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GUJARAT Ahmedabad becomes India’s first World Heritage City. The Walled City of Ahmedabad, founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah in the 15th century, has been declared India’s first World Heritage City. The World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO made the announcement The 5.5 km walled city area with an approximate population of four … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat plans to digitize PM Modi’s hometown Vadnagar before Diwali. In a recent decision taken by the state government, PM Modi’s home town, Vadnagar, will be digitized before Diwali. Around 43 villages, falling under the limits of taluka, will be solar power-enabled as part of the project under the Digital Village Scheme … Read more
GUJARAT Record 71,039 Gujarat youth register for Army recruitment A record number of candidates — 71,039 — in total has registered online for the recruitment drive for different categories in the Army, making it the highest turnout thus far in the state. The final figure of candidates likely to be inducted into the … Read more
GUJARAT All EVMs in Gujarat assembly elections to have paper trail. Gujarat is set to become the first state to witness use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with paper trail in all polling booths during the assembly elections slated to be held in December. The Supreme Court told the Election Commission on Thursday that … Read more
GUJARAT AIIB approves USD 329 mn loan to build roads in Gujarat China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved USD 329 million loan to build access roads to 4,000 villages in Gujarat. Insufficient road connectivity into these villages limits their ability to access healthcare services, bring their goods to market … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat slips to 3rd rank in spice output. Gujarat, which was the biggest producer of spices in the country, has slipped to third rank. Now, Andhra Pradesh tops in spice production with Rajasthan ranked second. In 2016-17, spice production in Gujarat was 8.68 lakh MT (metric tonnes) as against 10.77 lakh MT in 2015-16. … Read more
GUJARAT SC seeks Gujarat’s response on denial of free school seats to children from weaker sections. The Supreme Court sought the Gujarat government’s response to a petition accusing schools in the state of denying 25% free seats to children from weaker sections in violation of the 2009 law granting them free admission in schools. As … Read more
GUJARAT Belgium opens honorary consulate in GIFT City. Belgium has become the first country to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Belgium already has two Consulates-General in Mumbai and Chennai, and an honorary consulate in Kolkata. Earlier in February GIFT partners with Dubai International … Read more
GUJARAT PM Modi inaugurates filling of Aji Dam at Rajkot by Narmada water. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated the filling of Aji Dam near Rajkot under Sauni Yojana. He launched two water supply projects worth 552 crore rupees at Modasa town in Aravalli district of Gujarat. These water supply projects will benefit more than 8 lakhs … Read more
GUJARAT TEXTILE INDIA 2017 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Textile India 2017, country’s first ever mega trade event for the textile sector, in Gandhinagar. Textile industry stalwarts from India and abroad, central and state ministers and other industry stakeholders are expected to participate in the 3-day event. Textiles India-2017 is being … Read more