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GUJARAT Gujarat University bans cellphones at exam centres Examination Reform Committee of Gujarat University (GU) has taken a decision of putting a blanket ban on carrying cellphones or any other digital device in examination centres. Issuing a circular, GU has stated that not even principals or any other staff deployed at examination centres can use cellphones. At a recently held … Read more
GUJARAT Surat to be world’s fastest growing city during 2019-35: Report Surat, renowned as a diamond processing and trading hub in Gujarat, would be the world’s fastest growing city in the 2019-35 period, according to a global economic research report. Besides Surat, the other nine cities are Agra, Bengaluru Hyderabad, Nagpur, Tiruppur, Rajkot, … Read more
GUJARAT · GTU gets ‘Most Trusted State University’ ð Gujarat Technological University is State’s number one university, with maximum numbers of affiliated collages. While Doing student oriented works, GTU achieving a lot new successes. ð GTU playing their duties to give students best education and facilities. Many organisations, including Government of Gujarat, … Read more
GUJARAT Ahmedabad Railway station slips from 7th to 17th in cleanliness A survey by the Centre, for its Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat Ranking has shown that none of Gujarat’s railway stations figures in the top 10 clean stations either in the A1 category or even the A category. In fact, Ahmedabad station ranks 17, … Read more
GUJARAT Lion population roars to 650 in Gujarat forests. According to a recent internal lion count by the forest department in July this year, there are nearly 650-odd lions in the reserved forests and even outside the national park in Amreli, Bhavnagar and Gir-Somnath districts. The roaring rise of 125-odd lions in two years — … Read more
GUJARAT Aga Khan initiative harvests water in parched villages In Surendranagar district, there are at least 60,000-odd odd families which may not bear the brunt of the acute water crisis. This is because of the roof rainwater harvesting systems installed in the villages by the Aga KhanRural Support Programme (AKRSP). Villagers have enough water to take care … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat government postpones buying Police Surveillance Helicopter Gujarat government has postponed buying much hyped Police Surveillance helicopter which it decided to buy citing need of using it during Mumbai terror attack like incidence. The Gujarat government had initiated process of buying the police surveillance helicopter two years ago through budgetary provisions but due to various issues it got delayed. … 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 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 Adani becomes first Indian port operator to record 200 million tonnes cargo movement in 2018-19 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has claimed that its portfolio of nine ports and terminals handled 200 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in 2018-19, becoming the first Indian port operator to achieve the milestone. The Gautam Adani-led company doubled its cargo handling … Read more