11.09.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat to have 16 new industrial estates: Rupani   Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani today announced that the state government has decided to form 16 new Industrial Estates in 14 districts to give boost to manufacturing sector.   The 16 industrial estates will be spread in over 2,460 hacters areas and will have 14,540 plots.   … Read more

25.10.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat government postpones buying Police Surveillance Helicopter   Gujarat government has postponed buying much hyped Police Surveillance helicopter which it decided to buy citing need of using it during Mumbai terror attack like incidence. The Gujarat government had initiated process of buying the police surveillance helicopter two years ago through budgetary provisions but due to various issues it got delayed.   … Read more

16.09.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   MHRD’s virtual labs to be established at Gujarat University   Gujarat University was now designated as a Regional Nodal Centre for “Virtual Labs” – an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resources Development and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.   Physical distances and the limited availability of resources often put restrictions on conducting experiments … Read more

13.09.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat government to set up 16 new GIDC townships to encourage SMEs   Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced the setting up of 16 new Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) townships, in Gujarat. The 16 new GIDC townships would be set up in 2400 hectare area to encourage the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).This township … Read more

27.10.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT     Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Gandhinagar to attend silver jubilee function of Akshardham temple   Prime Minister Narendra Modiwill visit Gandhinagar in Gujarat to attend the silver jubilee function of Akshardham temple.   Earlier this year, the Prime Minister had paid tribute to spiritual guru and head of BAPS of Swaminarayan sect … Read more

22-23.10.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat govt launches mobile application for ‘108-Emergency’ ambulance services   Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani launched mobile application for ‘108-Emergency’ ambulance services in Gandhinagar. The chief minister said that the caller of ‘108-Emergency’ ambulance services using this application would get exact information like distance, time and route of arrival of the ambulance.   The sensitive approach of … Read more

31.10.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat nod for Rs 6,758crore Metro Phase II   The government of Gujarat has given its stamp of approval for the Rs 6,758-crore Phase II of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail projectconnecting Mahatma Mandir, Sachivalaya, Gift City and PDPU. Officials of the MetroLink Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) said Phase-II will extend from Motera to Mahatma Mandir. The 34.6km Phase-II will be … Read more

12.09.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT Gujarat Haj committee welcomes new policy   Gujarat Haj Committee chairman  welcomed the recommendations of a committee formed by the ministry of minority affairs for the new Haj Policy for the 2018-2022 period.   The panel has recommended doing away with the reserved category for above Haj aspirants older than 70 years and for those who … Read more

19.10.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat government announces compensatory jobs for families of sanitary workers   The state government has taken an important decision for the sanitary workers of all municipalities and municipal corporations in the state. It was announced that in the case of on-duty sudden death or occurrence of permanent disabilities, a member of the victim’s family will … Read more

29-30.10.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   GSTR-3B late fee waiver welcomed in south Gujarat   Commercial tax consultants across south Gujarat have welcomed the decision of central government to waive late fee on the filing of GSTR-3B for August and September, but warned that the boycott on filing of GSTR-2 and GSRT-2A will continue.   South Gujarat Commercial Tax … Read more