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GUJARAT Gujarat tops in penalizing meat sellers. Gujarat tops the country in fining meat and meat products sellers and slaughterhouses, according to records of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The food safety agency data shows that penalties worth Rs1,66,81,000 were imposed upon misbranded or adulterated food samples including meat and … Read more
GUJARAT Antwerp port bets big on Rajkot engineering industry Port of Antwerp, Europe’s second biggest port, is betting big on Rajkot’s famed engineering and auto components sector. A delegation of Port of Antwerp Authority led by Luc Arnouts, its international working director, will hold its first roadshow-cum-seminar in Saurashtra commercial capital in a bid … Read more
GUJARAT Edge of the seat Rajya Sabha contest likely in Gujarat on 8th August. After weeks of dramatic political developments, Gujarat looks set for an on the edge of seat contest in the Rajya Sabha elections. It is after a gap of about two decades that a contest is happening in Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat, where … Read more
GUJARAT 46% Gujarat villages are verified as open defecation free now Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) seemed to have got good response at Mahatma Gandhi’s home state- Gujarat in terms of open defecation free villages. As per the figures of union ministry of drinking water and sanitation, 92.46% villages have been verified as open defecation free … Read more
GUJARAT For three years, Gujarat has topped in occupational disease cases Gujarat, known for its ostensibly model industrial growth, has registered the highest number of cases of occupational diseases, 99, in the country in the last three years. This was revealed by figures from the Union ministry of labour and employment, which states … Read more
GUJARAT PM rushes to Gujarat, announces relief package of Rs 500 crore The death toll in rain-related incidents reached 83 with nine more deaths reported in Gujarat on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the state and announced a relief package of Rs 500 crore for the flood-affected districts. He also declared ex-gratia of … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat forms fee regulatory committee for medical courses The state government has appointed the fee committee for the fixing the fees in medical professional courses. The Committee will have its jurisdiction for three years and would be responsible for deciding the fee in self-financed medical, dental, physiotherapy, Ayurveda and Homeopathy and other para medical … Read more
Buddhism is a world religion and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who is known as the Buddha (literally the Enlightened One or Awakened One). Siddhārtha Gautama was the historical founder of Buddhism. After asceticism and meditation, he discovered the Buddhist Middle Way—a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and … Read more
GUJARAT Housing for all’ a distant dream in rural Gujarat For the last five years, Gujaratgovernment has failed to meet the annual targets set under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana (PMGAY), though the targets have been consecutively lowered every year, and now stand at about one-fifth of what it was in 2012-13. At a … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat Refinery distributes sanitation kits to villagers under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan IndianOil’s Gujarat Refinery joined hands in the biggest mass cleanliness initiatives in the country — Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan — by taking up various initiatives to make the drive a success. Widening the horizons of Swachh Bharat Pakhwada, Gujarat Refinery took the Swachchta … Read more