20.12.17 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Illegal riverbed mining rampant in Gujarat: HC   Gujarat high court has sounded a warning against indiscriminate illegal sand mining in riverbed in Gujarat and made certain norms more stringent to curb the activity.   Expressing its concern about ecological imbalance, the HC said, “The minerals are non-renewable and limited natural resources and constitute vital raw materials … Read more

08-12-2017 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT DGP appointment: HC reserves order ð  Gujarat high court  reserved its order till December 12 on a PIL seeking appointment of regular director general of police (DGP) in the state in place of the practice of continuing with in-charge DGP. ð  The state government reiterated that it did not want to appoint a regular … Read more

22.11.17 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Private schools move Gujarat HC as EC summons staff for poll duty   A federation of self-financed schools has approached Gujarat high court, opposing the election officer’s insistence that staff from private schools assist in election work. The high court stayed election authorities in Vadodara district from compelling teaching or non-teaching staff from private schools in the district … Read more

10.11.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   HC seeks affidavit on publicity of VVPAT use   Gujarat high court asked the election authorities to submit an affidavit stating what steps it had taken to create awareness among voters about the newly-introduced facilities such as Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) as well as Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and the provision for … Read more

09.11.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   High court nod for Gujarat’s first wind power auction   Gujarat high court has cleared way for the state government to hold first wind auction as it turned down a petition filed by the Indian Wind Energy Association.   The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) invited bids for 500MW wind energy auction. … Read more