Nov 2018

GUJARAT Textile mills tie up with GEDA to reduce energy consumption   City-based textile processors have tied up with state government-owned Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) and Man-Made Textiles Research Association (MANTRA) for reducing energy consumption in textile mills in south Gujarat, including Surat.   At present, energy cost-water, coal and electricity- is about 40 per cent in the … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government approves eleven TP schemes   Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani  approved 11 town planning schemes (TP schemes), including 8 draft TP schemes for Ahmedabad. With the approval of these draft schemes, the development of roads and infrastructure in these areas will be increase.   In last 9 months, in the city of Ahmedabad, more than 28,000 … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat govt sanctions Surat ‘parking policy’   Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani  sanctioned the ‘parking policy’ for the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).   With a view to resolve the issue of transportation and parking in the city, which is second largest densely-populated city of the state, the SMC had presented the proposed policy and ‘parking by-laws’ to the … Read more

GUJARAT Oil PSUs to add 4,450 petrol pumps in Gujarat   Public sector firms Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum plan to add 4,450 retail outlets across Gujarat in a bid to expand its network and meet growing fuel needs.   The three companies seek to add 4,450 retail outlets in Gujarat, comprising 2,350 of IOC, 998 of BPCL … Read more

GUJARAT Deadline for HSRPs now December 31   The state government has for the sixth time extended the deadline for fitting of high-security registration plates (HSRP) on vehicles registered before November 2012. The last date to have HSRPs fitted is now December 31. The earlier deadline was August 31. On July 31, the government moved … Read more

GUJARAT GUVNL increases fuel surcharge   Electricity consumers of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) will have to cough up more for power they consume as the state-run power utility has increased fuel and power purchase price adjustment (FPPPA) charges by 23 paise per unit to Rs 1.84 per unit from Rs 1.61/unit.   The power distribution … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat industries seek incentives at par with other states   Anticipating further ease of doing business in the textile sector, Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has sought incentives at par with other states in the proposed textile policy.   GCCI representatives submitted a list of suggestions to the chief minister for the framing of Gujarat … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat sees sharp drop in adoption in four years   The number of adoptions in the state has gone down drastically in the past four years, and several factors including the new online adoption system of CARA is believed to be responsible for the decline. Against 175 children adopted from Gujarat in 2014-15, the … Read more

GUJARAT Oil PSUs to add 4,450 petrol pumps in Gujarat   Public sector firms Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum plan to add 4,450 retail outlets across Gujarat in a bid to expand its network and meet growing fuel needs.   The three companies seek to add 4,450 retail outlets in Gujarat, comprising 2,350 of IOC, 998 of BPCL … Read more

GUJARAT Out of 50,000 surveyed newborns in Gujarat, thousand detected with hearing issues   With an aim of deafness-free Gujarat, an NGO started Newborn Hearing Screen Centre. In last two years, the NGO has screened around 50,000 new norms of which 1,000 were found with hearing issues. As per estimate four in every 1,000 are … Read more