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GUJARAT South Gujarat aqua farmers bet big on ‘pinkish gold’ More than half of 1.5 lakh people engaged directly or indirectly in aquaculture in Gujarat live in coastal areas of the state’s southern region. About 55,000 tonne shrimps were produced on 10 lakh hectare of land in Gujarat in 2017 which was 12% of the national … Read more
GUJARAT Govt approves ‘river front’ project for Rajkot Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday approved the ‘river front’ project for Rajkot city. The Project would be developed along the 11 km stretch from Aji-1 dam to Aji-2 dam near Bedi village. The proposed project will be developed by the Rajkot Municipal Corporation. … Read more
GUJARAT In 2017, Gujarat got investment proposals worth Rs 75,000 crore Gujarat continues to be a preferred destination for industrial projects, receiving 387 intentions, for investments worth Rs 75,398 crore in 2017 (as of November). Gujarat ranked second in attracting investment proposals and the state accounted for 19.98% of the Rs 3,77,362 crore investment proposed across India … Read more
GUJARAT Illegal riverbed mining rampant in Gujarat: HC Gujarat high court has sounded a warning against indiscriminate illegal sand mining in riverbed in Gujarat and made certain norms more stringent to curb the activity. Expressing its concern about ecological imbalance, the HC said, “The minerals are non-renewable and limited natural resources and constitute vital raw materials … Read more
GUJARAT China is watching Gujarat polls closely India’s economic reforms are “an issue of deep concern to China because of its increasing economic interaction with India”. The outlook for India’s economic reforms is deeply related to a good number of Chinese companies doing business in India such as Xiaomi and OPPO. If the BJP wins … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat leads in disposing 10-yr-old cases Courts in five districts of the state disposed-off maximum number of cases last month which were more than 10 years old. In Octovber, 35,289 cases were disposed by all courts in the country. Of these, courts in Gujarat settled 8,974 courts, which is the highest in … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat 5th state to ban Padmavati Gujarat’s BJP government banned the release of Deepika Padukone starrer ‘Padmavati’ with chief minister Vijay Rupani citing law and order issue as the reason behind banning of the film in the poll-bound state. The movie is already banned in a few other states, including Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Gujarat is … Read more
GUJARAT Naliya coldest place in Gujarat As minimum temperature rose by one or two degrees celsius across the state, the winter chills took a small break in Gujarat. The current conditions will likely continue for the next couple of days. Naliya town in Kutch district was the coldest place in the state with a 13.4°C … Read more