Tuesday 17 November '09
In an attempt to meet the increasing energy needs in Gujarat, especially in rural areas, the government is likely to soon come up with a biomass energy policy.Friday 30 October '09
Concerned over the recurring tremors after the 2001 earthquake, mainly in the Kutch and Saurashtra regions, the Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research...Thursday
29 October '09The state government has placed on fast track the development of the Dahej multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) being set up near Bharuch in south Gujarat.Monday
26 October '09In its bid to boost the ship-breaking industry in Gujarat, the state government has initiated a concerted move to develop, maintain and operate the Alang Ship Breaking Yard near Bhavnagar on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.Thursday
22 October '09The State Medicinal Plants Board (SMPB), working under the Health Department, has formulated a unique scheme to propagate knowledge and create awareness about the use of medicinal plants across Gujarat. The scheme will be launched from November 1 this year.Thursday
22 October '09Expressing serious concern over the fast depleting ground water level across the state, mainly in north Gujarat and Saurashtra...Thursday
15 October '09The Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation a state government undertaking, is all set to expand its offshore oil and gas exploration operations to other parts of the country and abroad.Sunday
11 October '09Less than two months ago Chief Minister Narendra Modi had declared at the conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts in New Delhi that there are no villages in Gujarat.Wednesday
7 October '09Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh’s statement that “the interlinking of India’s rivers will be a human-ecological-economic disaster” has drawn flak from the Gujarat government.Sunday
4 October '09Modelled on the Maharashtra pattern, the Gujarat government will soon set up a separate state-level “valuation unit” in its Revenue Department to capture the prevailing market conditions and fix new jantri (a ready-reckoner for assessment of land value) rates in a scientific way.Thursday
1 October '09The state government has reportedly decided to put its much-touted Integrated Township Policy on the backburner. It has now mooted a proposal for a fresh policy for the planned development of housing sectors in and around all major cities and towns of Gujarat.Saturday
26 September '09The Gujarat government has requested the Union Environment and Forest Ministry to set up an independent 'Gulf of Kutch Authority' for the overall management, development and protection of the Marine National Park and Sanctuary.Friday
25 September '09The state government has identified three companies — British Gas, Reliance and ONGC — responsible for causing the oil spillage on the south Gujarat coast last month.Thursday
24 September '09The Gujarat government has virtually shelved its much-hyped Public Sector Restructuring Programme (PSRP) under which it had resolved to disinvest its several loss-making public sector undertakings (PSUs).Saturday
19 September '09A day after the Gujarat High Court directed the state government to form a municipal body in Gandhinagar within six months, speculations are rife as to why the BJP government was reluctant to have a local elected body in the state Capital.Tuesday
15 September '09Lifting party morale after a string of defeats, the BJP today wrested five Assembly seats from the Congress in Gujarat...Tuesday
15 September '09The BJP nearly swept the bypolls to the Gujarat Assembly when the results were announced on Monday, bagging five Congress-held seats out of seven and lending a much-needed prop to Chief Minister Narendra Modi.Monday
14 September '09The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) is likely to open the technical and price bids for the RO RO (roll-on, roll-off) ferry service project from private firms by September-end to construct ferry terminals.Friday
11 September '09The Narendra Modi government is finally coming around to the conclusion that there is no point in banning Jaswant Sinha’s book on Jinnah—a second time....Wednesday
2 September '09Prompted by the hike in salaries and allowances of MLAs and ministers, district panchayat presidents in Gujarat have demanded that the government raise the amount of the monthly honorarium and annual traveling allowance they currently get.Saturday
29 August '09The much-awaited second spell of rains in Gujarat did bring some relief to farmers hoping to revive their standing kharif crops.Tuesday
25 August '09The state government has sought an assistance of over Rs 2,000 crore from the Centre to save the standing kharif crops facing the prospects of getting damaged owing to the long dry spell.Sunday
23 August '09Concerned about the increasing backlog of appeal cases relating to stamp duty, the government has directed revenue officials in all the 26 districts across Gujarat...Saturday
22 August '09The oil spill across a 100-km swath on the south Gujarat coast early this month served as a wake up call for the Gujarat government.Thursday
20 August '09Prospective investors wanting to set up shop in the agro and food processing industry segment in the state continue to keep their fingers crossed for a new agro-business policy.
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