July 2021

GUJARAT Milk procurement up by 14% in Gujarat Sustained agricultural activity and stable milk prices for dairy farmers led to a 14% increase in milk procurement during the pandemic. Provisional data from dairy sector sources shows that milk procurement in Gujarat, including from other states, increased from 215.65 lakh kg per day (LkgPD) in 2019-20 to … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat govt to introduce new act for rented properties Adopting the government of India’s Model Tenancy Act 2021, the Gujarat government plans to introduce a new tenancy act for the state to replace the Bombay (now Gujarat) Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947.   Although the new act will be structured to ensure impartiality … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat now weighs pros and cons of population control bill Close on the heels of the UP government releasing the first draft of its proposed population control bill, the Gujarat government has begun an exercise “to study the pros and cons” of a similar legislation. Both UP and Gujarat face crucial assembly elections next year. The draft of … Read more

GUJARAT Combined Commanders’ Conference to began at Kevadiya in Gujarat A three-day Combined Commanders’ Conference l began at Kevadia in Gujarat. Theaterisation of armed forces, self-reliance in defence sector and evolving threats in the region will be the focus areas during the three-day annual event. During the conference, the setting up a new air defence … Read more

GUJARAT Small distributed solar projects not eligible for subsidy: GUVNL State-run Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) clarified that the small-scale distributed solar power projects will not be eligible for any subsidy. Sources further said that developers were expecting that their small-scale solar power plants would be eligible for capital and interest subsidy under the state government’s industrial policy … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat university sports city gets Rs 50 crore booster dose The upcoming Gujarat university sports city construction that was stalled during the pandemic is now all set to start churn concrete. Recently the university has called for Rs 50.2 crore worth of construction work at the sports city which is spread over 34.8 acres. The plan … Read more

GUJARAT   Wind power output in Gujarat nears record level   High wind speed across coastal regions of Gujarat has pushed up electricity generation from wind energy close to record-level. The average wind power generation in Gujarat shot up 106 million units (MUs) or 4,432 MW on Wednesday, which was in striking distance of the all-time high wind power generation of … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Lok Adalats resolve 3 lakh cases, Rs 767 crore paid in settlements Gujarat’s judiciary disposed as many as 3.03 lakh cases during a National Lok Adalat organized at district courts across the state, the first Lok Adalat held in courtrooms after the Covid-19 pandemic set in. Thousands of FIRs that were registered against people for lockdown violations, … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat faces Draft Ports Bill challenge The Gujarat government recently announced plans to invite global bids to develop a non-major port at Nargol with an initial investment of Rs 3,800 crore. Less than 50km away at Vadhavan in Maharashtra, the central government is working on a plan to develop a major port for an estimated investment of Rs … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: At Rs 20,132 crore, fresh loans to women entrepreneurs up 32% Even as businesses battled revenue shortfalls and faced working capital issues, fresh loan disbursals to women entrepreneurs surged 32% in the pandemic year of 2020-21. This growth rate was much lower at 8.2% in 2019-20, shows the latest data compiled by the … Read more