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Boris Johnson opens new JCB factory built near Vadodara for Rs 990 cr

The new facility will process 85,000 tonnes of steel annually and is expected to create 1,200 jobs.

Govt to launch AYUSH visa for traditional medical tourism, set up parks

To launch AYUSH mark for standardisation of products in traditional medicine

UK PM Boris Johnson to begin two-day India trip with roadshow in Gujarat

Meeting with Gautam Adani, private dinner hosted by Johnson on the cards

48 hours before UK PM's arrival in India, no clarity on itinerary yet

The first UK prime minister to visit Gujarat, Johnson will begin his two-day visit to India with Modi's home state on April 21, ahead of "in-depth" talks with the latter in New Delhi on April 22.

Denim companies embrace blended jeans as cotton prices scorch

Raw cotton prices have more than doubled from Rs 35,000 per candy of 356 kg in mid-2020 to over Rs 75,000 now

Asahi Songwon Colors enters API biz via Atlas Life Sciences acquisition

The blue pigment maker buys 78% stake in the firm for Rs 48 cr to take control of Ahmedabad works

Two-degree choice under new UGC guidelines gets thumbs-up from experts

New UGC guidelines will help fast-track National Education Policy in higher education, they say

Govt okays 61 firms for textiles PLI scheme, aims Rs 19,077 cr investment

Seven foreign companies have committed total investment of Rs 3,559 crore for the plan

Ahmedabad airport recarpets 3.5 km runway in 75 days, claims record

It is the busiest airport in Gujarat operating more than 200 flights daily before the coronavirus pandemic

Mobility firm Chartered Speed plans Rs 600 cr IPO for fleet, EV expansion

From the current 1000-odd fleet of buses, of which roughly 5% are EVs, the firm is looking to add another 1,000-1,200 buses in the next one to one and a half years

Boosters for all: Pvt hospitals in a bind over new pricing, old vax stocks

Some Kolkata hospitals have decided to go with the new pricing from Monday on the basis of discussions.

IIT alumni are opening their wallets wide to give back despite Covid-19

Endowments have gone up over the last five years despite pandemic hit

Gujarat detects XE variant of coronavirus in 67-year-old Mumbai resident

The person had travelled from Mumbai to Vadodara on March 12 and had gotten himself tested after developing fever on March 13 and had returned to Mumbai the following day.

ABB India expands Gujarat unit, to add traction motor plant for metro rail

Capacity pegged at 1,500 traction motors a year

Polishing industry faces production cut amid delay in rough diamond imports

The industry is facing a hit of at least 30-40 per cent to its production capacity, due to delayed diamond imports.

Saveetha, ISM Dhanbad best Indian institutes in QS World University list

Four out of eight institutes of eminence improve their representation among global top-100

Textile, yarn firms demand duty-free cotton imports on dwindling supplies

Pipeline stocks will last for just about three-four months, companies say

Over 54% of India Inc keen on hiring in Q1FY23: TeamLease report

The hiring outlook for April-June 2022 quarter is up by four percentage points on a quarter-on-quarter basis, says TeamLease Employment Outlook Report

Symphony bets on e-commerce, D2C for resurgent summer sales of air-coolers

The world's largest manufacturer of air-coolers is not only witnessing a spike in share of e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart in its domestic sales but also from its D2C website

Torrent Power takes over distribution in Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

With a customer base of around 150,000, the newly formed DNHDD Power Distribution Company will have annual sales of 9 bn units of power and an annual revenue of about Rs 4,500 cr.