17-18.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT • Fencing along Gujarat border by March 2020  The recent Pulwama attack has once again drawn the attention to the issue of incomplete border fencing on the Gujarat-Pakistan borders. According to the Union home ministry, nearly 60km of fencing along the Gujarat-Pakistan border is incomplete.  Gujarat and Pakistan share a 508km border, … Read more

16.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT • President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Gandhinagar  President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 10th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation awards were also distributed by the President on the occasion.  The event will provide a platform to … Read more

15.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT ·         Reliance Infra wins Rs 648 cr contract from AAI to build new airport at Rajkot, Gujarat   ð  Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) on Tuesday said the company has bagged a Rs 648 crore contract from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to build a new airport at Hirasar, in Rajkot district of Gujarat. The new airport is being … Read more

14.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Fishing harbours coming up across India under Sagarmala project Union ministry of shipping is expending Rs 4142 crore on development of 28 fishing harbours across India under the Sagarmala programme, minister for road transport and highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari said. These include four in Karnataka, six in Maharashtra, three in Gujarat, two in Odisha, five in Andhra … Read more

13.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Surat to launch message helpline for youth Surat is all set to become first city in the country to have a dedicated 24×7 text messaging helpline to provide counselling to young people in distress, especially students who feel anxious before board examinations. Vandrevala Foundation, a non-government organization, running crisis helpline with Gujarat Police under Suraksha Setu … Read more

12.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Gujarat 13th in terms of women MLAs, second in MPs: ADR  New Delhi-based Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on International Women’s Day analyzed the members of parliament (MPs) and members of legislative assembly (MLAs) in India and mentioned that only 9% of the 4,685 MPs and MLAs are women. Out of the 440 MPs/MLAs, 70% … Read more

10-11.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Cloud over SKY: Gujarat scales down pilot solar project  Gujarat government’s ambitious plans to roll out a state-wide scheme where farmers can generate electricity using solar and sell surplus power to the electric grid, is facing challenges. The government has decided to scale down the pilot project of Suryashakti Kishan Yojana (SKY), which was … Read more

09.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

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, Gujarat … Read more

08.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Amul ranked 73rd globally among top 100 megabrands Homegrown brand Amul has become the only ‘Indian’ brand to be featured in the latest study of the top 100 global megabrands. Euromonitor International, a UK-headquartered global market research firm, has ranked Amul at 73 rank at global level in its report ‘Top 100 megabrands: how the world’s … Read more

07.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Surat Metro Project springs up expected to serve the masses by 2024   The Government of Indiaapproved the Surat Metro Rail Project having two Metro Rail Corridors with a combined length of 40.35 km. The project will be completed in 5 years at an estimated project cost of Rs. 12020.32 Crore This project will provide … Read more