Monthly Archives: August 2010

Gujarat has 37,138,891 telephone users

August 6, 2010
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Gujarat has 37,138,891 telephone users

There are 671.69 million telephone connections in the country as on June 30, 2010 against a target of 600 million total telephone connections to be provided by March 2012. The license area-wise details of telephone connections are as under: Sr. No. Name of the license area Total Number of telephone connections in the country...

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Coming up: Japanese joint venture steel plant of Mitsui – Ruchi Group in Kutch

August 6, 2010
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Coming up: Japanese joint venture steel plant of Mitsui – Ruchi Group in Kutch

According to a news report published in Mint, Japan’s Mitsui is planning a new steel plant in Gujarat with its Indian partner Ruchi Group. The govt of Gujarat has initiated the process of transferring about 950 ha of govt land for this purpose. The company has already acquired about 50 ha of private land...

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Gujarat has second highest number of CNG stations in India

August 6, 2010
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Gujarat has second highest number of CNG stations in India

The Minister of  Petroleum & Natural Gas  Shri Murli Deora has informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that as  per the available information, 596 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations are presently operating in the country.  The State/UT wise details are as follows: State Total No. of CNG Station NCT of Delhi...

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NIIT and Sports Authority of Gujarat ink MOU

August 4, 2010
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Sports Authority of Gujarat and NIIT today signed an MoU to provide chess training to youths in a high-tech way. The MoU was singed in the presence of state sports minister Minister Fakirbhai Vaghela, state secretary to sports youth and cultural ministry Bhagyesh Jha said in a release here. Jha said world chess champion...

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Adani Enterprises buys Australian coal asset for $2.7 billion

August 3, 2010
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Adani Enterprises buys Australian coal asset for $2.7 billion

Gujarat-based Adani Enterprises, part of the Rs.30,000-crore diversfied Adani Group, has acquired the coal mine assets of Linc Energy of Australia for a cash and royalty package worth $2.7 billion to expand the group’s energy business. ‘The purchase consideration is AUD 500 million ($455 million) plus a royalty payment for a twenty year period...

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