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GUJARAT Google signs MoU for digital Gujarat. Gujarat government has signed an MoU with Google India towards actualizing the ‘Digital Gujarat’ movement under ‘Digital India’. Under the MoU Google will train small and medium scale entrepreneurs the use of digital platform for business development under the ‘Digital Unlocked’ programme,and will provide ‘cloud’ … Read more
GUJARAT Dwarka and Dakor to be developed on the lines of Ganga Ghats in Varanasi Chief Minister directs high-level integrated development of Pilgrimage Centres Gujarat Government to develop Dwarka and Dakor on the lines of Ganga Ghats in Varanasi – Long-term plan for massive cleansing of 11 lakh sq m of major pilgrims centres Ambaji, … Read more
GUJARAT Focus on afforestation, renewable power as Gujarat special economic zones go green In a bid to lower carbon footprint, special economic zones (SEZs) across Gujarat will be made more environment friendly. Special initiatives including afforestation, shifting to renewable energy for power requirements and usage of electric vehicles and bicycles for internal transport will be introduced in these … Read more
GUJARAT Centre to make Dhoraji a model plastic cluster The central government is mulling to turn Dhoraji into a model cluster of plastic recycling industry. The local industry will also be provided with sophisticated technology for processing plastic waste As many as 550 plastic waste processing and recycling units have come up in Dhoraji and Upleta … Read more
GUJARAT 18% of new projects in major cities are coming up in non-TP areas: GujRERA In an insightful document last week, Gujarat’s Real Estate Regulatory Authority (GujRERA) office claimed that 18% of all new building projects in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot are forced to come up in areas where there are no town planning schemes (TP). In … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat government mulls setting up its own insurance entity The state government is looking at launching its own insurance company. The rationale is that the state government can build a big corpus in good crop years, which currently goes to private insurers in the form of massive profits. In 2018, farmers from the … Read more
GUJARAT Infant mortality rate in Gujarat now 30 The infant mortality rate (IMR) in the state has moved downwards. The Sample Registration System2016 found the infant mortalityto be 30. This number was 33 in 2015. The infant mortality rate was 41 in 2011 and has dropped to 30 in 2016. According to data released by the Office of … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat: Forensics brings down PDS goods rejection from 33% to 3% At the end of 2017, the Gujarat State Civil Supplies Ltd (GSCSL) decided to seek help of Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFS) after a string of complaints about quality of the goods – including grains such as wheat and rice, cereals, edible oil and … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat on e-bus fast track Five city transport undertakings, including Ahmedabad’s, have been allotted the highest number of electric vehicles (300) under the central government’s FAME-2 (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) scheme. Gujarat will get 550 buses for four cities. The Centre has sanctioned 5,595 buses for 64 cities. The Rs10,000 crore … Read more
GUJARAT Single Window Clearance Act: Officers to face fines for delay. For the first time, Gujarat government has decided to penalize and fine officials who hold back various clearances for starting or running industries in state under the new proposed Gujarat Single Window Clearance Act. The act is being brought with an aim to expedite processes … Read more