Monthly Archives: October 2010

Vibrant Gujarat Global Business Summit 2011:Pre-Summit Events announced

October 31, 2010
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Vibrant Gujarat Global Business Summit 2011:Pre-Summit Events announced

Given below is information about pre-summit events that would take place before the Vibrant Gujarat Global Business Summit 2011. November 2010 Textiles including Technical Textiles Location: St Laurn Towers Hotel, Ahmedabad Nodal Officer: Industries Commissioner Partner Organization: CII, ATIRA & MANTRA Date: 20th November 2010 Pharmaceutical Location: St Laurn Towers Hotel, Ahmedabad Nodal Officer:...

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IIM Ahmedabad to organize Entrepreneurship fair 2010

October 31, 2010
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IIM Ahmedabad to organize Entrepreneurship fair 2010

The Placement Committee of IIM Ahmedabad is organizing Entrepreneurship Fair 2010 on 7th November 2010. IIM Ahmedabad has always been at the forefront of promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship amongst its students. This event will be a networking forum for students and start-ups, after which students may express interest in seeking internships in these...

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Worker strike at General Motors Halol plant enters second day

October 30, 2010
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Worker strike at General Motors Halol plant enters second day

Strike by workers at General Motors India”s Halol plant in Vadodara today entered the second day, causing production loss of 225 units and affecting manufacturing of big cars. “So far, there has been production loss of 225 units due to the employee strike at the Halol plant. The production in first shift could not...

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Kutch Rann Utsav, and Rann Camp from 19 December 2010 to 18 January 2011

October 28, 2010
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Kutch Rann Utsav, and Rann Camp from 19 December 2010 to 18 January 2011

Kutch Rann Mahotsav 2010 will begin on 19 December, and continue till 18 January 2011. The main programme will be held between 19-21 December as Rann Utsav. The second programme will be held between 23 December and 18 January as Rann Camp. For Rann Utsav, 3 night, 4 day package will cost Rs. 7000...

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Western Railway announces 449 Diwali special services connecting Gujarat

October 27, 2010
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Western Railway announces 449 Diwali special services connecting Gujarat

Western Railway has announced 449 train services in newly announced Holiday bonanza in view of forthcoming Diwali vacation and winter season. New offering includes 203 west bound, 99 north bound, and 45 south bound services. Highest 66 services are in Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central sector. Other destinations covered are Bandra, Madgaon, Pune, Nagpur, New Delhi, Jaipur,...

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Central Enviornment ministry lifts 10-month long moratorium on Vapi

October 27, 2010
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Central Enviornment and Forest ministry has lifted moratorium on environment clearance to any industrial project in southern Gujarat industrial town Vapi. However moratorium on Ankleshwar and other industrial estates is extended to 31 March. For last ten months, no new industrial project was permitted, and no expansion was allowed in Vapi due to central...

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Two-day international denim conference in world’s Denim capital Ahmedabad

October 26, 2010
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Two-day international denim conference in world’s Denim capital Ahmedabad

A two-day international denim conference will be held at IIM-Ahmedabad on October 29 and 30, the Ahmedabad unit of Textile Association of India (TAI) announced on Monday. To be jointly organised by TAI and fibre2fashion, the “International Conference on Denims — the new face of Indian Textiles and Apparel Industry” will host the heads...

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India domestic airlines winter schedule 2010-11:Go Air, Jet, Indigo, Jetlite, Kingfieher, Spicejet flights

October 25, 2010
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It’s November again, and again there’s a new winter schedule announced. Give below is link of complete schedule of all major domestic airlines operators of India. WINTER SCHEDULE 2010-11 (Effective from 31st October 2010 to 26th March 2011) Go Air Jet Airways Indigo Alliance Air NACIL (I) Jetlite Spicejet Kingfisher

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World’s first and only vegetarian five star hotel The Grand Bhagwati opens in Surat

October 25, 2010
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World’s first and only vegetarian five star hotel The Grand Bhagwati opens in Surat

Surat on Monday witnessed a grand opening of hotel The Grand Bhagwati in presence of 1983 cricket world cup champion Kapil Dev, Indian cricket team captain Mahendrasingh Dhoni and bollywood star Bipasha Basu. The Grand Bhagawati Surat is world’s first five-star hotel that is purely vegetarian. TGB group’s existing hotel in Ahmedabad is also...

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SRDSIL signs MOU with Zimbabwe for rough diamond supply

October 25, 2010
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SRDSIL signs MOU with Zimbabwe for rough diamond supply

Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing India Ltd(SRDSIL),a consortium formed by leading Diamond traders of Surat in recent past, has stuck $1.2-billion (R5,520-crore per year) deal with the government of Zimabwe for steady supply of rough diamonds. In exchange, the Gujarat based traders will train 1 000 young Zimbabweans in designing, cutting and polishing diamonds and...

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Dr.Kalam to inaugurate 3-day IIMA annual management conclave ConneXion

October 21, 2010
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Dr.Kalam to inaugurate 3-day IIMA annual management conclave ConneXion

PGPX students at IIM Ahmedabad, is scheduled for October 22, 2010 to October 24, 2010. The event is a platform that catalyzes industry interaction with academia. ConneXion brings together thought leaders, academic stalwarts and policy makers to debate issues that the corporate world and public policy makers face at present and those they anticipate...

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Work on first phase of Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail project to start by next year

October 21, 2010
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Work on first phase of Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail project to start by next year

Work on Rs 1,100 crore first phase of the metro rail project in Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar will start by next year and the line is expected to be operational within 2-3 years, Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) CEO A K Sharma said today. Sharma said the state government was in talks with private sector players to...

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