Oct 2020

GUJARAT PM to participate in the Ekta Diwas Celebrations Prime Minister to participate in the Ekta Diwas Celebrations at Kevadia, Gujarat on 31st October. Prime Minister will pay homage to Sardar Patel on his 145th birth anniversary on 31st October 2020. The Prime Minister will participate at the Ekta Diwas Parade and administer the Rashtriya … Read more

GUJARAT Suzuki’s Gujarat plant hits 1 million production milestone Maruti Suzuki  announced that its Hansalpur plant in Gujarat has rolled out 1 million units over a span of 3 years and 9 months. Out of all three Maruti Suzuki plants in India, the Gujarat plant becomes the fastest to achieve this feat. The Hansalpur plant … Read more

GUJARAT Kaumudi Munshi, The Nightingale Of Gujarat passes away Legendary singer Kaumudi Munshi, known as the ‘Nightingale of Gujarat’, passed away. Her contribution to make ‘Sugam Sangeet’ popular to the masses will be remembered by generations of music lovers. She tested positive for Covid-19 and was hospitalized Some of her songs in Gujarati that are … Read more

GUJARAT PM Modi flags off Ekta Cruise service to Statue of Unity Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Ekta Cruise Service, a ferry ride from Shrestha Bharat Bhavan to the Statue of Unity in Kevadia in Gujarat. Through the Ekta Cruise Service one can experience the viewing of Statue of Unity through the Ferry Boat … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat govt approves SPV for common effluent treatment in Vadodara The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and industries located at Padra in Vadodara have joined to form a new SPV (special purpose vehicle) company to establish a CEPT (common effluent treatment plant) at Padra and resolve the issue of water pollution. CETP membership allocation letters have been … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Mukhyamantri Amrutam, Vatsalya cards to merge with PM-JAY The Mukhyamantri Amrutam (MA) and MA Vatsalya cards issued by the state government for free hospitalization, will be merged with the Ayushman Bharat (PM-Jan Aarogya Yojana) scheme of government of India.   With the initiative taken during Navratri festivities, now the citizens can avail free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Industrial area boards re-formed After experimenting with the idea of giving local industries management powers in 22 major notified industrial areas, the state government has decided to once again exercise control over management of these areas. The government issued a circular last week under which the governing boards of all major notified industrial … Read more

GUJARAT Frame rules for Clinical Establishments Act: Gujarat HC The Gujarat high court  asked the state government to see that rules are formulated soon for the Clinical Establishment (Registration and regulation) Act, 2010 (CEA) so that fire tragedies like the one that occurred in the Shrey Hospital can be averted. Gujarat, adopted the Gujarat Regularization of Unauthorized Development Rules 2012 … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Smaller cities got only 14% of realty pie Smaller and medium cities in Gujarat account for only 14% of the real estate projects registered with the Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority (GujRERA). Their share in the real estate sector investment is just 6%, shows a data analysis by the state regulator. At 86%, … Read more

Veteran Gujarati Singer Mahesh Kanodia passes away Veteran Gujarati film musician, singer and former Lok Sabha MP from Patan constituency Mahesh Kanodia has passed away following prolonged illness. He was a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th Lok Sabha from Patan constituency of North Gujarat. His contribution in Gujarati Cinema was spread over … Read more