Engineering major Siemens Ltd plans to invest Rs.400 crore ($87 million) on the development of wind turbines in the country over the next two years, said a top company official at company’s Vadodara facility on Tuesday. Speaking on the sidelines of a function after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second phase of...
According to PTI report quoting Ceat’s Deputy Managing Director Anant Goenka, tyre-maker Ceat will start commercial production at Gujarat based Halol facility by January next year. The company has invested Rs 650-crore in the Halol plant which has a capacity to make 3,00,000 passenger car radial tyres (PCRs) and 40,000 truck and bus radial...
According to PTI report, Car maker Ford India is understood to be in discussion with the Gujarat government to set up its second manufacturing plant in the country, as it gears up to introduce eight new products by 2015. PTI quotes officials from the state government and says that the company officials are likely...
30th edition of India International Trade Fair is concluding today at Pragati Maidan,New Delhi. The theme for this Fair which was held during November 14-27, 2010 was CLEAN AND EFFICIENT TECHNOLGY, PRODUCTS & SERVICES. Gujarat Pavilion won Gold Award for the excellence in display of the theme prescribed by India Trade Promotion Organization. The...
Was “Gujarati Bahu” Niira Radia a link between Ratan Tata and Narendra Modi? Did Tata Nano car plant come to Gujarat due to Narendra Modi’s famous SMS “Suswagatam”, or also due to middle work of Niira Radia? Was there Niira Radia behind Gujarat government’s unbelievable and controversial sops to Tata Motors?(The detail of benefits...
In presence of Minister of State for Industries Shri Saurabh Patel, the Employment and Training Department on Friday signed a MoU with Tata Motors. Prudent policies of State to help the youth, launching a new initiative to give the youth exposure to industry, Tata Motors would now partner the skill enhancement programme with Sarkhej...
India’s leading global IT services provider Patni Computer Systems Limited, has announced its plan to move all new BPO business of the company to MindSpace Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Gujarat. Thus Gandhinagar will be a major hub of the company instead of Noida where company’s BPO business is bieng run from. Patni Computer...
Communications minister Kapil Sibal Thursday launched the eagerly-awaited mobile number portability scheme in Haryana. The service will allow cellphone users to change their operators while retaining existing phone numbers. This will ensure vibrant competition, lower tariff and improved services to maintain healthy competition. “On Jan 20 next year, mobile number portability will be available...
When Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi uses the word “News Traders in Delhi”, how true he is? Modi has spent long time in Delhi in late 90s, and he must be knowing these news traders and their shameful activities. Other politicians also must be knowing them. However no one other than Modi has used...
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad(IIMA) Confluence 2010 schedule is out. Following is the schedule of flagship event. There are many other parallel events also. The theme of this year’s Confluence is Inspiring “Innovations | Expanding Horizons.” November 26th, 2010 (Friday) – The Business Time Venue Session/Workshop 9AM-12:00PM RJM Auditorium Inauguration Mr. Rahul Krishna, Head,...
Prices of vegetables have doubled up in Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat amid unseasonal rain. Price rise has been witnessed in almost every variety of vegetable at around 70 to 100% this week. According to the traders at Ahmedabad’s Jamalpur based wholesale agriculture market, following are the factors responsible for price rise: -Unseasonal...