High price and stricter restrictions imposed territorially to contain the spread ofCovidinfections have hurtgold demand. The import of gold in April fell by 50.7%, settling at 3.54 metric tonnes (MT) against 7.19MT in March, according to the data issued by the Ahmedabad Air Cargo Complex.
With demand taking a hit on retail counters,jewellershave reduced purchases. Moreover, the last fortnight of April saw a partial lockdown or self-imposed shutdowns which also affected retail demand.
With inflationary effects registering their impact, the telecom subscriber count is witnessing a decline.
Gujarathas lost 14 lakh mobile subscribers in 2022. According to the latest telecom subscription report released by the (TRAI), the number of telecom subscribers in December 2022 stood at 6.6 crore (precisely at 6,60,65,871), a drop of 14.08 lakh compared to 6.7 crore (precisely 6,74,74,267) in December 2021, suggests theTRAIreport.
As telecom subscribers continued to decline over the past year and half, Gujarats tele-density also plunged to 92.6% in December 2022 compared to 100.1% in July 2021. The state slipped to the 9th position from the 8th as the tele-density declined, according to the TRAI report.
The central government has allotted Rs 1,000 crore for strengthening the electricity distribution in the Rajkot district. The power ministry allotted the fund under a revamped distribution sector scheme.
The central government has allotted Rs 1,000 crore for strengthening the electricity distribution infrastructure in the Rajkot district. The power ministry allotted the fund under a revamped distribution sector scheme.
At present, the government is in the process of selecting agencies that will provide trained doctors for telemedicine consultation and distribute free medicine to citizens on the basis of e-prescriptions. This system will prove to be a game changer for senior citizens and those who find it difficult to visit a doctor and even for those who cannot afford medicines from pharmacies. Initially, the government will roll out the consultation service.
The eSanjeevani OPD and medicine supply Services will also be in sync with nearby government hospitals for treatment of citizens like further diagnosis and operations etc.
Government ofGujaratannounced on Monday that it will host aVibrant Gujaratstartup summit just ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat global summit 2022 on January 9, 2022. The idea behind organising the summit is to bring together innovators, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists on one platform.
The ‘Vibrant Gujarat startup summit’ will have budding and emerging startups, unicorns, funding agencies, incubators, leaders and MSMEs coming together at the event to be organised at the campus of iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology) near Ahmedabad.
The flagship event will feature a Unicorn Conclave witnessing the participation of around a dozen Unicorn founders and over 1,000 Gujarat-based startups. The summit will also see participation from over 1,000 Gujarat-based startups, over 150 startup incubators, hundreds of industry leaders, and MSMEs. The daylong summit will bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, incubators, and venture capitalists and will provide a platform for leading startups and incubation centres from Gujarat to showcase their disruptive innovations.
AsAdani Green EnergyLimited (AGEL) commissioned a 130 megawatt (MW) wind power plant in Kutch, Gujarat, its total operational wind generation capacity crossed 1GW. The plant has been commissioned by Adani Kutch Five Limited, an AGEL subsidiary.
The plant now has a power purchase agreement (PPA) over 25 years, of 130 MW with Solar Energy corporation of India (SECI) at Rs 2.83 per kiloWattHour (kWH)
With the commissioning of the plant, AGELs total operational RENEWABLE ENERGY generation capacity rose to 8,216 megawatt (MW). AGEL has set a vision to achieve 45GW renewable energy capacity by 2030.
A joint study carried out by the Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) andKutchuniversity has revealed interesting insights into the formation of Kutchs sand dunes and beaches.
According to the study, the present day Kutchs shoreline and the sand dune deposition is the result of hundreds of years of rainless years around 5,000 years ago. Due to this severe Climate conditions, the sea levels fell, leading to the formation of dunes along the coastline.
Interestingly, this event also triggered Migration of Harrappan settlement here, scientists said.
The study states that couple with the lowering of sea level, strong gusts of winds continuously blowing during this dry period resulted in the huge mounds of sand. It is estimated that the sea level fell by anything between 04 m -5 m during this period and this has been derived from the current erosion of dune face and optical ages calculated from the samples from Kutch coastline.
The lessening of sea levels first resulted into formation of beaches and subsequently the sand deposition.
The Mehgalyan age, which is also known as Holocene period, was the most severe climate event that lowered the sea level and led to the formation of the dunes on the Kutch coastal line.
According to study, the geochemical data generated from the samples of the coastal dune suggest a semi-arid to semi-humid climate with increasing chemical maturity and weakening monsoon during the time of deposition. The study further said that the sea must be at a lower level to attain a preferable condition for the deposition of dunal Landforms. The lowering of the sea exposed the beach with sandy material. The study claims that these years became the most conducive Environment of coastal dune formation.
With people discontinuing mobile connections and service issues due to the Covid-19 pandemic,rural Gujaratsaw a reduction of some 3.3 lakh telecom subscribers in the April to June quarter this year. The latest performance indicator report of the (TRAI), suggests that rural telecom subscribers inGujaratfell from 2.788 crore to 2.755 crore from the January-March quarter to the April-June quarter.
Telecom operators said many connections expired and could not be renewed due to Covid-19 restrictions imposed due to the second wave of Covid-19 cases in April and May.
The trend, according to TRAI, was similar across the country. Rural telephone subscribers decreased from 53.74 crore at the end of March 2021 to 53.64 crore at the end of June 2021. Rural tele-density also decreased from 60.27% to 60.10% in this period, states the performance indicator report.
The government has allotted the fund to carry out various works in residential private societies through public PARTNERSHIP.
The proposal was sent to the chief ministerBhupendra Patelby the Gujarat Municipal Finance Board.
Under Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana, public partnership scheme, the , Society and local body will bear 70:20:10 of the total cost respectively.
The tilemakers in Morbi have decided to raise prices to pass on the increased production cost, which has gone up by around 15% due to increase in prices of natural gas, raw materials, coal as well as a surge in transportation cost following spiralling diesel prices, said players.
GujaratGas Limited (GGL) hiked the price of natural gas supplied to ceramic and sanitaryware units in Morbi and Surendranagar. For 3-month minimum guaranteed offtake (MGO), GGL increased the rate by Rs 4.37 per SCM (excluding taxes).