GUJARAT

According to the preliminary assessments of the Gujarat government,Tauktaehas caused a loss of overRs 1,085 crore tohorticultureand Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture in the state. The bulk of the damage to agriculture and has occurred in four districts of Saurashtra Gir-Somnath, Junagadh, Amreli, and Bhavnagar. However, other districts have also reported significant losses.

The crops damaged are mango, coconut, banana, and vegetables. Papaya, sapota, date palm, and other fruit crops have sustained damages too. Horticulture crops have been damaged across 1 lakh hectares.

The number of electric vehicles in the state is nearly one lakh. According to data provided by the Union Government in Parliament on Wednesday, Gujarat ranks eighth in the country in terms of total number of electric vehicles (EVs). As of March 6, the number of EVs in Gujarat was 99,236, which is, however, only 0.44% of the total vehicles registered in the state.

According to the data tabled in the Lok Sabha,Uttar Pradeshhas the highest number of EVs (4.65 lakh) of all states and union territories, followed by Maharashtra (2.26 lakh) and Delhi (2.03 lakh). , with 21 EVs, has the lowest number in the country. As of March 6, the total number of EVs in the country was 21.70 lakh.
With a total of 2.22 crore vehicles registered in Gujarat, the Percentage of electric vehicles compared to total vehicles is about 0.44%, slightly lower thanthe nationalaverage of 0.6%. States such asRajasthanandBiharhave more EVs than Gujarat.

The pilot project to live-stream proceedings in thelower courtsinGujaratwas launched

. The proceedings at the courts of 32 principal district judges and the court of principal judge of Ahmedabads city are now available on a YouTube channel.

Launching the project, the judicial officers lauded the Gujarat high courts initiative for making Gujarat the first state to live-stream the proceedings of its lower courts, calling it another step towards transparency. It was the Gujarat HC that first live-streamed its proceedings and now all the benches live-stream their proceedings.

TheGujaratforest department has developed an (AI)-based photo-identification Software, specially designed to distinguish patterns/marks to identifyAsiaticlions individually. The software is namedSIMBA(Software with Intelligence Marking Based identification of Asiatic lions.)

According to the forest department, computer-assisted photo-identification is a helpful tool for understanding Population demographics and expanding conservation and management efforts. The persistent identification of individuals significantly enhances conservation and management efforts and ecological aspects of the species.

Natural marks are used for non-invasive individual identification in several species, often through photographic comparison. Such identifications recognise unique marks, patterns, shapes of particular body parts or scars.

The software also extracts the uniqueness from the photograph and can cluster similar patterns. The SIMBA is trained with data. So, the identity is estimated by the uniqueness within the whisker spot patterns or other marks on the Asiatic lion’s face or ear.

In a bid to conserve rivers, the willobserve Nadi Utsavfrom December 26 to 30, with various programmes being planned on the banks of major rivers of the state. The government will also take up a drive to clean rivers in the last week of the month.

Chief minister Bhupendra Patel will flag off the state-wide river conservation programme at a function to be organised on the banks of the Tapi in Surat on December 26, government spokesperson JituVaghaniinformed on Wednesday. A number of programmes including marathons, aartis and debates will be held on the banks of the Sabarmati, Narmada and Tapi. The government will pay its respects to rivers that are the lifeline of our people, the minister said.

The state government will observe December 25 the birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee as Governance“>Good Governance Day and a number of functions will be organized through the week in different districts, Vaghani said.

Gujaratgovernment has signed around 20 MoUs worth Rs. 24185.22 crore. This will raise around 36,925 new EMPLOYMENT opportunities. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Minister of State forIndustries, Jagdish Panchal at Gandhingar.

Patel said that Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modihas laid a strong foundation of Gujarats holistic development with this summit and it has made Gujarat a leading destination for global investments. Gujarat government is following footsteps of ShriNarendra Modito ensure more industrial investment through positive business policies and supportive Environment for Growth.

Industries from chemicals, agrochemicals, technical textiles, pharmacy and agricultural machinery sectors have shown interest in the investment. The investment will be done at Dahej, Bharuch, Dholera, Vadodara, Halol and various other places.

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel launched the seventh phase of state-wide Seva Setu programme from Manipur in Sanand, Ahmedabad district which will be held in the state till January 5, 2022.

A total of 56 different Services will be made available to the citizens through 2500 Seva Setu programme across the state.

CM also visited various stalls set up under Seva Setu and interacted with the beneficiaries and also requested the beneficiaries to avail various government schemes.

IBM Software Labs, as part of its expansion in Gujarat, is planning to set up a state-of-the-art product engineering, design and software development center. Although the company had announced that it was working to establish the proposed centre in Ahmedabad, it is also exploring possibilities in GIFT City, said sources.