Gandhinagar, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat government has stepped up its preparedness measures in Saurashtra following heavy rainfall across the region, with a high-level review of disaster management, rescue operations and public safety held for Amreli, Rajkot and Bhavnagar districts. Amreli and Rajkot district minister-in-charge Jitu Vaghani chaired a virtual meeting from Gandhinagar on Tuesday with district administrations to assess the evolving situation, review emergency preparedness and monito…
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Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government has decided to recognise the B.Sc. (Honours) Natural Farming degree offered by Gujarat Natural Farming Science University as equivalent to the B.Sc (Honours) Agriculture degree awarded by the state’s other agricultural universities, a move aimed at providing equal academic recognition and opportunities to students pursuing higher education in natural farming. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on…
Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government will begin procuring summer moong from registered farmers at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) from July 7, following a decision taken at the state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar. Announcing the decision on Wednesday, government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said the procurement drive is aimed at protecting farmers from financial losses when market prices fall below the MSP.For the 2025-26 marketin…
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, June 30 (IANS) Gujarat has urged the Centre to establish a full-fledged organ transplant facility at AIIMS Rajkot, tighten legal provisions against food and drug adulteration and introduce stricter controls on the use of antibiotics during the 16th meeting of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) in New Delhi, officials said on Tuesday. Health Minister Praful Pansheriya represented Gujarat at the meeting, chaired by Union Health and Family Welfare Minist…
Gandhinagar, June 30 (IANS) Gujarat government, under the stewardship of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, is placing special emphasis on enhancing eco-tourism, marine tourism, and also island development in the state. The government has allocated about ₹20 crore to develop the state’s coastal areas and natural assets into global tourism hubs.Gujarat, with a coastline stretching nearly 1,600 kilometres from Kutch to Valsad, holds immense potential for marine tourism. The state government has tak…
Vadodara, June 29 (IANS) Gujarat’s official investment promotion agency, iNDEXTb, has been awarded a Guinness World Records certificate for bringing together 350 exhibitors within just 11 days for a business exposition held in Surat earlier this year.The certificate was presented by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference held in Vadodara on Monday, recognising what organisers described as a world record for the “highest number of exhibitors assembled in an …
Gandhinagar, June 27 (IANS) Visitors to the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar will now be able to experience Gujarat’s tribal cultural traditions through regular live performances after the Statue of Unity (SoU) Authority and the Gujarat Tribal Research and Training Society (GTRTS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to institutionalise the initiative. The agreement provides for traditional tribal dance and cultural performances to be held twice every month on Saturdays at the world-renowned …
Gandhinagar, June 26 (IANS) The Gujarat government has launched a statewide energy conservation campaign across all government and semi-government offices, public sector boards, corporations and public buildings, making it mandatory to set air conditioners (ACs) at a default temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and requiring departments to prepare energy efficiency action plans within 45 days.The campaign, jointly launched by the state’s Energy and Petrochemicals Department and Roads and Buildings …
Vadodara, June 25 (IANS) In a significant prelude to the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Regional Summit for Central Gujarat, the state government has disbursed financial assistance of Rs 1,432.41 crore to 12,908 industrialists in Vadodara, marking the highest allocation among the regions where similar summits have been held. The assistance was distributed by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi at a meeting in Vadodara on Thursday, during which he also underlined the state’s focus on strengthening i…
Gandhinagar, June 22 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Monday decided to provide 20 per cent reservation to ex-Agniveers in direct recruitment to several Class-3 posts across the state police, State Reserve Police Force (SRP), jail and forest departments, in a move aimed at facilitating their transition into government service after completing their tenure under the Agniveer Scheme. Announcing the decision, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said: “Ex-Agniveers would be eligible for 20 per cent reser…