The New one The old one A decade back there was a popular Amul advertisement ‘Mero gaam Katha parey…’ the title song of national award winning film ‘Manthan’, which told the story of Amul model of co-operatives. Now, a decade later, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that markets brand Amul, has recreated...
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Jaypee Cement’s Gujarat plant awaits clearance
Jaypee Cement, the cement manufacturing arm of Jaiprakash Associates (JPA) is waiting for an approval to set up a 2.4 – mtpa cement plant in Gujarat’s Kutch. According to a report, the company has formed a joint venture with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited called Gujarat Jaypee Cement and Infrastructure Limited, through which it...
Supreme Industries to invest Rs 114 crore to set up plants at Vadodara and Halol this fiscal
Plastic products maker Supreme Industries will invest Rs 58 crore to set up LPG composite gas cylinder plant at central Gujarat’s Halol and also invest Rs 56 crore to start a new manufacturing unit of cross laminated plastic products in Vadodara. This was announced by Shri M.P.Taparia, Managing Director of Supreme Industries. Taparia said...
Neesa Leisure Ltd to launch Coral brand budget hotels in Gandhinagar and Dahej
Gujarat-based Neesa Leisure Ltd will launch budget class hotels under the Coral brand in Gandhinagar(Gujarat), Dahej (Gujarat), Abu Road, Nasik, Lucknow and Raipur. The new property, having about 32-new rooms in Gandhinagar, is adjacent the existing property operated under the brand of Cambay Spa & Golf resorts. The rooms at the new property in...
Gujarat Tourism(TCGL) and Goa Tourism(GTDC) sign MoU for joint promotion and western circuit
The Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited(TCGL) and Goa Tourism Development Corporation(GTDC) signed a memorandum of agreement for joint promotion of the tourist destinations in their respective states and also for the creation of a circuit on the western coast during Goa International Travel Mart(GITM). Goa Tourism Director Swapnil Naik said that Gujarat has been...
Double-decker container service on Gurgaon-Mundra Port line functional
The Northern Railway has started a double-Decker container train between Patli near Gurgaon in Haryana and the Mundra Port in Gujarat. This initiative will increase efficiency and volume. This is the first double-stack container train by the Northern Railway and the second route over the Railways. This service will bring the entire National Capital...
Ahmedabad to host InterDye Asia in December 2011
The city of Ahmedabad will host one of the largest dye-chemical industry exhibition “InterDye” between 8-10 December 2011 over 5,000 square meter area. A seminar on Asian dyestuff industry development will be held along with the exhibition. More than 100 worldwide famous companies are going to participate in this three-day long event. InterDye English...
Chambal Fertilisers to set up a single super phosphate plant at Dahej in Gujarat
In a statement issued to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Chemicals and fertilisers maker Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd (CFCL) informed that the board of directors of the company has granted approval to wset up a single super phosphate (SSP) plant at Dahej in Bharuch district of Gujarat at an approximate investment of Rs...
Pipavav says production unaffected during I-T search
SKIL Group’s flagship company Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering today said there was no disruption of any kind at its production units due to Income-Tax officials visiting the firm’s premises last week for verification of certain issues. “There was no disruption of any kind at the production units and the business of the company...
Future Group opens first ‘Aadhaar Wholesale’ store in Gujarat’s Kalol
In a bid to enter into the rural wholesale and distribution business, Future group has set up its first ‘Aadhaar’ wholesale store in Gujarat’s Kalol through its subsidiary, Aadhaar Retailing Ltd. Future group plans to open 65 Aadhaar stores. After Gujarat, the next one will come up in Punjab. Aadhaar Wholesale will have 1,500...
RIL reports highest profit after 2007:Jamnagar refinery gets credit
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) today reported nearly 15.8% rise in net profit at Rs 5,703 crore during July-September. This is RIL’s highest quarterly profit since 2007 and it is attributed to higher earnings from oil refining and petrochemicals business. RIL said its showpiece Krishna Godavari basin D6 gas fields output dropped 20% to 147.2...
Jet Airways connects Ahmedabad to Lucknow and Patna
The first-ever Ahmedabad-Indore-Lucknow-Patna-Kolkata daily flight started operation today morning. The service flight no 9W-2513 has been started by Jet Airways with its 62-seater aircraft. The flight left Ahmedabad at 6.25 am and reached Indore at 7.45 am. After 30 minutes halt it took off to reach Lucknow and arrived at Lucknow airport at 10.10...