04-05.02.18 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT Mental health helpline stops as telecom provider migrates to new technology   The only helpline for crisis intervention and suicide prevention in the Diamond City has stopped functioning after the telecom service provider migrated to new technology.   Hundreds of desperate callers were unable to get in touch with the counsellors as the helpline … Read more

02.02.18 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT Taiwanese oil refiner to invest Rs 41,600 crore in Gujarat   A Taiwanese public sector undertaking, CPC Corp, has proposed to invest around Rs 41,600 crore for setting up a naphtha cracker plant in Gujarat either at the Mundra SEZ in Kutch or at the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) in Dahej.   Top officials of the Taiwanese oil refiner … Read more

27.01.18 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT Polluted rivers: Gujarat ranks 4th   Sabarmati riverfront is considered a model in giving facelift to an ailing river. However, if figures of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) submitted in Lok Sabha on January 5 are considered, Sabarmati is among Gujarat’s 20 most polluted rivers. Further, Gujarat ranks fourth among top … Read more

23.12.17 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat Gas hikes natural gas rates for industry   Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL) has increased the prices of natural gas supplied to its industrial consumers in the state. The public sector company has hiked natural gas prices — from Rs 2.50 to Rs 2.57 per standard cubic meter (SCM) following a steep rise in … Read more