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Covid-19 Factoid: Confirmed cases in Gujarat are doubling every six days

While Iran, the first country to be affected significantly outside of China, is seeing definite signs of recovery, Singapore has seen a late spurt in cases

Gujarat put under lockdown till March 31 to stem spread of coronavirus

Essential services will not get affected by the state-wide shutdown, said Gandhinagar DGP Shivanand Jha

Gujarat govt's debt swells by Rs 28,000 cr in 2019 to Rs 2.4 trn: Dy CM

On Wednesday, Nitin Patel had presented a Rs 2,17,287 crore state budget for 2020-21, with healthy allocations to education, health and agriculture sectors

Gujarat claims locust attack under control, assures compensation to farmers

Swarms in about 3,526 hectares of 5,000 hectares under control; farmers burn tyres or dry straw, play loud music and beat steel plates, and use large fans to destroy or drive away the pests

Gujarat govt relaxes MVA provisions; makes helmets optional in city limits

The BJP government in Gujarat was first to relax fines suggested in the new MVA.

Controversial Gujarat anti-terror law gets President assent on 4th attempt

One of the key features of the new Act is intercepted telephonic conversations would now be considered as a legitimate evidence

Annual addition of 4-5 Gw to meet Gujarat's renewable demand: IEEFA

Report identifies state as one of five leading Indian domains for renewable energy in both existing generation capacity and future potential

Ease of doing business: What makes Gujarat's labour reforms stand apart

PM Modi's home state has largely steered clear of the retrenchment clause for factories and has taken initiatives to empower its workforce. Yet, lacunae remain

Nine newborns die at Ahmedabad civil hospital in 24 hrs; Govt orders probe

A hospital official said 18 children have died in past three days at the facility.

Gujarat adds social networking feature to its mobile app for farmers

Apart from providing info on weather and govt schemes, Gujarat Sarkar Khedut Mitra app allows farmers to interact with each other and with govt officials

Faltering Gujarat

The state government needs to urgently reboot its economy

Gujarat abolishes semester system from class 9th to 12th

Science stream students of standard 12th will be given supplementary books to help them prepare for next year's NEET