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A one minute film on Pipavav Shipyard(Video)
A one minute film on Pipavav Shipyard of Gujarat is presented above. »
Alcock Ashdown Gujarat Ltd develops first Survey Catamarans for Indian navy
Gujarat government owned shipbuilding firm, Alcock Ashdown Gujarat Limited(AAGL) launched two 53-metre-long catamarans for the Indian Navy in last one month. The vessels INS Makar and INS Meen would be stationed in Vishakhapatnam to become part of a fleet of six ships being built by AAGL for Indian Navy under total Rs 800 crore assignment. The... »
What Gujarat gets from Mamata Benerjee’s Railway Budget 2010-11
By Japan K Pathak Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in her budget speech today announced several Gujarat related new trains and also some technical initiatives. One Gujarat related passenger train declared Bhildi(Banaskatha district)-Samadari(in Rajasthan near Jodhpur) passenger train has been proposed in the budget but with a footnote that it would be operational after gauge conversion. Among new long-distance... »
Two trains announced in last railway budget are not started yet in Gujarat
Even after almost a year long time, the Indian Raiway has not started two trains originating from Gujarat for which the announcement was made in last year’s Railway Budget by Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee. The trains: Gandhidham-Hawra and Hapa-Tirunelveli via Madganv-Goa were approved and announced last year in Railway Minister’s Railway Budget speech. Both the... »
Gujarat, Japan ink MOU to upgrade Alang shipyard
Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan to upgrade infrastructure at Asia’s largest ship dismantling yard at Alang in Bhavnagar, a top official said. GMB, which operates and regulates ports in the state, is seeking technology transfer and financial assistance to upgrade the yard at Alang to international standards. “We... »
Dhangadhra to get Stone Park this month
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a Stone Park in Surendranagar district’s Dhangadhra on 13th of this month. The state government had allotted finance for this stone park in 2006-07 budget. Dhrangadhra is a major centre for stone engraving industry nationally. The land of Dhangadhra possesses yellow, pink and white stones. Numerous Mandirs including Akshradham... »
NDDB managed Saurashtra – Kutch dairy’s milk procurement reaches 5.5 lakh litre milestone
NDDB managed Saurashtra-Kutch Dairy’s milk procurement has reached a milestone of 5.5 lakh litres per day. Sixty thousand milk producers are pouring milk from fourteen hundred villages of Junagadh, Surendranagar, Amreli, Kutch, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Porbandar districts. As per the mandate given by the Government of Gujarat, NDDB refurbished and upgraded Junagadh Dairy in the... »
Gujarat to have a dedicated jetty for salt exports in two years
Gujarat will have a dedicated jetty for salt exports around the Navlakhi port in the Gulf of Kutch in the next two years for held the Indian salt exporters in providing faster export to lucrative eastern countries market that includes countries like South Korea, Japan and Indonesia. The Gujarat Maritime Board has already started... »
Surendranagar will get a new industrial township
If every thing goes according to plan, Saurashtra’s Surendranagar district will get a new industrial area next year. It is learnt through sources that the government has identified land at Rajpar village of Wadhvan taluka in Surendranagar district to set up a new industrial township. The Chief Minister may perform ground breaking of this new... »
GPCL and Torrent to set up 1000 MW unit at Pipavav
Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd said that it inked a shareholders agreement with Torrent Power Ltd to develop a 1,000-MW coal-based power plant at Pipavav in Amreli district of Saurashtra region. The project to be set up with an initial investment of INR 4500 crore, will have a capacity of 1,000 MW in the first phase... »