nov 2019

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 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 launched an online registration portal for MSME units   Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched an online registration portal. The portal aims to facilitate the setting up of new MSME units. As a part of the launch, he approved the first online application through the portal and issued a certificate through an e-mail to a woman … Read more

GUJARAT CHARUSAT introduces digital paperless examination system   For the first time in the state, Changa-based Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) has introduced paperless digital examination system as a part of university examinations reform programme.   After signing an MoU with Singapore-based Littlemore Innovation Labs, CHARUSAT embraced the digital examination system which also … Read more

GUJARAT GMB, GSFC form SPV f INTERNATIONAL   ·       India pledged USD5 mn to the UN Palestine refugee agency   India has announced that it is to contribute $5 million in 2020to theUN Palestine refugee agency. It aims to provide services to refugees in the fields of education and health. The move is to mark solidarity with the … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani approves new jetty at Navlakhi Port   With an aim to increase capacity of Navlakhi Port from eight million metric tonne per annum (MMTPA) to 20 MMTPA, chief minister Vijay Rupani has given his in principle approval for setting up of a new jetty at the port. Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) will construct … Read more

GUJARAT ·       Gujarat government approved CNG terminal in Bhavnagar The Gujarat government gave its approval for a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) terminal in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The proposed investment for the CNG terminal project is Rs.1,900 crore. The approval for the facility was given by the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board headed by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. It is expected that it would … Read more

GUJARAT ·       1,000 schools may be merged with better institutions nearby in Gujarat   ð As many as 1,000 primary schools with poor enrolment records are likely to be merged with nearby schools that are functioning smoothly.The state education department under its ‘school consolidation plan’ is aiming to shut down schools with less than 30 students and transfer the … 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 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