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GSPC to come out with IPO soon, Minister tell state Assembly
State-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) will be coming out with its initial public offer (IPO) very soon, Minister of state for Energy Saurabh Patel said in the state Assembly on Thursday. Patel made the announcement while talking about the budgetary demand of the Energy department. The Minister said that process regarding the IPO was... »
Rama Pulp plans power plant in Gujarat
Rama Pulp and Papers plans to invest INR 65 crore to expand speciality paper production capacity, besides setting up 15 MW power production capacity at its 15 acre Vapi plant in Gujarat. As per report the company will invest INR 10 crore to enhance carbon base paper production from 7,000 tonnes per annum to 30,000... »
ONGC Dahej SEZ gets environment clearance
ONGC’s proposal to set up a Special Economic Zone for petro-chemical units in Gujarat has got the green signal from an Environment Ministry panel. In a recent meeting, Environment Ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) recommended the ONGC’s proposed Dahej SEZ in Bharuch in Gujarat for environment clearance. To be developed by Dahez SEZ Ltd... »
A one minute film on Pipavav Shipyard(Video)
A one minute film on Pipavav Shipyard of Gujarat is presented above. »
Gujarat govt allots 1,348 acres of protected little Rann of Kutch land to salt firms:Congress
Leader of opposition in the assembly, Shaktisinh Gohil, has alleged that the state government has given 1,348 acres of reserved forest land in the Little Rann of Kutch (LRK) to its favorite industries. The allegation came during the debate on governor’s speech in the Assembly on Wednesday(3 March 2010). Kutch’s Little Rann is a... »
One ‘More’ retail chain faces closure in Ahmedabad
By Japan K Pathak Busy activities here at Aditya Birla Group’s retail store ‘More’ in Ahmedabad’s Dharnidhar area. There are already overflowing visitors inside, and therefore the security men are instructing other people to form queue to enter inside. The people are also ready to cooperate. They form queue and wait for their chance to... »
Tata Docomo Arrives In Gujarat except for Ahmedabad, Baroda and Jamnagar
Tata Docomo has announced the launch of its GSM mobile services across the state of Gujarat starting today. The service has started in all areas of the state except for Ahmedabad, Baroda (Vadodara) and Jamnagar. The official announcement is yet to be made. However, the official Tata Docomo Twitter account has tweeted about this... »
‘YSR Reddy wanted to make Andhra Pradesh, another Gujarat on gas front’
Government-controlled prices restrict the growth of the natural gas market which is detrimental. This was said by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) chairman Mr. L Mansingh. He was speaking on Thursday at the second day of the International Conference on Management of Petroleum Sector – ICOMPS 2010 – being held at School... »
Essar encroached Rs 250 crore forest land in Hazira:govt admits
The Gujarat government on Tuesday(2 March, 2010) admitted in the assembly that Essar Ltd encroached Rs 250 crore forest land in Hazira(Suvali). State Forest minister Mangubhai Patel in reply to Kalupur(Ahmedabad) MLA Faruk Sheikh told the assembly that the state government had registered four cases against the company in this regard. According to the... »
Luthra group plans a five-star hotel near Surat airport in tie up with Hyatt Regency
The Surat-based Luthra group is planning to build a 5-star hotel in Surat in tie-up with Hyatt Regency for managing the property. According to Girish Luthra, Chairman of Luthra group, a super deluxe 5-star 225-room hotel targeted at the very high-end customers with banquet facilities, spa, health club and convention centre would come up at... »