18.10.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat first state to implement flexible coal utilization scheme   GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd, a GMR group company, has won the bid to supply 500MW electricity to state-run Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) under the central government approved scheme, which allows flexibility in utilization of domestic coal for reducing the cost of … Read more

Gujarat Planned Development

Gujarat Planned Development Necessity and Meaning of Planned Development: When Independence came, India had a slender industrial base. Millions of her rural people suffered under the weight of a traditional agrarian structure. A long period of economic stagnation, against the background of increasing pressure of population, followed by the burdens of the Second World War, … Read more

Main Features of budgets of Gujrat

Main Features of budgets of Gujrat  2017-18 Transformation of Planning Commission into NITI Ayog is one such stepto set in policy based rather than plan based decision-making. Taking this forward,Government of Gujarat has decided to remove the distinction of plan and non-planexpenditure from the financial year 2017-18. In addition, the State Government has alsoadopted a … Read more

Gujarat Trade and Commerce

Gujarat Trade and Commerce The growth story of Gujarat is one of a state punching above its weight. With only 6 per cent of India’s land mass and barely 5 per cent of its population, Gujarat has managed to account for 7.6 per cent of the country’s GDP and 22 per cent of its exports. … Read more

05.09.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat goes lax on Zika surveillance   Lax approach to sero-surveillance by the state health department in Ahmedabad and other cities in the state is alarming, especially because the virus spreads by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also spreads dengue and chikungunya. The spike in Aedes aegypti numbers comes after the monsoon, whic … Read more

01.09.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT     Central scheme for senior citizens launched in Gujarat   Union minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched a scheme that provides for physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens belonging to theBPL category. The centrally-sponsored scheme, `Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’,was unveiled on April 1 this year and since then it has already been launched in … Read more

30.08.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Google explores tie-up with govt   Search engine giant Google is likely to tie up with the Gujarat government to train university students in cyber security and for research activity in educational institutions, labour improvement etc. Google will also help develop relevant image libraries and promote tourist destinations in the state.   Google India has already … Read more

Human Resource and Community Development  

  Human resource development includes development at various levels, including community. Community development requires HRD efforts, such as training and organization development. Community development is an alternative route to educating and training citizens of a community. Community settings, especially in developing countries, require that HRD practitioners take into account many factors, such as cultural variables, … Read more

Integrity in Administration including measures and mechanism for Prevention of Corruption and Malpractices in India.

  Integrity   Integrity is one of the most important and oft-cited of virtue terms. The concept of integrity has to do with perceived consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations and outcome. When used as a virtue term, “integrity” refers to a quality of a person’s character. Some people see integrity as the … Read more

BUDGETARY REFORMS    

Government bodies raise money by imposing taxes on citizens and then use those funds to pursue various programs such as education, defence, infrastructure and research and development. A government’s budget describes all of its sources of income and where it spends that income, and budget reform is the process of making changes to how the … Read more