Gandhinagar, June 29 (IANS) Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to India, Azamat Yeskarayev, called on Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat at Lok Bhavan in Gandhinagar on Monday, during which both sides discussed ways to deepen cooperation in energy, education, agriculture, and industrial investment, while reviewing the historical and strategic dimensions of India-Kazakhstan relations. During the meeting, the Governor referred to the longstanding civilisational links between the two regions, stating that rel…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday and discussed a range of development and public welfare initiatives being implemented across the state, with a particular focus on the expansion of natural farming, electricity conservation and rural development programmes.During the meeting, the Governor updated the Prime Minister on efforts to promote natural farming in Gujarat and the results achieved so far.According to the of…
Gandhinagar, June 22 (IANS) More than 20,000 natural farmers across Gujarat have been brought under a single federation that plans to market certified produce under a common brand and expand exports to international markets, in what organisers describe as a “major step” towards scaling up natural farming in the state. The initiative has been undertaken by the Super FPO (SPNF) Gujarat Guild of Farmers Producer Company Limited, a federation of 22 farmer organisations established through the effort…
Gandhinagar, June 21 (IANS) The first-ever ‘Shri Ram Katha’ organised at Gujarat Lok Bhavan in Gandhinagar commenced on Sunday, marking the beginning of a week-long religious and cultural programme that will continue until June 28. The event, held under the guidance of Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, brought together senior political leaders, officials and a large gathering of citizens.The inaugural day featured renowned storyteller Acharya Kuldeep Maharaj, who spoke on the significance of Ram…
Gandhinagar, June 3 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Wednesday directed the establishment of new permanent natural agriculture sales centres across the state, stating that five centres at the municipal corporation level, three at the district level, and one at the taluka level should be made operational within a month to strengthen the marketing network for natural farming produce. The direction was issued during a video conference with district collectors, district development officer…
Gandhinagar, June 1 (IANS) Gujarat has launched a month-long statewide ‘Save Farm Campaign’ with an emphasis on reducing chemical inputs in agriculture and expanding natural farming practices, as the state government seeks to address concerns over declining soil fertility and rising health risks linked to intensive farming methods.The campaign was launched from Shertha village in Gandhinagar district by Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani and will be conducted across the state from June 1 to June …
Gandhinagar, May 31 (IANS) More than 3.74 lakh people in Gujarat have completed self-enumeration ahead of the launch of the first phase of Census 2027 on June 1, as the state prepares to take part in what officials describe as “India’s first fully digital census exercise”.The census, the 16th in the country’s history and the eighth since Independence, will be conducted in two phases across Gujarat and the rest of India. The previous census was carried out in 2011.Announcing the commencement of t…
Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) More than 2.36 lakh people across Gujarat, including Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, ministers, senior bureaucrats and citizens, have participated in the state’s ongoing self-enumeration campaign for Census 2027, officials said on Wednesday.The self-enumeration campaign, which began on May 17 and will continue until May 31, allows residents to submit their census details online before the formal enumeration process begins next year.According…
Gandhinagar, May 18 (IANS) The Gujarat government will provide “Ready-to-Eat Nutrition Snacks” for six months to adult tuberculosis patients weighing less than 42 kilograms and all children below the age of 14 as part of an expanded effort to strengthen treatment outcomes under the ‘TB-Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’.The announcement was made during a high-level review meeting held at Lok Bhavan on Monday in the presence of Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, where senior offic…
Gandhinagar, May 18 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Monday completed the online self-enumeration process for Census-2027 from Lok Bhavan in Gandhinagar and appealed to citizens to participate in the exercise before May 31, as the state rolled out the country’s first fully digital census self-enumeration system. The Governor used the official online platform introduced under Census-2027, which allows citizens to submit their demographic details digitally via a web portal and a mob…