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GUJARAT Gujarat proposes to double speed of filling Sardar Sarovar Dam water Taking the interstate dispute of sharing of Narmada water to a new level and showing haste to fill up the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the brim, Gujarat has urged the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) to double the speed of water to fill the dam reservoir. Gujarat … Read more
GUJARAT Suicides due to poverty up by 162% in Gujarat, unemployment by 21% in 2018 Gujarat showed signs of distress related to economy when state authorities recorded 294 suicides in 2018 where reason for ending life was termed as ‘poverty’. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides in … Read more
GUJARAT Morbi takes Gujarat Gas’s Q4 volume to record high Buoyed by demand in the ceramic town of Morbi, Gujarat Gas saw its volumes reached 9.05 million metric standard cubic metres (mmscm) for the fourth quarter of the 2019-20 financial year. The company posted a net profit of Rs 250 crore for Q4 FY20, a rise of … Read more
GUJARAT Bank Of Baroda Partners With Gujarat Govt To Provide MSME Loans The flow of credit in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Bank of Baroda signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government. The credit will be provided to the MSME sector for greenfield projects, startups, women entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs from backward … Read more
GUJARAT Suicide cases in Gujarat on the rise, reveals Directorate of Forensic Sciences data Data received from the Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFS) have revealed that suicide cases in the state are on the rise. As per the number of suicide cases confirmed by the DFS, which deals with authenticating the handwriting in … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat has 4 years to bridge Rs 10,296 cr gap From this budget year, the countdown to Gujarat’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation package has begun. Today, the state receives the highest percentage of compensation among 15 major states — which is close to 7.3% of the state’s revenue receipts since the … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat constructed most houses for urban poor: Official data Gujarat has constructed most number of houses for the urban poor under the Centre’s flagship housing scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)’ in the country, official data shows. As many as 54,474 houses have been constructed in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state, since … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat drafting seaplane tourism policy The Gujarat government has hit the drawing board to draft a policy promoting seaplane tourism in the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had caused a buzz about seaplanes when he used one to fly from the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad to Dharoi dam near Ambaji in December 2017, on the last day of campaigning … Read more
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE FREE EDUCATION TO MEDAL WINNERS, PARTICIPANTS The University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced a new scheme as per which affiliated universities can provide free education to medal winners and participants of national and international sporting events. With GU scrapping the 2 per cent sports quota, this UGC scheme comes … Read more
GUJARAT Suzuki Motor Gujarat commences production from third unit at Ahmedabad facility Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd (SMG), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corporation, has commenced production from third unit at its Ahmedabad-based manufacturing facility. With production starting at the Plant C, which has an annual production ability of 2.5 … Read more