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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... »
Kutch’s Hodko tourist facility wins Pata Gold award
Pacific Asia Travel Association(PATA) a not-for-profit membership association has announced the winners of the 2010 PATA Gold Awards, sponsored by the Macau Government Tourist Office. This year the awards recognise the achievements of 24-separate organisations and individuals. Gujarat’s Kutch based Hodko rural tourism resort has won PATA Grand Award 2010 in Heritage section. The awards... »
Avash Logistic Park and Sealand Ports - two Gujarat SEZ approved
The Government on Tuesday approved six applications for setting up new Special Economic Zones in the country, including formal proposals from FTWZ - M/s. Avash Logistic Park Private Limited at Villages- Mota Layaja, Godhara & Bayath, Taluka- Mandvi, District –Kutch, Gujarat, and In-Principal approval from Multi Product – M/s. Sealand Ports Private Limited at... »
Gujarat’s rivers are being looted for Kerala’s construction industry
The most wanted import in Kerala nowadays is the river sand of Gujarat. Ships loaded with thousands of tonnes of river sand from Gujarat travel to Kerala frequently to satisfy Kerala’s construction industry needs. It is interesting to note, that why Kerala seeks river sand from place as far as Gujarat. Kerala’s rivers were ruined... »
Lauri Malkki is new CEO of Welspun Gujarat
Welspun-Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd, the second largest pipe manufacture in the world, has appointed Lauri Malkki as its CEO. Prior to joining Welspun, he was the MD of Europipe GmbH in Germany, responsible for glogal sales. Malkki has over 30 years experience with the international steel and pipe industries. He was head of the... »
Congress leader questions land allotment to Adani and Essar
Gujarat leader of Opposition Shaktisinh Gohil targeted the state government once again during the debate on the revenue department’s demands on the issue of land given to Adani Group at Mundra. Gohil alleged that 3,15,49,000 sq m of land around Shekhadia village in Mundra taluka of Kutch was sold at the rate of Rs8... »
Gandhidham-Howrah weekly train from 20th March
Gandhidham-Howrah train which was declared in 2009-10 Railway budget would be on track from 20th March. The train has already departed from Howrah and will reach Gandhidham on Monday. However the train will be operated regularly from 20th March according to sources in Western Railway. Sources told GujaratMoney that the train would be a weekly service.... »
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... »
Mundra Port SEZ was given 2,008 ha reserve forest land:Minister
Adani Group has been given 2008.41 hectare of reserved forest land in in the Mundra and Dhrab taluka of Kutch district for its Mundra Port Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) from the state government at a cost of Rs96. 59 crore. This was revealed in the state assembly by state forest minister Mangubhai Patel, in... »
Welspun Gujarat wins Rs. 600 crore orders
Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren, the flagship firm of the $3000 million Welspun Group, informed that it has bagged contracts worth Rs.600 crore for pipes and plates from various global clients. ” With these new orders, we have once again re-established our capacities as quality plate manufacturer in both the international and Indian markets,” said B... »