GujaratCurrentAffairs

Jan– July(2017)

DrGaurav Garg

Gujarat continues to have highest investment potential – NCAER

According to the second edition of National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) State Investment Potential Index (N-SIPI 2017) report, Gujarat has retained the top position in the list of 21

states and UTs with most investment potential.

Gujarat is followed by Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana

Gujarat topped on the indicator of economic climate and perceptions, Delhi ranked first in infrastructure.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended a $175 million loan to the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

2,500 megawatts (MW) of power from solar parks in Bhadla, Rajastha, and 700 MW from Banaskantha, Gujarat,

The Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed loan and project

agreements on Friday, facilitating a lending of USD 329 million for Gujarat Rural Roads Project by AIIB.

The project aims to improve rural road connectivity and accessibility to 1,060 villages in all the 33 districts

in Gujarat state benefiting about eight million people.

Environment ministry has approved Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh as the second home for Asiatic lions

KUNO – Upgraded from Wildlife sanctuary to National Park

Asiatic Lions - found only in Gir national park

Gujarat government to share lions

BHEL secures order for 15 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Gujarat, its first in the state

This will be BHELs first ground-mounted Solar PV project in Gujarat.

Charanka Village, Patan district, Gujarat

BHEL commissions 250 MW eco-friendly power plant in Gujarat

using low-grade high-moisturecoal (lignite) as a primary fuel

The lignite-based thermal unit, based on circulating fluidised bed combustion (CFBC) technology, is the second such facility to be

commissioned at Bhavnagar Energy Company's (BECL) 2x250 mw thermal power project at Padva in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat

EarlierinGujarat, BHEL hasexecutedthe4x125mwSuratLignite Power projectinSuratdistrict,alsoinvolving

the CFBC technology.

Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive

PRASAD Scheme was launched in 2014-15 with 12 identified sites namely Ajmer (Rajasthan), Amritsar (Punjab), Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Dwarka (Gujarat), Gaya (Bihar), Kedarnath (Uttarakhand), Kamakhya (Assam), Kanchipuram (Tamil

Nadu), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Puri (Odisha), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Vellankani (Tamil Nadu).

During 2015-16, Patna (Bihar) and in 2016-17, 12 more sites were added in the scheme for development namely Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Badrinath

(Uttarakhand), Belur (West Bengal), Deoghar (Jharkhand), Guruvayur (Kerala), Hazratbal and Katra (Jammu & Kashmir), Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh),

Somnath (Gujarat), Srisailam and Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Trimbakeshwar(Maharashtra).

National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)

DWARKA

Ajmer, Amaravati, Amritsar, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni

and Warangal.

INR 500 Crores have been allocated to the scheme

Swadesh Darshan Scheme

The Ministry of Tourism has launched the Swadesh Darshan Scheme in 2014-15 with an aim to develop theme based tourist circuits in the country on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and sustainability in an integrated manner by synergizing efforts to focus on needs and concerns of all stakeholders to enrich

tourist experience and enhance employment opportunities.

Under the Swadesh Darshan scheme, thirteen thematic circuits have been identified, for development namely: North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit,

Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit and Heritage

Circuit

1stMeetingofNationalCommitteeonRamayanaCircuit&KrishnaCircuitunderSwadeshDarshan Schemeheld

Under Ramayana Circuit, 11 destinations spread across 6 states have been proposed. The destinations covered are: Ayodhya, Nandigram, Shringhverpur & Chitrakoot (Uttar

Pradesh); Sitamarhi, Buxar & Darbhanga (Bihar); Jagdalpur (Chattisgarh); Bhadrachalam (Telangana); Hampi (Karnataka); and Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu).

Expert committee suggested to include Chitrakoot (Madhya Pradesh), Nashik & Nagpur (Maharashtra) and Mahendragiri (Odisha) in the proposed circuit.

Under Krishna circuit, 12 destinations spread across 5 states have been proposed. The destinations covered are: Dwarka (Gujarat); Nathdwara, Jaipur & Sikar

(Rajasthan); Kurukshetra (Haryana), Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul, Barsana, Nandgaon& Govardhan (Uttar Pradesh); Puri (Odisha). The destinations were approved by the

expert committee.

6kmlongBetDwarka Darshan CircuitinGujarat tobedevelopedatacostofRs.16.27cr underHRIDAY

MinistryofUrbanDevelopment‘HeritageCityDevelopmentandAugmentationYojana (HRIDAY)’.

connectingthefamousDwarkadish Haveli andHanuman Dandi,theonlytemplehousingHanumanji andhissonMakardhwaj,inDwarkadistrictofGujarat.Therearetwoimportantwaterbodiesalongthe

circuitviz.,Ranchod Talav andShankhudhar Lake.

TouristCircuitOnMahatmaGandhithemeinGujaratforRs.80Crore Swadesh Darshan scheme

TheHeritagecircuitofGujaratfocusesonGandhitheme,coveringsitesof Ahmedabad (Kochrab Ashram,SabarmatiAshram,Dandi bridge,) Rajkot (AlfredHighSchool,Kaba

GandhinoDelo,Rashtriya Shala), Porbandar (KirtiMandir), Bardoli (Sardar PatelMuseum)

and Dandi (GandhiSmriti railwaystation,Karadivillage,Dandi Memorial).TotalprojectcostestimatedatRs.

80.00Crore

India’sfirstlasertechnology-basedadvancedAVMSRTOcheck-postwaslaunchedinGujarat.

ItwaslaunchedbyCMVijayRupani atShamlaji ofAravalli districtinGujarat.

Automatic Vechime Monitoring System

This new check-post is equipped with advanced ray technology

All the check-posts in the state will be made advanced, automatic and transparent

The income from this check posts will be used for welfare of poor, deprived and last-person of the state

India’sfirst700MWPressurizedHeavyWaterReactor(PHWR)atKakrapar,Gujarat

India’satomicpowerplantoperatorNPCILisbuildingfour700MWPHWRs

TwoeachatKakrapar AtomicPowerStation(KAPS)inGujaratandRajasthanAtomicPowerStation(RAPS)inRajasthan.

HowArePHWRsDifferentFromLightWaterReactors?PHWRsreactorsuseheavywaterasaneutronmoderatorandcoolantandnaturaluraniumasfuel,unlikeLightWaterReactors(LWRs)whichuseuraniumenrichedupto3to5percentasfuelandnormalwaterasbothitscoolantandneutronmoderator.AnothermajordifferencebetweenthetwoisthataPHWRsproducemoreplutoniumandtritiumasaby-productcomparedtoLWRs.Also,PHWRsdonotneedtobeshutdownforrefuelling whileLWRsarerefuelled aftershutdown.

The use of PHWRs also brings other advantages. Because these reactors use natural uranium as fuel, they can be operated without constructing

expensive facilities that are required to enrich uranium.

The PHWRs are also more efficient than comparable LWR as they produce more energy per kilogram of mined uranium. These advantages make

PHWRs ideal for India’s nuclear energy programme.

14 units of pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs), each with the capacity of generating 700 Mega Watt (MW) of electricity

India already operates 18 PHWRs, each rated at either 220 MW or 540 MW, for a total installed PHWR capacity of 4.5 GW

JapantoHelpinDevelopingChennai,AhmedabadandVaranasiSmartCities.

ThedecisionwasannouncedbytheJapan’sAmbassadortoIndiaKenjiHiramatsu

TheterminalstationforMumbai-AhmedabadHSRisplannedtobedevelopedthroughJapan’scooperation.Inaddition,Japanis

supportingtheconstructionofAhmedabadMetro.

TheGujaratgovernmenthasintroducedIndia’sfirstStudentStartupandInnovationPolicy.

Toprovidefinancialsupporttoenablethestudentsindevelopingtheirinnovativeideas.

TheStudentStartupandInnovationPolicyhasbeendevelopedundertheaegisofEducationDepartment.

Thepolicywillsupportstudent-ledstartups&innovationsandcreateanInnovationandPre-incubationEcosystemSupport(IPIES)acrossall

universitiesofthestate

TheGujaratgovernmentwouldprovideRs200croreasState Innovation Fund forthenextfive

years,

OutofwhichRs100crorewillbeallocatedbythestategovernmentandtheremainingamountwillbecreatedbyinternalsources,likeuniversity

fundsandCSRfunds.

A7dayInternationalKiteFestival(Uttarayan)wasinauguratedbyGujaratGovernor,OPKohli andCMVijayRupani attheSabarmatiriverfront,

Ahmedabad.

14th Jan

Startedin1989

DigitalServicesfirmAtos and NASSCOM Foundation hascollaboratedtolaunchNationalDigitalLiteracyMission(NDLM)centersatVadodara

ToconductskilldevelopmentprogramsintheareaofInformationTechnology.

UndertheNDLMSchemeboththefirmswouldworktogethertoimpartDigitalLiteracytomakepeopleITliterate

Sothatpeoplecanoperatedigitaldevices,likemobilephones,tabletsamongotherelectronicdevicesandsend&receiveemailsandsearch

theinternetforinformationamongotherthings.

GujaratwonitsmaidenRanji Trophy2016-17titleby5wicketsafterbeatingMumbaiattheHolkar StadiuminIndore.

Gujaratscored(313/5) onthefinaldaytocreatehistory.

Thiswasthehighesttotalrun-chase(312)inRanji Trophyfinals.

Gujaratbecomes16thteamtowintheRanji Trophy

Priyank Panchal– GujaratShahbaz Nadeem- Jharkhand

TheGujaratAssemblypassedtheCigarettesandOtherTobaccoProducts(ProhibitionofAdvertisementandRegulationofTradeandCommerce,Production,SupplyandDistribution) Gujarat

AmendmentBill2017

Toputatotalbanonallthehookahbarsinthestate.

Thebillseekstoamendthepresent‘CigarettesandOtherTobaccoProductsAct- 2003’(COTP)andhasreplacedtheOrdinancepassedbyGujarat

GovernmentinDecember2016forthesame.

Despiterestriction,ifanyhookahbarisfoundtobeoperationalwouldbeconsideredasanoffenceandsubjectedtopunishmentrangingfrom

maximumofRs.50,000finetojailtermofuptothreeyears.

India’s first Centre of Excellence in Automation Technology was inaugurated by the Gujarat Technological University at its campus at Vishwakarma

Government Engineering College in Ahmedabad.

The center has been funded by a German technology major, Bosch Rexroth.

The excellence centre has four laboratories including Pneumatic Lab, Hydraulic Lab, PLC Lab, Robotic & Mechatronics Lab and Sensor Lab.

The centre was inaugurated by Bosch Rexroth managing director, Hans Bangert jointly by the Gujarat government’s minister of state for higher and

technical education, Jayadrathsinh Parmar.

GujarathasbecomethefirststateinIndiatoestablishCashlesssystemfordistributionoffoodgraintothebeneficiariesunder

NFSA(NationalFoodSecurityAct).

IthasinstalledAadhaar EnabledPaymentSystemin17,250FairPriceShops(FPS)

ThebeneficiarieswouldjustneedtocarrytheirAadhaar cardsforgettingtheirfoodgraininGujarat.

Thiswillhelpinestablishingtheiridentity,stoptheleakagesofgrainatshoplevelanderadicatecorruptioninthePublicDistributionSystem(PDS).

India’sfirstcashlesstownshipGujaratNarmadaValleyFertilizersandChemicals(GNFC)townshipwasinaugurated.

ItwasinauguratedbyCMVijayRupani.

It won the prestigious Golden Globe Tigers Award for Excellence and Leadership in CSR in the category of ‘E-Payment Leadership’ for the implementation of

digital transactions in its township at Bharuch, Gujarat.

This is the second award for GNFC

Golden Peacock Award in the category of Innovative Product/Service for its cashless innovation.

The Essar Group’s township at Hazira in Suratdistrict of Gujarat has become India’s first private

sector township to go cashless.

GIFTCityhassignedapactwithDubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

The MoU covers areas such as best practices of mutual interest, exchange of information on banking, financial service and

securities, legislation and regulation besides cooperation in the areas of training, seminars and conferences.

GujaratStateAssemblypassedGujaratAnimalPreservation(Amendment)Bill,2017.

ItwillamendtheexistingGujaratAnimalPreservationAct,1954.

Thisamendmentbillisaimedatadoptingstringentmeasureforstoppingillegalslaughterofanimalsprotectedbythe

law.

PrimeMinisterNarendraModi

inauguratedtwothings :

Petrochemicals ComplexatDahej

A 4-lane1.4-kilometreExtradosed CableStayedBridgeovertheriverNarmadainBharuch.

ItisconsideredasthelongestbridgeofIndia.

UNESCO(UNITEDNATIONSEDUCATIONALSCIENTIFICandCULTURALORGANISATION)addedAhmedabad

initslistofworldheritagesite

1st IndiancitytobedeclaredWorldHeritageCity3rd AsiancityafterBhaktapur inNepalandGalleinSri

Lanka

ThewalledcityofAhmedabadwasfoundedbyAhmedShahin1411AD.

NotedIndiancolumnist,humorist,writerandplaywright,Taarak Mehtapassedawayattheageof

87.

HewasmostlyknownforthepopularcolumnDuniya NeUndhaChasma inGujaratimagazine.

HestartedwritingthiscolumnforChitralekha in1971.

ThepopularHindiTVshow,Tarak MehtaKaOoltah Chashma,isbasedonthiscolumn

NotedGujaratipoet,novelist,story-writerandcriticChinu Modi passedawayinAhmedabad.

HewasknownbyhispennameIrshad.

HewasalsothechairmanofKriti FilmCooperativeSociety.

Ahmedabad hostedbiggestInternationalYogaDayeventon21stJune.

Theeventwitnessedtheparticipationof5Lakhpeople.

Theeventwasinauguratedbythestate’sChiefMinisterVijayRupani ,BJPpresidentAmitShahandYogaGuruBABA

RAMDEV

GuinnessBookofWorldRecords forthelargestgatheringatasinglevenueduringtheInternationalDayofYogaonJune21

RailwayMinisterSureshPrabhuflagged-offWesternRailways'Humsafar ExpressbetweenAhmedabad

andChennai.

LaunchedatafunctionheldinUdvada towninValsad districtofGujarat.

ThefirstHumsafar ExpresswasintroducedonDecember,162016betweenGorakhpur(UttarPradesh)andAnand Vihar

terminalinDelhiHumsafar Express arecompletely3-tierACsleepertrainsdesignedbyIndianRailways.Thisservicesincludelonghaul

routes.

Indiahosted52ndAnnualMeetingsoftheAfricanDevelopmentBank(AfDB)inGandhinagar,Gujarat.

ThisisthefirsttimethattheAnnualMeetingsofAfDB wereheldinIndia.GovernorsoftheBankwerefromthe54Africanregionalmembercountriesand27non-regionalmember

countriesincludingIndia

Inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi .Ivory Coast, Somalia, Ghana and Djibouti SignedInternational Solar

Alliance

Australia- 35th country

ThenextmeetingofAfDB isscheduledtobeheldinBusan,SouthKoreain2018.

UnionministerPiyush Goyal launchedthe3rdInternationalSolarAlliance(ISA) programmeon

'scalingupmini-gridsandmicro-grids‘

Theworld’ssmallestnation,NauruhasratifiedtheInternationalSolarAlliance(ISA)FrameworkPact.

AaronCook,Nauru’sCommerce,IndustryandEnvironmentMinisterhandedovertheratificationdocumenttoUnionFinance,DefenceandCorporate

AffairsMinisterArun Jaitley.

ThecentenaryofMahatmaGandhi’sSabarmatiAshraminGujaratwascelebratedattheNehruCentre.

Itwascelebratedwiththescreeningofadocumentarydepictingitsfoundingandconstruction.

MahatmaGandhilivedintheashram,situatedonthebanksofSabarmatiRiverinAhmedabadalongwithhiswifeKasturbafrom1917and1930.

Attendedeventtomarkthe150thbirthanniversaryofShrimadRajchandraji atSabarmatiAshram.

HereleasedcoinsandastamponMahatmaGandhi'sspiritualguide,ShrimadRajchandraji.

Healsoreleasedcommemorativefirst-daycoverandastampofRs5andcoinsofRs150andRs10

denominationstomarkthe150thbirthanniversaryoftheJainpoetthinker,whichhascoincidedwiththe

SabarmatiAshram'scentenarycelebrations.

Gopal krishna GandhiinauguratedtwogalleriestitledMyLifeisMyMessageand

Charkha.

HealsoreleasedtwobookstitledLetterstoGandhiandPioneersofSatyagraha

PMModivisitedSamajik Adhikarita Shivir inRajkotandinteractedwithDivyang (peoplewithdisabilities).

Healsodistributedaidanddevicesworth35croretoover18,000divyang peopleatagrandfunctionattheRace

Courseground,Rajkot.

Thiswascountry'sbiggestcampintermsofthenumberofbeneficiaries.

PMlaunchedirrigation&waterrelatedinitiativesatAaji damontheoutskirtsofRajkotcityunderSAUNI Yojana.

SaurashtraNarmadaAvtaran IrrigationYojana (Sauni Yojana)

PMattendedaprogrammetodedicatewatersupplyschemesbasedonVatrak,Mazum andMeswo DamsatModasa in

AravallidistrictinnorthGujarat.

PMModiinauguratedanintegratedsports&entertainment'ArenaProject’inAhmedabad

PrimeMinisterNarendraModiinauguratedTextilesIndia,country’sfirstevermegatradeeventforthetextilessectorin

Gandhinagar,Gujarat.

ItwasorganizedbytheUnionMinistryofTextile,aimedatshowcasingthecountryasaglobalsourcinghuband

investmentdestination.

Thethree-dayeventsawparticipationfrom2500internationalbuyers,overa1000internationalanddomesticexhibitorsand

severaltopfashiondesigners.

Contribution- 5%toGDP,14%toIIP

ThethenUnionMinisterforUrbanDevelopment,HousingandPovertyAlleviationVenkaiah Naiduinagurated theHomesForAll propertyin

Ahmedabad.

TheshowisorganizedbyAhmedabad MunicipalCorporationandGIHEDCREDAIinAhmedabad.

Mr.Naiduhaslaunchedseveralsmartinitiativessuchas:

Janmitra Card- OneCardManyServices

AMCSeva MobileApplication

Amdavad AirportShuttleService

IntelligentTransitManagementSystem

NationalStockExchange(NSE)launcheditsinternationalexchangeintheGujaratInternationalFinanceTec-City(GIFT

City).

NSEIFSCLtdistheglobalexchangewhichispromotedbyNSE.

ItwillremainoperationalforalongerperiodthanNSEduringatradingday.

AllthetradeswillbeclearedandsettledthroughNSEIFSCClearingCorporationsLtd.

Belgium has become the first country to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Belgium already has two Consulates-General in Mumbai and Chennai, and an honorary consulate in

Kolkata.

EnvironmentMinistryapprovesProjectsin3StatesunderNAFCC.

NationalSteeringCommitteeonClimateChange(NSCCC),approvedtheDetailedProjectReports(DPRs)submittedbyGovernmentsofRajasthan,GujaratandSikkimforfundingundertheNationalAdaptationFundfor

ClimateChange(NAFCC).

ItwasapprovedundertheChairmanshipofSecretaryEnvironmentMinistry,Mr AjayNarayan Jha

Gujarat:Theprojectseekstoenhancetheadaptivecapacityofnaturalresourcedependentcommunitiestoclimatechangeintargetedvillages

ofKachchh district.

Rajasthan:Theprojectbuildsonworkcarriedoutunder PhaseIoftheMukhya Mantri JalSwavlamban Abhiyan toenhancetheadaptivecapacityofvillagesbymakingthemself-reliantintermsofwater

requirement.

Sikkim:Theprojectaimstoaddresstheissueofwatersecuritywhicharedirectlyidentifiedasclimateresiliencebuildinginterventionsunderthe

StateActionPlansonClimateChange(SAPCC)

Indiaissettogetitsfirsthigh-speedrailtrainingcentreatGandhinagarGujarat.

AccordingtoAchal Khare,ManagingDirector,NationalHighSpeedRailCorporation(NHSRC)theconstructionwillbeginshortlyafterthe

foundation-layingceremonywhichwillheldinSeptember.

Thecentrewillprovideadvancedtrainingmodules.

1st railway university – Vadodara, GujaratAmaintenancedepotforhighspeedrollingstockisalsoproposedtobeset

upattheexistingrailwayfacilityatSabarmati.

TheestimatedcostisRs 600croreandthetrainingcentre willhaveasampletrackfittedwiththeoverheadelectricalsystems

GujaratGovt BudgetWithNoNewTaxesInPollYear.

ThestatepresentedbudgetwithoveralllayoutofRs1,72,179crorefor2017-18,whichisRs20,327croremorethanlastyear.

TheministerstatedthatthestatehasoverallsurplusofRs239.16crore whiletherevenuesurplusisestimatedatRs

6,065.60crore.

TheMinisterKept:

Agricultureirrigationandruraldevelopmentwithhighestshareof21.88percentinthedevelopmentalexpenditure

Educationandsports:21.17%

Watersupply,housingandurbandevelopment:16.72%

Energy,industryandminerals:10.42%

• Payment of taxes exceeding Rs 10,000 will have to be paid through e-payment mode only.

• The State government will provide bicycles to 45,000 female students of class IX under the Vidya Sadhna Yojana (VSY).

• About 3.5 lakh tablets will be provided to first year college students at subsidized prices to encourage e-learning.

An independent State Food Commission (SFC) will be set up to monitor the functioning of the Food Security Act, 2013.

• A new corporation will be set up for undertaking welfare measures related to differently-abled persons (Divyangs)

• To reduce the dropout ratio in schools, free uniform and textbooks will be provided to over 60 lakh students.

• An exclusive university will be set up to undertake studies and research related to tribal issues. The university will be established in

Narmada District

• To improve the viability of agriculture sector, the government has allocated Rs 4,011 crore for power subsidies.

• Allocation of Rs 5,100 crore has made to take Narmada water to the drought-prone Kutch region

• Nitinbhai Patel has allocated Rs 1340 crore for construction of 1 lakh affordable houses in urban areas.

PrimeMinisterNarendraModiinauguratedthe8th editionoftheVibrantGujaratGlobalInvestorsSummit2017 atMahatma

MandirinGandhinagar.

ThethemeofthethreedaySummit:VibrantGujarat:ConnectingIndiatotheWorld.

Thesummitwasstartedin2003withtheaimtoattractinvestmentinGujaratbythethenstateChiefMinisterShri

NarendraModi.

OnthefirstdayofhisvisittoGujarat,PMModiattendedseveralpre-summitevents.

1) PrimeMinisterNarendraModilaidfoundationstoneofredevelopmentofGandhinagar Railwaystation.

TheRailwaystationwillbedevelopedasamodernhubatthecostofaboutRs.250croreandwillbeIndia’sfirstrailwaystationwithall

amenitiesatparwithmodernairports

2)HeinauguratedIndia’sfirstinternationalexchange–IndiaINX— attheInternationalFinancialServiceCentre

(IFSC)ofGIFTCityinGandhinagar.

IndiaINXisawhollyownedsubsidiaryofBSE,BombayStockExchange.Itwouldoperatefor22hoursaday

allowinginternationalinvestorsandNRIstotradefromanywhereacrosstheglobe.

3)PrimeMinisterinauguratedtheNobelPrizeSeriesexhibitionatGujaratSciencecitynearAhmedabad.

ThisexhibitionfeaturedworksofnineNobellaureatesfromacrosstheworldwhowereinvitedbytheGujarat

governmenttobeapartoftheVibrantSummit.

4)PrimeMinisterNarendraModialsoinauguratedVibrantGujaratGlobalTradeShow organised athelipadgroundin

Gandhinagar

VariousMoUs:

TextileMinisterSignsMoUsworthRs.8,835crore

AsapartoftheVibrantGujaratGlobalSummit,theUnionTextilesMinisterSmriti Irani addressedtheMakeinGujaratthemeseminaron

TrendsandInnovationimpactingtheTextileValueChain.

TheministeralsowitnessedsigningofMoUsworthRs.8,835croreintextilesector.

TheMoUsweresignedindifferentsectorssuchastextileparks,textileprocessing,machinery,carpetdevelopment,etc.

India,Rwandaannouncesstrategicpartnership

AjointstatewasissuedbetweenRwandaPresidentPaulKagame andPrimeMinisterNarendraModitoraisethelevelofbilateral

cooperationtoastrategicpartnership.

Indiaextendeda$120millioncredittobringover41,190hectaresofcultivableland underirrigationintheAfricancountryforthedevelopmentofExportTargetedIrrigatedAgricultureProject.

Besides,RwandasignedtheInternationalSolarAllianceandbecamethe25thco-signatoryoftheIndianinitiative.

IndiaalsoannouncedaLineofCreditofUS$80milliontoaugmentRwanda’selectricityproductionwiththecommissioningofthe28MWHydroelectricProjecton

theNyabarongo River.

IndiaandRwandaexchangedtheMemorandumofUnderstandingonForensicSciencesbytheGujarat Forensic Sciences University tosupportRwanda’s

NationalPoliceinmodernizingForensicinvestigations.

GujaratGovernmentSignsMoUWorth67000CR.forAhmedabad-MumbaiBulletTrainProject.

DealwassignedwithNationalHighSpeedRailCorporationLimited(NHSRCL)forcomponentmanufacturingfortheAhmedabad-Mumbai

bullettrainproject.

VibrantGujaratSummit2017sawasmanyas25,578MoUssignedbetweenvarioussectorsascomparedtothepreviouseditionofthe

event,thistime2500moreMoUsweresigned.