sep 2018

GUJARAT FSSAI shares Gujarat model in case disposal   Another Gujarat model has been shared for other states to emulate. After the Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) brought down the pendency of minor cases by 75 per cent in the past one year, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India(FSSAI) has taken note of it and has shared … Read more

GUJARAT Over 5,000 medical students to get higher stipend: Gujarat government   The Gujarat government has increased the stipend for medical and related faculty students in the state by around 30 per cent.   The government will incur the additional financial burden of Rs 70 crore annually.   As per the announcement, undergraduate medical students … Read more

GUJARAT Monsoon set to withdraw, Gujarat stares at huge rain deficit   With monsoon set to withdraw soon, Gujarat, which has received just 74% of the average rainfall this season, is staring at a huge rain deficit. Recently, the India Meteorological Department also said that the South-West monsoon is likely to start withdrawing by next … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: NPA drops 2.1%, RBI’s PCA works for PSBs   Strong arm tactics of national banking watchdog, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), over Public Sector Banks (PSBs) with high bad loans seems to have been working, at least in Gujarat. After RBI put 11 PSBs under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA), meaning that these … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat to Rs 200 crore for Inter State road works: Union minister   The union road transport ministry has allocated Rs200 crore to Gujarat for the Inter State Connectivity road works programme for the current year.   Nine projects will be undertaken in Gujarat to improve and expand interstate connectivity during the year. Some … Read more

GUJARAT US companies to sign MOUs for solar power station in Gujarat   The Gujarat government and USA’s Colorado province are going to ink Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) involving a mammoth amount in the energy sector during the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Summit (VGS). The biennial event to be held in January in Gandhinagar will witness … Read more

GUJARAT National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) Indias first railway varsity starts operations in Vadodara   It is functioning at the National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara. It is funded by Ministry of Railways. University of California, Berkeley and Cornell University are its international partners.   The National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) is India’s first … Read more

GUJARAT Power shock: Generation by private players dips 17% in Gujarat   Electricity generation in the state by private companies declined by one-sixth in financial year 2017-18, the second straight year in was lower.   Power generation by private sector units in Gujarat in 2017-18 was 42,518 Million Units (MUs), a decline of 16.67% from … Read more

  Ahmedabad’s lake area country’s first clean street food hub: FSSAI   Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Friday declared Kankaria Lake area in Ahmedabad as country’s first ‘clean street food hub’. In the next one year, the food regulator hopes to designate 150 such streets across the country.   The 15th-century … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat registered 37 cases under Section 377 in 2016   Gujarat registered 37 cases under Section 377 (unnatural sex) during 2016, said a data released by National Crime Records Bureau. The figure for crimes against children under the Section was 20 cases, while those against women was 2 for the same year. It should … Read more