Oct 2020

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

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 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 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 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 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 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