GPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, GPSC Test Series
GUJARAT International Kite Festival: Uttarayan celebration “Uttarayan” or the Kite festival culminates on 14 January, “Makara Sankranti” – a day observed sacred according to Hindu Tradition/Indian Calendar. The day marks the change in season from the deep slumber of chilly winters to the dawn of the great Indian summer, signaling the farmers that … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat seeks more water from dam as Narmada dries up Amid severe water crisis that could badly hit industrial production in Dahej and affect Narmada river’s ecology, the state government has requested the Centre to increase the discharge in the downstream of Sardar Sarovar dam from the present 600 cusecs to 1,500 cusecs. The Narmada river passing by Bharuch has dried … Read more
GUJARAT Chief Minister inaugurates new Food Research Laboratory at Gandhinagar Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today inaugurated a Food Research Laboratory in Gandhinagar to ensure that the grains and other edible food items are of the highest quality under the Public Distribution System. The Food Research Laboratory has been built at a cost of Rs.1 crore by the … Read more
GUJARAT Short of physicians, Gujarat to let schoolkids act as docs Gujarat, which has been witnessing a shortage of specialist doctors, especially in rural areas, has come up with a unique concept — ‘Bal doctors (kid doctors)’ will now look after children’s wellness under the state’s school health programme. Health department officials said a … Read more
GUJARAT 37 child marriages were registered in Gujarat in 3 years In a shocker to the model state of Gujarat, the figures of child marriages in the last three years tell that there were 37 cases here from 2014 to 2017, more than so-called underdeveloped states like Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, which had 23 and 17 such … Read more
GUJARAT Bank NPAs drop in Gujarat After a series of efforts by the government to curb bad loans, non-performing assets (NPAs) in banks have finally showed a drop at least in Gujarat. According to the recent report by State Level Banker’s Committee (SLBC), the gross NPA stood at Rs 31,318 crore in Gujarat in the … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat CM inaugurates 25th National Children’s Science Congress Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani while inaugurating the 25th National Children Science Congress at the Science City in Ahmedabad today said that,”the National Children Science Congress – 2017 (NCSC) has laid the foundation for taking India in top-three position in the world in the field of science technology by year 2030. … Read more
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
GUJARAT Onion farmers in Gujarat demand MSP With onions from new harvest appearing in market, onion farmers have demanded that the state government purchase onion at a minimum support price. In the wholesale market, onion is selling at Rs 500 per 20kg, or at a price of Rs 25 per kg, higher than that of last year. … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat University sends question papers ‘code-locked’ To ensure that there was no case of paper leak, Gujarat University had sent the question papers to the colleges in a locked aluminum box. The lock had a code which was given to the observers just half-an-hour before the examination began. During the semester-I exams for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, … Read more