June 2019

GUJARAT Number of PAN holders rises by 11% in Gujarat   The number of Permanent Account Number (PAN) holders has gone up by 11% from 2,31,66,632 in financial year (FY) 2017-18 to 2,57,18,319 in FY 2018-19 in Gujarat. However, the number of income tax returns (ITRs) filed in the state has witnessed a dip of 7.5% … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat farmers seek compensation from PepsiCo for harassment   ð  Three of the Gujarat potato farmers sued by PepsiCo the company must pay compensation for the harassment they were subjected to even though the law is very clear on the subject. ð  The three of the potato farmers sued by PepsiCo along with farmer union leaders … Read more

GUJARAT FDI in Gujarat surges over 220%   Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Gujarat more than tripled in the first half of the current financial year. This comes even as FDI inflows in the country as a whole fell by more than 10% in the same period.   Gujarat received FDI inflows worth $1.55 bn … Read more

GUJARAT 22 lakh Gujarat farmers get Rs 6,000 under Kisan Sanman Nidhi Yojana   ð  As many as 22 lakh farmers from Gujarat on Sunday received Rs 6,000 credited directly into their accounts. The amount was released by central government under recently launched Pradhanmantri Kisan Sanman Nidhi Yojana that was announced in the recently presented … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat third in cases, second in no of deaths   Union health ministry data shows that Gujarat has reported the third highest number of cases in the country this year, while it is second in terms of deaths. The union health ministry’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) statistics showed that as of February 24, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan 1st to allow MSMEs to start business without approvals   Rajasthan has become the first Indian state to allow MSMEs to start projects without any approvals or clearances. Moreover, for three years no inspections.   Attempting to attract investment, the Rajasthan government notified rules last week under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (Facilitation of … Read more

GUJARAT Impact of Gujarat solar park on avian flyway worries MoEF panel   An expert panel of the Environment ministry has raised serious concerns about the impact the world’s largest solar park – proposed at Dholera in Gujarat – will have on one of the nine major routes in the world used by migratory birds. … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat set for world’s first PM emissions trading scheme Gujarat will implement a major initiative to control air pollution, when it launches what it says is the world’s first emission trading scheme (ETS) for particualte matter, to reduce air pollution. The aim is to reduce particulate pollutants PM2.5 and PM10 (particles 2.5 microns and 10 … Read more

GUJARAT National education policy: Gujarat seeks time for feedback   The Gujarat government has decided to seek more time for giving its feedback and suggestions on the new draft education policy of the Union government. Earlier this month, the Government of India had sent the Draft National Education Policy 2019 to all states, giving them one-month time to … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government centre to keep tabs on students, teachers   The Gujarat government on launched a centralized command and control centre here to monitor the educational activities of thousands of government and aided schools across the state.   It will track the attendance of students and teachers and allow officials to make data entry from schools they go to inspect … Read more