Gujarat has topped the list for domestic solar rooftop installations with 64% of domestic solar installations. Nearly 50,915 systems being fixed on domestic rooftops in the State as on March 2, 2020. The State government of Gujarat has adopted a solar rooftop scheme “Surya Gujarat” to cover about eight lakh domestic electricity consumers under the scheme by 2022.
The department of Youth and cultural Affairs, Government of Gujarat has hosted cultural festival called “Vasantotsav”. The annual festival was held at Sanskruti Kunj in Gandhinagar, Gujarat to enjoy the rich diverse heritage of the country.
President of the United States (POTUS) Donald Trump has come in India on 24th February 2020. He was accompanied by the First Lady of the United States(FLOTUS) Melania Trump. With this, Donald Trump to be the first serving US President to visit Gujarat.
The Bharatiya Chitra Sadhana will host the 3rd edition of the Chitra Bharati Film Festival at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The prime aim of the Chitra Bharati Film Festival is of establishing a ‘Bharatiya’ narrative in Indian cinema.
The government of Gujarat has signed an MoU with State Bank of India (SBI) which targets to facilitate approval of loans to entrepreneurs in the MSME sector with ease and within a short time-frame.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The 6th edition of the mega industrial exhibition ‘Engiexpo 2020’ is being held in Vadodara, Gujarat from February 15 to 17, 2020. It will be organised by the Federation of Small Scale Industries (FSSI), to promote ‘Made in India’ products
The 3rd edition of Global Potato Conclave-2020 begins today at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the conclave through video conferencing. The Conclave will provide an opportunity to bring all stakeholders at one common platform. Last two Global Potato Conferences were organized during 1999, and 2008. Gujarat is one of the leading producers of Potato in the country.
Gujarat is holding the No. 1 position in India for last one decade, emerging as a major potato hub in the country. Hence, the Conclave is being held in Gujarat. The Conclave is being organized by Indian Potato Association (IPA) in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, and ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla and International Potato Center (CIP), Lima, Peru. This mega event has three major components; (i) The Potato Conference, (ii) The Agri Expo and (iii) Potato Field Day.