May 2021

GUJARAT Gujarat’s allocation to health dipping   Although the Centre has asked the states to increase budgetary spending to provide better health facilities, the Gujarat government has over the past few years reduced its healthcare allocation. The Union government’s advice was made under the new National Health Policy, which was announced in 2017. The Gujarat government’s reduction in the healthcare allocation could … Read more

GUJARAT Make rural service for doctors compulsory: Gujarat high court   As Covid-19 spreads rapidly in rural areas and the administration struggles to find trained medical staff, the Gujarat high court on Monday said medical staff should compulsorily serve in rural areas. During the hearing of the suo motu PIL on Covid-19, the bench of Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Bargav … Read more

GUJARAT NDDB, GCMMF join hands for genomic selection in Gujarat   The National Dairy Development Board, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) and other milk unions of Gujarat have decided to collaborate on expanding reference population for genomic selection. It will extend benefits of improved genetics to the farmers of the state. NDDB, GCMMF and the milk unions … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: NTPC signs PPA with GUVNL   NTPC Renewable Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Ltd, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gujarat government-run Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to sell power from its 150 MW solar project. The project, which will be installed in Gujarat, will sell power at a tariff … Read more

GUJARAT Sarus crane population soars 20% in 10 years in Gujarat   Sarus, it seems, has chosen to make Gujarat an ideal abode for itself. For, a census conducted on the world’s tallest flying bird in the state has revealed that its population may have gone up by about 20 per cent in a decade. Experts welcome the heartening … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat again tops new wind power capacity   Gujarat continues to be the preferred destination for setting up wind power projects in India. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Gujarat witnessed the highest addition of wind power generation capacity in the country in 2020-21. Wind power projects with the cumulative generation capacity of 1,020.3MW … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat’s green solution to tackle smoke pollution   Delhiites may soon enjoy ‘clear’ wintry mornings without choking on smoggy air caused by rampant burning of stubble in farms across Punjab and Haryana. A Gujarat-based biotech firm has come up with ‘multi-microbial consortia’ that will not only put a lid on the environmental mess, but … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: ‘Maru Kumbhar’ caste included in Socially and Educationally Backward Class   The Gujarat government has decided to include ‘Maru Kumbhar’ caste in the list of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes. According to the list of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, ‘Kumbhar’ and its sub-castes have been included in No. 99 in the list of Socially … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat in talks with Bharat Biotech to scale up Covaxin production, says DBT   The state government’s Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre along with Hester Biosciences and OmniBRx has firmed up its discussions with Bharat Biotech to scale up the Covaxin technology and to produce minimum 20 million doses per month, said the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Union ministry of … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat CM launches coronavirus-free village campaign   Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani launched ‘Marun Gaam: Corona-Mukt Gaam’ (My Village: Corona-Free Village) campaign on the occasion of the state’s foundation day. The campaign was launched to check the spread of infection due to coronavirus at village level to ensure the villagers remain free from the pandemic. … Read more