Oct 2018

GUJARAT   Twenty Seventh International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Fusion Energy Conference held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat   It is organized by IAEA. It is hosted by the Department of Atomic Energy and Gandhinagar-based Institute of Plasma Research. It aims to provide a platform for discussion of major physics and technology issues and innovative concepts related … Read more

GUJARAT In 3 years, Gujarat lost 50 lions to accidents   Even as Gujarat has come under international spotlight after the deaths of 23 lions recently due to canine distemper virus and babesiosis infections, analysis of lions death figures revealed that 20% of the 253 deaths between 2015 and 2018 were accidental and could have been avoided.   Fifty lions … Read more

GUJARAT   Gujarat’s POCSO conviction rate second lowest in the country Barring the Union territories and Arunachal Pradesh, among the bigger states, Gujarat has a conviction rate of just 0.5% when it comes to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.   According to the Union government, in terms of the number of cases registered … Read more

GUJARAT   Gujarat Government vaccination of Gir lions against deadly Canine Distemper Virus CDV   Gujarat Forest Department started the vaccination of lions in the Gir Forest National Park to protect them from deadly Canine Distemper Virus (CDV). Nearly 23 lions have died in the Gir sanctuary in less than a month. Most of them died … Read more

GUJARAT PM inaugurates Mahatma Gandhi Museum at Rajkot   The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi Museum in Rajkot.   The Museum has been set up at the Alfred High School, which was an important part of the formative years of Mahatma Gandhi.   It will help spread awareness about Gandhian … Read more

GUJARAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates Modern Food Processing Facilities And Pipeline Projects In Gujarat   Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the state-of-the-art chocolate plant of Amul dairy set up with an investment of about 190 crore rupeesat Mogar village in Anand district of Gujarat. He inaugurated a take-home ration plant of 600 tonnes per day and a … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat has topped in occupational disease cases   Gujarat, known for its ostensibly model industrial growth, has registered the highest number of cases of occupational diseases, 99, in the country in the last three years.     Among the main disease,Silicosis is an occupational lung disease, caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust and … Read more