Oct 2018

GUJARAT Gujarat expects tourism boom at ‘Statue of Unity’   Gujarat is expecting a tourism boom after the inauguration of 182-meter-tall Statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the tallest in the world, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kavadiya Colony in Narmada district on October 31.   The Statue of Unity Complex had been envisioned on … Read more

GUJARAT ·        Gujarat to promote new sectors to increase exports ð  The state industry and mines department recently made a submission to the ministry of commerce, presenting a broad plan to raise exports from the state. ð  Gujarat currently exports o USA, Europe, UAE, Australia, Japan, China, Canada, Brazil, Thailand, Germany and a few other … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat’s organic farmers unwilling to seek certificate   Lengthy documentation and increased cost of getting the certification has prevented several farmers from getting the organic tag certificate for their produce. It should be noted that the certification is not mandatory for small organic farmers or organisations whose turnover is less than Rs 12 lakh … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government schemes a long shot for ‘unreserved’ students   Students in the unreserved category have a long wait ahead of them before they can get the financial assistance promised by a newly introduced government scheme. The Bin-Anamat Shaikshanik Ane Arthik Vikas Nigam (commission) has received 2.6 lakh applications, but they have yet to … Read more

GUJARAT 7% of Gujarat’s population pre-diabetic: ICMR Study   A study spread over almost ten decades covering 1,24,000 individuals from across 29 states and three Union Territories on a prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes has thrown up some very alarming findings about Gujarat.   The ICMR-INDIAB cross-sectional door-to-door study that covered individuals aged 20 and … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani launches digital platform for Ekta Yatra   Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupanilaunched a digital platform for state government’s mass outreach drive Ekta Yatra. Making the occasion of Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary, the state-wide Yatra will cover near about 10,000 villages between October and November.   INTERNATIONAL   Nobel Peace Prize 2018 … Read more

GUJARAT Ahmedabad registers 50% of swine flu deaths in Gujarat   The swine flu situation in Gujarat, and particularly Ahmedabad, is worsening. The State has reported 22 deaths in the past 34 days. And an astounding 50 per cent of the deaths has been reported from the city. Since September 1, 879 cases of flu have … Read more

GUJARAT State’s bustard breeding centre to come up with collaboration with UAE   With collaboration of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and expertise offered by United Arab Emirates (UAE) the state government is planning to set up a breeding centre for great Indian bustards (GIB) at Naliya in Kutch. This will be the first breeding … Read more

GUJARAT SC seeks Gujarat’s response on denial of free school seats to children from weaker sections.   The Supreme Court  sought the Gujarat government’s response to a petition accusing schools in the state of denying 25% free seats to children from weaker sections in violation of the 2009 law granting them free admission in schools.   As many … Read more

GUJARAT 30% of Gujarat government school students in classes 6 to 8 can’t read, write   Three of every ten students in classes 6,7 and 8 at government schools in the state cannot read and write basic simple sentences in Gujarati and English.   Although, Mission Vidya was launched recently by the Gujarat government, where teachers are asked to give … Read more