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Gujarat government launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana’

August 12, 2020
Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana
  • Gujarat government launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana’ (MMKSY) only as a replacement of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for a year. MMKSY will cover all the 56 lakh farmers in the state whereas PMFBY covers on an average, 15-17 lakh farmers applied for crop loan.

‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ inaugurated in Anand, Gujarat

July 27, 2020
World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory
  •  India’s first ‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ inaugurated in Anand, Gujarat through Video Conference by the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
  • The objective of establishing this lab is to increase the income of farmers and helping the Bee-keeping enterprises

Kakrapar Atomic Power Project’s Unit 3 in Gujarat: India’s First 700 MWe unit to succeed criticality

July 24, 2020
Kakrapar Atomic Power Project

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited(NPCIL) declared that Unit-3 of Kakrapar Atomic Power Project(KAPP-3), India’s First 700 MWe (megawatt electric) and indigenously prepared Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor(PHWR) in Surat, Gujarat attained its first criticality – beginning of controlled and sustained nuclear fission reaction on 22nd July 2020(Wednesday).

AMC starts Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-COVID healthcare services to doorsteps in Ahmedabad

July 5, 2020
Dhanvantri Rath
  • Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has started Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-COVID healthcare services such as diabetes, blood pressure, heart ailment, etc. to peoples’ doorsteps between the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Gujarat Govt’s Online support ”At One Click” Initiative For MSME

June 30, 2020
Gujrat CM
  • The Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani started the online support initiative ‘At One Click’ with Rs 1,369 crore for almost 13000 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) (i.e. MSMEs and textile industries) in Gujarat.

Gujarat is on the first place in FSSAI food safety index for 2019-20

June 9, 2020
FSSAI
  • In the Largest States, Gujarat is on the first place, following by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra food safety in 2019-20, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) announced on 7th June.

Nisarga to thrash Maharashtra and Gujarat on 3rd June

June 2, 2020
Nisarga to thrash Maharashtra and Gujarat on 3rd June
  • Cyclonic storm Nisarga is likely to transform into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ in the next 24 hours and hit coastal Maharashtra and Gujarat in the evening time of June 3.

Gujarat to be the first state to complete the migration of workers to their native state by Shramik Special trains

June 1, 2020
Shramik Special trains
  • According to sources, Gujrat is the first and the only state which had run more than 1,000 shramik special trains for sending 15 lakh 18 thousand migrant workers to their native state.

Petroleum Minister gives to the nation, 56 CNG stations

May 31, 2020
Petroleum Minister
  • Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan committed to the nation, 56 CNG stations scattered over 11 States and Union Territories. These stations are in Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

“MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard” prepared by IIT Gandhinagar

May 16, 2020
IIT
  • An interactive COVID-19 dashboard named as “MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard” has been made by the researchers at IIT Gandhinagar.
  • The dashboard targets to give key information to stakeholders and the public in order to make research-backed decisions during the time of crisis.