May 2018

GUJARAT Tree cover grows by 14 per cent   Rural Gujarat now has 34.35 crore trees outside forest areas, 14% higher than the 30.14 crore trees counted in 2013. Figures from the the rural tree count released on Wednesday show that the state now has 20.38 trees per hectare. The data, from the Gujarat forest … Read more

GUJARAT Vijay Rupani launches online development permission system   Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani on Monday launched ‘Online Development Permission System’ (ODPS) in Gandhinagar, asserting that the state government is working towards good governance with transparency and sensibility. The CM further claimed that the state government wants to use technologies to optimum level to create an online transparent working … Read more

GUJARAT Kutch industry looks to private desalination plants   Facing a severe water shortage, industrial units in Kutch are looking at alternative solutions to meet their water needs. Industrial units in Kutch are currently supplied 15-17 million litres a day (MLD) against their allocation of 85 MLD by the state government. Gujarat Water Infrastructure Limited (GWIL) has also stopped … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government will focus on advanced skills: CM Vijay Rupani   Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani state government will take all possible steps in developing world-class ecosystems for Skill based programmes. Addressing the small gathering at the launch of a Special edition of Gujarat Rojgar Samachar, the Chief Minister advised official to focus on self-employment … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat Bhawan in New Delhi starts Gujarati classes   To promote the Gujarati language in Delhi, the office of the resident commissioner of the government of Gujarat has started Gujarati language classes.   Many people frequently visit Gujarat for business, tourism and other purposes. This initiative will be useful for them to better understand the language. … Read more

GUJARAT Surat railway station to be 3rd in country to have airport-like facilities: Officials   The Surat railway station will be the third in the country and the second in Gujarat after Gandhinagar to be developed as a world-class facility under a Railway Ministry station redevelopment programme. The station will be equipped with several “airport-like” amenities under … Read more