Oct 2020

GUJARAT PM Modi launches 3 key projects, including ‘Kisan Suryoday Yojana’, in Gujarat Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three key projects in Gujarat through video conferencing. Modi launched the Kisan Suryodaya Yojana for providing 16 hours of power supply to farmers. He also inaugurated the Paediatric Heart Hospital attached with U.N Mehta Institute of Cardiology … Read more

GUJARAT Government needs to procure from Rajasthan MSMEs to create jobs Government departments undertaking infrastructure development through constructions of road and bridges, laying pipelines and building dams, and expanding power transmission networks are violating Purchase Preference Policy norms, depriving the state government GST revenue, eliminating scope for jobs creation and undermining the growth of MSMEs in the state. Purchase Preference … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Draft re-opening standard operating procedure, minimum school hours, no sports On the basis of the standard operating procedure (SOP) recommended by the government of India for reopening of schools, the state government has prepared a draft SOP, which stresses on students being in schools for minimum period of time and spending a majority of their learning time at their homes. The draft … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat govt announces setting up of world’s biggest Zinc Smelter project in Dosawada in Tapi district   Gujarat government has announced the setting up of the world’s biggest Zinc Smelter project in Dosawada in Tapi district.   The proposed 300 KTPA production capacity project would provide big employment opportunities to the local youths in … Read more

Gujarat CM to sign MoUs with 10 institutions pertaining to Climate Change With a view to bring revolutionary changes in study of the climatic change sector, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani is going to sign the MoUs with as many as 10 institutions on the 12 th foundation day of the ‘Climate Change Department. Information department stated that … Read more

GUJARAT GUSEC sets up ₹10 crore seed fund for start-ups Gujarat University Start-up and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) has set up a seed fund for start-ups worth Rs 10 crore. The amount was sanctioned to GUSEC by the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) – an autonomous board under Department of Science and Technology, … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat third-largest in mutual funds investments Despite significant outflows, Gujarat still has the third highest amount of assets under management (AUM) in mutual funds, among the states of India. According to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), total assets under management in Gujarat stood at Rs 1.91 lakh crore in September 2020, … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat’s cotton output likely to dip The reduction in area under cultivation is expected to bring down cotton production in Gujarat this year. The cotton output in the state is estimated to hover around 85-90 lakh bales (one bale equals to 170kg) in 2020-21as compared to 95 lakh bales in 2019-20. The cotton acreage in Gujarat dropped 15% … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat govt announces e-vehicle subsidy The state government announced a new scheme for promotion of electric vehicles (two and three wheelers) on the occasion of completion of eleven years of the climate change department in Gujarat. School (class IX and above) and college students who buy electric two-wheelers will get a government subsidy of Rs 12,000, while … Read more

GUJARAT 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 … Read more