Gujarat is a state on the western coast of India with a coastline of 1,600 km (990 mi) – most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula – and a population in excess of 60 million. It is the fifth largest Indian state by area and the ninth largest state by population. Gujarat is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast, Daman and Diu to the south, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra to the southeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west. Its capital city is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. The Gujarati-speaking people of India are indigenous to the state. The economy of Gujarat is the fifth-largest state economy in India with 17.02 lakh crore or US $251 billion in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of 2,83,000 Rs or $4,100. Gujarat ranks fifteenth among Indian states in human development index.
The ruling came from the single-judge bench of Justice JB Pardiwala who was adjudicating a dispute between Bank of Baroda and Gujarat government over who would have priority to recover its dues from.. DNA - Published
The Prime Minister, who was in Gujarat on his 69th birthday, said that the scope of tap water has also increased by nearly three times in the last two decades in the state. DNA - Published
"The country is realising Sardar's dream of Ek Bharat, Shreshta Bharat (One India, Great India). Today, the country is trying to complete the tasks which were left incomplete during Independence and.. DNA - Published
He said this disturbed the relief and rehabilitation works underway in the Madhya Pradesh areas submerged under the dam water. Modi, who turned 69 on Tuesday arrived at Kevadiya in Gujarat in the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Accompanied by Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, Modi offered prayers as part of the state government's Namami Devi Narmade Mahotsav celebrations being held to mark the dam receiving water to its.. IndiaTimes - Published
Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 69 on Tuesday and began the day with a visit to the Statue of Unity and the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada in his home state of Gujarat. The Statue of.. IndiaTimes - Published
To mark PM's 69th birthday, Breadline Bakery in Gujarat's Surat is gearing up to make a record by preparing a 700-foot-long cake weighing 7,000 Kg. DNA - Published
Modi, who turns 69 today, will also visit his mother Hiraba at her residence in Gandhinagar around 6 am to seek her blessings on his birthday DNA - Published
Close to 43,600 two-wheeler riders without helmets died in road accidents in 2018. This was 21% higher than the previous year. Gujarat and Jharkhand have announced exemption to pillion riders from.. IndiaTimes - Published
Around 15 to 20 passengers were trapped in the burning bus, however, the toll plaza workers and the local police reached the spot in time to save the people. DNA - Published
Meanwhile, the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has approached the Supreme Court against the state's decision to fill the dam to maximum capacity. DNA - Published
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had earlier invited the Prime Minister to attend the 'Namami Devi Narmade Mahotsav' in Gujarat on his birthday on September 17 DNA - Published
The Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat is expected to reach its full storage capacity soon, a milestone that will be witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17, which also happens to be his.. IndiaTimes - Published
There should be at least one Passport Seva Kendra in every district, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. He was speaking after inaugurating a Passport Seva Kendra at Rajpipla in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Talking to DNA, Jaimin Shah, member of Trustee Board of NASSCOM Foundation said that the CoE in Gujarat will create an opportunity for the state to leapfrog in futuristic technologies like IoT and AI. DNA - Published
Most of the states are considering notifying lesser fines for traffic offences than the stiff penalties in the amended Motor Vehicles Act, barely a day after the Gujarat announced reductions between 25.. IndiaTimes - Published
Various BJP and non-BJP states have not backed the Centre's move including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Madhya Pradesh.. DNA - Published
Barely 10 days after the amended Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) came into force, the Gujarat government on Tuesday notified the fines for some of the traffic offences, reducing the penalties by 25% to 90%.. IndiaTimes - Published
Energy minister Saurabh Patel said with the solar rooftop policy of the state government, the common man can now become both a consumer as well as producer of clean energy. DNA - Published
In 2018, Amdavadis paid Rs 6.64 cr as fine for not wearing helmets. The department collected R 3.21 cr for the offence till April this year. DNA - Published
He started using the platform in 2009 when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat and his popularity grew overwhelmingly as he assumed the office of Prime Minister in 2014. DNA - Published
It should be noted that the fish (Poecilia reticulata) is being used to fight mosquito breeding as they eat the larvaes thus preventing the spread of vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria. DNA - Published
While the cloud cover with occasional sunshine is going to keep the mercury under check, it is likely to increase the relative humidity due to the abundance of atmospheric moisture, resulting in sultry.. DNA - Published
The under-construction replica of a dinosaur was built at the cost of Rs 2 crore as part of a tourist attraction plan of the Gujarat government DNA - Published
The bank and its chairman Ajay Patel had filed a defamation case after Gandhi, in one of his tweets, had allegedly insinuated a windfall for the bank in the wake of the Centre's demonetisation move in.. IndiaTimes - Published
In 2002, their faces had defined the emotional extremities of the Gujarat riots. Ashok Parmar had a rod in his hand and rage on his face. Qutubuddin Ansari, his bloodshot eyes welling up, had his hands.. IndiaTimes - Published
Raval anticipated that with the merger of 10 banks, as announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently, will result in close to 300 jobs in Gujarat alone and over 3,000 jobs across the.. DNA - Published
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