06-12-2017 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Tired of Gujarat reluctance on Gir lions, MP to release tigers in Kuno   Madhya Pradesh seems to have given up the ambitious Asiatic lion translocation programme from Gir lion sanctuary in Gujarat to Kuno-Palpur sanctuary in MP. After nearly two-decades of unsuccessful tussle with Gujarat over translocation of Gir lions to Kuno-Palpur sanctuary near Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh government … Read more

03/04-12-2017 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT Total 1,283 qualify in Gujarat State Eligibility Test   A total of 1,283 candidates from across the state have qualified in the Gujarat State Eligibility Test(GSET).   The 12th GSET which is conducted for determining the eligibility for lectureship in universities and colleges of Gujarat was held on August 27. M S University was the nodal agency for … Read more

28.11.17 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat farmers getting highest rates for milk   Farmers in poll-bound Gujarat are getting among the country’s highest rates for milk sold to cooperatives at a time when prices usually take a seasonal dip, cheering over 3.6 million farmers and their families in a state that has an electorate of 43 million. According to private … Read more

25.11.17 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Salt supply likely to be hit as railways restricts rakes in Gujarat   Salt supply across India is likely to be hit following the railway board’s decision to drastically reduce the number of rakes to Gujarat from 150 a month to just 90. Gujarat produces 2.6 crore tonnes of salt per year of which 80-90% is … Read more

23.11.17 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat collects Rs 6,608 crore as GST for October   The collection for Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the state for the month of October stood at Rs 6,608 crore, according to data provided by the state commercial tax department. This includes integrated GSTworth Rs 2,286.75 crore in addition to Rs 1,400.83 crore of central GST and … 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

18.11.17(GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Immigration centres at 2 seaports in Gujarat, Kerala   Two seaports, one in Gujarat and the other in Kerala, have been designated by the government as the authorised immigration check posts for entry and exit from India for international ships and cruises.   The decision was aimed at boosting tourism in the two coastal states where … Read more

14.11.17(GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT • Benami Transactions In India: Gujarat Accounts For 26% Of Cases, But Less Than 1% Of Recovery  Gujarat accounts for 26% of benami transactions under scrutiny in India but less than 1 per cent of money recovered after prosecution by the Income Tax Department. Out of 517 cases under scrutiny since November 8 … Read more

Urban spheres of influence and rural urban fringe

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Quality of life, life expectancy, literacy, standard of living and migration in India

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