Oct 2020

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, … Read more

GUJARAT Mission ‘aadhaar’ for bovines gets momentum in Gujarat   After initial delays, the central government is finally pushing for implementation of its much-touted animal unique identification (UID) – Pashu Aadhar – project in Gujarat. Under world’s biggest project of its kind, the centre has plans to tag every bovine in the country. The ear tags will have a bar … Read more

GUJARAT Dry Gujarat to bring anti-narcotics policy   Gujarat, which had adopted liquor prohibition policy since its formation in 1960, is set to introduce an anti-narcotics and psychotropic substances policy.   To increase inflow of information in form of human intelligence, the state department has sought hike in rewards given to police and local informers. … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat govt launches digital services programme for panchayats The Gujarat government  launched the first phase of "Digital Seva Setu" programme, under which 2,792 village panchayats have been connected with optical fibre network to provide public welfare services online. As per a government release, under this initiative, 27 different government services and welfare schemes will be available at … Read more

GUJARAT Amul forays into camel milk ice-cream, milk powder   After introducing fresh and long-life camel milk apart from chocolates, home-grown dairy giant – Amul – has forayed further into value-added products with the launch of camel milk ice-cream and milk powder.   This will be real boon to the milk producers of Kutch as it will help extend the … Read more

GUJARAT Essar to pump Rs 35,000 crore into Gujarat After exiting two of its most prized assets in Gujarat — the refinery and steel facilities, the Ruias-controlled Essar group is once again exploring the state for several big-ticket projects. These include setting up a commercial port, new and emerging technologies, EV vehicles and lithium-ion manufacturing facility, renewable energy, petrochemicals and even a steel project. The company has drawn … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government sign MoU for setting up Rs 1,250 crore plant in Kutch Gujarat Government’s Industries Department entered into MoU with Welspun Group setting up a new steel plant and iron pipes project at a cost of Rs 1,250 crore in Kutch district in presence of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. The new plant is part of the … Read more