22-23.10.17 Gujarat (GPSC) Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat govt launches mobile application for ‘108-Emergency’ ambulance services   Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani launched mobile application for ‘108-Emergency’ ambulance services in Gandhinagar. The chief minister said that the caller of ‘108-Emergency’ ambulance services using this application would get exact information like distance, time and route of arrival of the ambulance.   The sensitive approach of … Read more

Modern Period

  Later Mughals 1707-12 Bahadur Shah I 1712-13 Jahandar Shah 1713-19 Farukk Siyar 1719-48 Muhammad Shah Rangila 1748-54 Ahmad Shah 1754-59 Alamgir II 1759-1806 Shah Alam II 1806-1837 Akbar Shah II 1837-57 Bahadur Shah II     Later Mughal Rulers Bahadur Shah I After the death of Aurangzeb, prince Muazzam, Azam & Kam Bakhsh fought … Read more

16.01.18 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT Israeli firms pitch technology to Gujarat companies   Companies in Israel and Gujarat are likely to form business-to-business (B2B) collaborations to develop a sound technological platform for various sectors.   The focus was on technology collaboration in sectors such as medical and assistive devices, fire fighting technology for industrial units, port security and security training, smart … Read more

13.01.18 (GPSC) Gujrat Current Affairs

GUJARAT Just 5% of sewage from municipalities in Gujarat is treated   The state is in a bit of a mess on the sewage treatment front. Only 5% of the sewage generated by 162 municipalities is treated. The situation is no better in the eight municipal corporations.   Industrial pollution was more dangerous than the … Read more

Amendments to the Constitution

  Amendments to the Constitution are made by the Parliament, the procedure for which is laid out in Article 368. An amendment bill must be passed by both the Houses of the Parliament by a tw o-thirds majority and voting. In addition to this, certain amendments which pertain to the federal nature of the Constitution … 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