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GUJARAT Housing for all’ a distant dream in rural Gujarat For the last five years, Gujaratgovernment has failed to meet the annual targets set under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana (PMGAY), though the targets have been consecutively lowered every year, and now stand at about one-fifth of what it was in 2012-13. At a … Read more
GUJARAT PM Modi talks of sports culture, Gujarat not game. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while inaugurating a stadium in Ahmedabad recently— that he wants to promote sports culture in India by launching the Khele India (India Plays) initiative across the country. The initiative has been planned on the lines of the Gujarat government’s ‘Khel … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat to revise its export promotion strategy The state governmentplans to implement a new export promotion strategy and policy to boost export-oriented industrial activity in Gujarat. The state industry and mines department recently made a submission to the ministry of commerce, presenting a broad plan to raise exports from the state. Gujarat currently exports o USA, Europe, … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat Refinery distributes sanitation kits to villagers under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan IndianOil’s Gujarat Refinery joined hands in the biggest mass cleanliness initiatives in the country — Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan — by taking up various initiatives to make the drive a success. Widening the horizons of Swachh Bharat Pakhwada, Gujarat Refinery took the Swachchta … Read more
GUJARAT Ahmadabad heritage now part of Gujarat University syllabus The entry of Ahmedabad into Unesco’s list of World Heritage Cities has spurred Gujarat University to include Ahmedabad’s heritage in some of its courses. For starters, students of undergraduate courses such as BA, BCom, and BSc will be made to study the subject either as an elective or … Read more
GUJARAT Training centre for high-speed rail to come up in Gujarat. The country is set to get its first high-speed rail training centre at Gandhinagar. The training centre will have a sample track fitted with the overhead electrical systems to enable testing of bullet trains that will run on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat to set up its own bustard breeding centre With collaboration of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and expertise offered by United Arab Emirates (UAE) the state government is planning to set up a breeding centre for great Indian bustards (GIB) at Naliya in Kutch. This will be the first breeding centre … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat College turns 156 Gujarat College celebrates its 156th anniversary. It stands as a symbol of one of the first attempts in Gujarat to liberate its masses from the clutches of colonial and feudal power through higher education. On 13 July, 1861, with 33 students, the college began a special lecture series … Read more
GUJARAT Vadodara to get largest flag on tallest mast Gujarat’s largest tricolour will be hoisted on the tallest mast. The flag will be hoisted on August 15 on the eve of Independence day at Sama Talav. Currently, state’s largest flag is hoisted at Mundra in Kutch which flies high on the 60-metre … Read more
GUJARAT Narmada Mahotasav to be celebrated in Gujarat Narmada Mahotasav to be celebrated in Gujarat to create awareness about benefits of Sardar Sarovar Project. Chief Ministers Vijay Rupani launched the website for the proposed Narmada Mahotsav, Narmada Rath Yatra and a slew of other events lined up to celebrate Centre’s permission to ‘close the radial … Read more