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Gujarat ships first consignment of banana to Africa
Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation(GAIC) exported first consignment of banana to Egypt from Gujarat from its newly commissioned banana pack house facility at Jhgadia in southern Gujarat district of Bharuch. The consignment contained 25 tonnes of banana. Gujarat already exports banana to middle east countries, but Egypt has opened a new African market according to... »
L&T Mitsubish JV power equipment production facility functional
Larsen & Toubro(L&T) this week commenced production of turbine generators and boilers at Hazira in Gujarat, being manufactured under a joint venture with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. Each of the two newly-erected facilities at Hazira has capacity to produce 4,000 MW of power generating equipment annually. This makes L&T the second... »
“Moratorium on Vapi will be lifted in a month, we want it to become a model”
By Japan K Pathak Principal Secretary of Gujarat’s Forest and Enviornment department Shri S.K.Nanda today in exclusive talk with Gujarat Money said that central government’s ban on setting up new industry and expansion of present units in southern Gujarat industrial town Vapi will be lifted by middle of next month. Nanda, however added that ban... »
Mukesh Ambani’s AGM announcements on Jamnagar,Gandhar,Vadodara
Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani in his 36th AGM meeting held at Mumbai on 18 June, 2010, announced several new plans for RIL’s projects located in Gujarat. Following are excerpts of Ambani’s speech where something related to Gujarat is mentioned. Vadodara(Baroda) “Reliance is the largest player in the synthetic rubber business in India. We want... »
Modi to dedicate GIPCL’s 250 MW Nani Naroli power plant
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate a 250 MW Lignite based power plant at Nani Naroli near Mangrol in South Gujarat. Gujarat Industrial Power Company Limited(GIPCL) officials are busy in final preparations for inaugural function which would be graced by several ministers along with the Chief Minister. Gujarat government’s GIPCL is already operating one 250... »
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... »
Sant Nagari and Ram Hanuman Pavan Path to attract tourists in Gujarat
A large Sant Nagari will be created as an attraction for modern-day tourists in Gujarat, Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala announced today in his budget speech. The proposed Sant Nagari will house an exhibition of preaching and traditions of more than 2500 saints from all over the India of last five hundred years. The Sant Nagari will... »
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... »
Jade Blue opens new store in Vapi
Jade Blue, the luxury lifestyle store renowned for the breadth and depth of exclusive menswear and fashion merchandise has opened its sixth in Gujarat at Vapi. The store, spread over an area of 6000 square feet, is located at Fortune Mall. “Adding one more store in Vapi is our effort towards reaching closer to our... »
Gujarat Gas announces CNG price hike of Rs 2.46
Gujarat Gas has increased CNG(Compressed Natural Gas as fuel for vehicles) price by Rs 2.46 per kg. From Sunday, price of CNG in Surat, Bharuch and Ankleshwar(existing service areas of Gujarat Gas) has increased to Rs 29.96 per kg from Rs 27.50 per kg. According to company insiders, ex-arrival cost of gas jumped... »