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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... »
‘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... »
Pragmatic Budget under trying circumstances, says Pankaj Patel on union budget
FICCI-Gujarat State Council in association with Deloitte organised an Interactive Session on “Budget Analysis-2010” today in the city to gain insights on the impact of Budget on the Economy. In his welcome address Mr Pankaj Patel, Chairman, FICCI-Gujarat State Council said, “It is a ‘Pragmatic Budget’ under trying circumstances, astutely managing fiscal deficit while keeping... »
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... »
Complete Railway budget speech 2010-11 of Mamata Banerjee in full text
Click here to get it in PDF format Given here is a link of complete text of Indian Railway Budget 2010-11 speech that was delivered by Kumari Mamata Banerjee on 24th February 2010. »
Gujarat 5th as Income Tax contributor, second in no of assessees
Gujarat ranks second only to Maharahstra among all Indian states in terms of total number of personal income-tax and corporate tax assessees, but ranks fifth in total tax collections, according to information given by the Union minister of state for Finance, Palanimanickam, in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday in response to a question from a... »
ONGC discovers oil and gas in Vadodara district
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has succeeded in discovering oil and gas from a well being drilled in Karjan taluka area of Vadodara district. It is difficult to say about the quantity of availability of gas and oil from this well and it may take one month to estimate it, official sources told. This... »
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... »
Three new highway projects for Gujarat cleared
The Government of India has cleared three National Highway projects worth Rs15,000 crore for Gujarat which account for a total length of 789 km. The tenders for these projects were issued recently and the construction is expected to begin soon. -A 445 km Bhavnagar-Pipavav-Somnath-Porbandar-Dwarka highway, which will include six-, four-, and two-lane stretches along its... »
Govt okays extension of exploration in a Gujarat block
The government of India today approved extension of exploration phase in a Gujarat block held by Jubilant and Gujarat State Petroleum Corp. “The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved extension of exploration Phase-1 in the block CB-ONN-2002/2 to carry out additional work of testing four exploration wells, drilled (previously),” an official statement issued after... »