nov 2019

GUJARAT Gujarati community across the globe celebrates the new year- Bestu Varas   Gujarati community across the globe is celebrating New year  Bestu Varas.   As per Gujarati calendar Vikram Samvat, New year is celebrated on the first day of Kartik month.   Bestu Varas also marks the day to forgive others and forget bad … Read more

GUJARAT Nine Vadodara villages to turn farm waste into medicines   Farmers in Punjab and Haryana, who are being blamed for Delhi’s noxious fumes by burning stubble, can take some cue from their counterparts in Vadodara district soon.   Unaware about the benefits of several wild plants growing in their fields, the farmers had been simply burning … Read more

  Gujarat government approves Ahmedabad-Rajkot semi-high speed rail corridor   The state government has granted in-principle approval to a semi high speed rail (HSR) project between Ahmedabad and Rajkot. The project, estimated to cost Rs 11,300 crore, will subsequently be linked to the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high speed rail corridor project of the Union government.   The … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government announces Rs 700 crore relief package for distressed farmers   Gujarat government announced a special Rs 700 crore relief package.   Around four lakh farmers will benefit from the relief.   Farmers covered under the crop insurance scheme will get the assistance of Rs 13,500 per hectare of irrigated land in cases … Read more

GUJARAT ●     Gujarat: CM Vijay Rupani to rank departments’ performance Chief minister Vijay Rupani has started giving star ratings to the 26 departments as well as to collectors and DDOs of the 33 districts. The rankings, which range from zero to seven stars, is based on their performance under various yardsticks of the CM dashboard monitoring system. … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat to ban the sale of junk food in schools   The Gujarat State government plans to ban the sale of junk food in schools and in the 50m area around them. The ban aims to encourage the consumption of healthy food among children. Earlier, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recommended a ban on … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat rolls out green carpet for India’s gas-based economy   In 2008-09, billboards were displayed across Ahmedabad claiming Gujarat will show the way to the rest of India how to be pollution-free by use of compressed natural gas (CNG). The campaign was aimed at discouraging autorickshaw drivers and owners who mixed kerosene with petrol to fuel … Read more

GUJARAT School Education Quality Index: Gujarat jumps two spots   The latest School Education Quality Index (SEQI) released by the Niti Aayog says Gujarat has improved its ranking by two places nationally. From a score of 52.4 points and sixth position in 2015-16, the state has climbed to fourth place with 63 points in 2016-17.   For an equitable … Read more

GUJARAT ·       From class 1 to 11, Gujarat schools lose an alarming 57% of girls ð Nearly six out of 10 girls who enrolled in Gujarat schools do not go beyond class X. In class 1, the enrolment of girls is at 97.11%. The education momentum, however, fast loses steam as numbers slip steeply by the time these girls … Read more

GUJARAT Surat’s diamond industry finds new market in Uzbekistan   Chief minister Vijay Rupani’s recent visit to Uzbekistan for increasing bilateral trade with Gujarat seems to have paid dividends for Surat’s diamond cutting and polishing sector, which is largest in the world.   Jewellery manufacturers from Uzbekistan have contacted the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion council (GJEPC) for the direct … Read more