Gujarat News

A meeting of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd will be held on February 06, 2012, to consider and approve Unaudited (Provisional) Financial Results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2011. the Board will consider proposal for declaration of interim dividend for F.Y. 2011-12, if any and other incidental aspects including fixation of record date and date of payment of…

Rajkot Engineering Association is a non-government organization ( NGO ) , representing the largest number of industrial units in the region with membership strength of plus 1200 industrial units. The Association is accredited with ISO 9001:2000. The Association dates back to its pre-independence origin of ‘Rajkot Manufactures Association’ and ‘Rajkot Industrial Organization’ which were functioning since 1943. These two organizations amalgamated in the year 1963 and renamed as ‘Rajkot engineering…

Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2011 the 5th Global Summit will take place during 12-13 Jan, 2011 at recently inaugurated Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar. Vibrant Gujarat Summits Being conducted biennially since 2003, have been a major success and has attracted investment proposals of over US$ 385 bn. On January 12-13, 2011 the immensely popular Vibrant Gujarat is scheduled to take place at the Mahatma Mandir, in the State capital at Gandhinagar. Vibrant Gujarat…

In the election of Rajkot Chamber of Commerce on Friday, its executive committee elected Jitu Desai as president, Raju Pobaru as vice-president, Bhupendra Khakhar as secretary, Upen Modi as joint secretary and Popat lal Patel as treasurer.

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. Source : http://beta.thehindu.com/business/article223255.ece

Gujarat-based Sanghi Industries, part of the Rs 4,500-crore Sanghi Group, plans to raise about Rs 660 crore in debt for part-financing an expansion programme that will almost triple its current cement-making capacity. Source : Economic times

Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), the flagship company of GSPC Group involved in exploration and production (E&P), has put its public offer plans on a fast track and is aiming to hit the capital markets by May. The state government is planning to dilute about 10-15 per cent in a bid to raise about Rs 3,000-3,500 crore, said government sources close to the development. Source : http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/gspc-ipo-set-to-hitcapital-market-by-may/388368/

National Khadi and Cottage Industries Board has organised a A national Khadi Festival with 225 stalls from all over the country . The month-long Khadi Utsav-09 will house artisans and cottage industries from all over India. The khadi festival aimed at providing maximum benefit to Khadi industry workers. Apart from apparels, various handicraft items and consumer durables will be sold during Khadi Utsav-09 . “This is for the first time…

Around 45,000 Patidar farmers in Unjha have taken a pledge to switch over to drip irrigation to conserve water. The pledge was taken in presence pf Chief Minister of Gujarat Shree Narendra bhai modi on Saturday evening at the massive 18th centenary celebration of Umiya Maa temple at Unjha. Another 45,000 are expected to take the oath soon, taking the number to almost a lakh. Narayan patel , a local…

Narendra Modi , Chief Minister of Gujarat State who is on the visit of Russia , has invited Russian telecommunication company, Sistema, to set up a SIM card chip manufacturing facility in the state. On the second day of his visit to Russia, Modi visited Sistema’s industrial complex. The Gujarat chief minister also inquired about possibilities of technology transfer of Sistema’s disaster management equipment and coast guard marine telecommunication. Sistema…