports from Gujarat is likely to take a hit and decline by nearly 20% mainly because of deficient rain that has affected the quality of catch along the state’s 1,600km-long coastline. Fish from … Read more