July 2021

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 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 VNSGU department likely to get approval for genome sequencing Department of Bioscience of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) is likely to get a genome sequencing facility especially to test Covid-19 variants. VNSGU officials claimed that they are yet to receive any confirmation, but the university’s department’s name has been declared as a possible centre by … Read more

GUJARAT Second corona wave effect: June GST collection slides by 4% in Gujarat According to data from the state commercial tax department, GST collection in Gujarat stood at Rs 6,128 crore in June against Rs 6,381 crore in May. The state was better placed than the rest of India in terms of the dip in GST collection in June. … Read more

GUJARAT Crocodiles Relocated From Panchmuli Lake – Gujarat In closing two days, 194 crocodiles have been relocated from Panchmuli lake near Statue of Unity in Narmada district, Gujarat. Highlights: ♦ Crocodiles have been relocated for the security of tourists do boat rides in the Panchmuli lake. ♦ This lake is situated near the 182-metre-tall statue … Read more

GUJARAT Government to prepare ecology data bank for talukas in Gujarat In an ambitious move, the Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC) will be preparing one of the largest ecological and environmental data banks at the taluka level and even down to the village level. Initially, 10 talukas have been chosen for the exercise which will be extended to other ecologically … Read more

GUJARAT Exports from Gujarat special economic zones slide 6% Cumulative exports in June — both merchandise and services — from functioning special economic zones (SEZs) in Gujarat declined by 5.6% from May,2021. Gujarat’s SEZ exports fell to Rs 17,408 crore in June 2021 against exports worth Rs 18,441 crore in May. However, exports were 60% higher than exports of Rs 10,901 crore in … Read more

GUJARAT Baidyanath to start country’s first commercial LNG, filling station Makers of Ayurvedic medicines from the city, Shree Baidyanath, has diversified into liquified natural gas (LNG) sale. The company will be inaugurating the country’s first commercial LNG filling station in the city. The company’s decision was following government’s decision to invest Rs10,000 crore in the LNG dispensing stations … Read more

GUJARAT Mandatory hallmark leads to huge gold inventory pile-up across Gujarat After the new law, making hallmarking of gold jewellery compulsory from June 16 came into force, hallmarking centres across Gujarat have been facing a huge pile up of inventory. The government has fixed the August 1 deadline to get backlog stock to get hallmarked. Rajkot, the hub of lightweight gold jewellery design … 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