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…
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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…
Pipavav Shipyard wins Rs 2975 crore order of Indian Navy
Pipavav Shipyard Ltd on Monday said it won an order from the Indian Navy worth Rs 2975 crore (USD 659.6 million) and swung to a consolidated net profit in full year FY11, sending its shares up as much as 3.75%.…
Export Grows 34.4% in April 2011: Commerce Secretary
India’s exports have registered a growth of 34.4% during April 2011, at US $ 23.9 billion. Stating this at a press interaction here today, Shri Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary, informed that during the interaction, with press, India’s imports in April…
Rs. 1060 crore dry bulk terminal project approved for Kandla port
The government today approved a Rs 1,060 crore project for building a dry bulk terminal at the Kandla Port Trust on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI). “The capacity…
Repo rate, reverse repo rate up by 50 bps, savings bank deposit rates to 4% :RBI credit policy
In a bid to check inflation, which is hovering around 9 per cent, Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday raised its short term lending (repo) rate by 50 basis points to 7.25 per cent, while lowering the economic growth projection…
Six Laning of Ahmedabad – Vadodara National Highway sanctioned
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the development of six laning of 102.3 Km. long Ahmedabad – Vadodara section on National Highway NH-8 in the State of Gujarat under NHDP Phase V on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer…
Kandla Port continues to become India’s no.1 major port
Gujarat based Kandla Port continues to become India’s no.1 port with 81.88 mmt(79.5 mt in 2009-10) traffic handling. Interacting with media persons , Kandla Port Trust Chairman Shri P.D.Vaghela said on Tuesday that KPT will purchase power from open market…
Enviornment ministry lifts moratorium on Junagadh and seven other clusters
The Environment Ministry of India today lifted moratorium imposed on eight industrial clusters located in critically polluted areas in different parts of the country for considering projects for environmental clearance. Gujarat’s Junagadh is one of such clusters. The Ministry, in…
Ahmedabad airport is not 7th but 8th busiest airport of India now
By Japan K Pathak Ahmedabad airport is now India’s 8th busiest international airport – down from earlier 7th position which is now occupied by Cochin airport. This has been revealed in figures available from minister’s answer in parliament recently. Fresh…
Whopping 2595 tonnes foodgrains damaged in FCI godowns of Gujarat in 10 months, 40% of total damage nationwide!
This figure will shock you, and compel to ask you ‘ what’s wrong with Food Corporation of India’s Gujarat unit?’ During the period of April 2010 to January 2011, about 6,348 tonnes of foodgrains stored in various government outlets across…
Garment manufacturers on one-day strike today
Garment Manufacturers and retailers across Gujarat are on one-day strike today protesting against proposed mandatory excise duty of 10% for all branded readymade garments and textile made-ups in the Union budget for 2011-12. The Gujarat Garment Manufacturers Association is carrying…