Page 27 - Gujarat

MSIL would have faced capacity hurdle without rail infra: Executive

50,000 truck trips will be cut due to new railway siding at automaker's Hansalpur plant in Gujarat

PM flags off Rs 85K cr rlys projects; 10 new Vande Bharat trains launched

10 new Vande Bharat trains inaugurated

PM Modi unveils India's 1st auto in-plant railway siding project of MSIL

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated India's first automobile in-plant railway siding project of Maruti Suzuki (MSIL) at its plant at Hansalpur in Gujarat's Mehsana district virtually from a function here. PM Modi, who visited Gujarat on Tuesday, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of Rs 85,000 crore railway projects, including the launch of 10 new Vande Bharat trains, from Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat after visiting the Dedicated Freight Corridor's (DFC) Operation Control Centre here. The MSIL's in-plant railway siding project was also inaugurated during the event. The project has been developed under the Centre's PM Gati Shakti mission in partnership with the Gujarat government, Indian Railways and MSIL at a cost of Rs 976 crore, MSIL's Executive Officer, Corporate Affairs, Rahul Bharti said. "It is for the first time in India that an in-plant railway siding for any automobile company has happened. This is the excellence of the Gati Shakti ...

PM lays foundation stones of road projects in Gujarat costing Rs 1,500 cr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually laid the foundation stones of three highway projects costing Rs 1,575 crore in Gujarat at an event held in Gurugram in Haryana. Among the three projects is the construction of a six-lane elevated corridor of 10.630 km from Narol Junction to Sarkhej Junction and an 8-lane bridge to replace the existing Shastri bridge on Sabarmati river on National Highway-47 in Ahmedabad at a cost of Rs 1,295 crore, a government release said. "National Highway-47 from Narol to Sarkhej passes through Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation limits. The elevated corridor will help solve traffic problems and blackspots created due to cross traffic that causes accidents," the release said. A second project of converting two-lane National Highway-58 to four-lane on a 23-kilometre stretch from Satlasana to Kheralu has been sanctioned, the release added. "This 23 km road is currently two-lane and connects to four-lane roads on both sides. The entire route will ...

Adani Green operationalises 1,000 Mw of solar projects at Khavda in Gujarat

Adani Green Energy Ltd delivered 1,000 Mw in less than 12 months of starting work at Khavda. This involved installing about 2.4 million solar modules

PM Modi to witness tri-service exercise 'Bharat Shakti' in Pokhran on Tue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness 'Bharat Shakti', a synergised demonstration of indigenous defence capabilities in the form of a tri-services live fire and manoeuvre exercise, in Rajasthan's Pokhran on March 12. Modi will also visit Gujarat on Tuesday to launch multiple development projects, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement on Sunday. The 'Bharat Shakti' will have on display an array of indigenous weapon systems and platforms as a demonstration of the prowess of the country, premised on the nation's self-reliance initiative, the statement said. The exercise will simulate realistic, synergised, multi-domain operations displaying integrated operational capabilities of the Indian armed forces to counter threats across land, air, sea, cyber, and space domains, it added. Key equipment and weapons systems participating in the exercise include T-90 (IM) tanks, Dhanush and Sarang gun systems, Akash weapons system, logistics drones, robotic mules, advanced ligh

Rahul pays tributes to Sardar Patel on last day of his yatra in Gujarat

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the Swaraj Ashram in Surat on Sunday and paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel during the last leg of his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Gujarat. After covering seven districts of Gujarat in four days, the yatra ended in the state and it will resume from Maharashtra's Nandurbar district on Tuesday after a one-day pause, senior leader Jairam Ramesh told reporters here. Gandhi visited the Swaraj Ashram at Bardoli in Surat district and offered tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. "For a few minutes, he went to the Swaraj Nivas which was set up by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1922. It was a moment of inspiration for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra amid injustice being meted out to farmers from different states gathered at Delhi-Haryana border," Ramesh said. Gandhi later left for New Delhi from Vyara in Tapi district after completing the Gujarat leg of the yatra, a mass outreach programme ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, covering more than 400 kilometres in

Stone Sapphire India to invest Rs 1,000 cr in homewares plant in Baroda

Toys and stationery manufacturer Stone Sapphire India will invest Rs 1,000 crore to set up a manufacturing facility for homewares like glassware, sippers, dinnerware etc, in Baroda.. Talking with PTI, Stone Sapphire India Pvt. Ltd. (SSPL) Chairman Vick Rana said that homeware products available in India are either for the lower class or very high-end for the elite and leave a huge vacuum for middle-class consumers. "Our work on new plant and capacity expansion has already begun in Baroda which is focused on the homeware segment. We are investing Rs.1000 crore on this expansion," Rana said. The Baroda plant will manufacture small kitchen appliances, metal cookware, and drinkware. This will help increase not just the production capacity for the Indian market but also increase exports by at least 50 per cent, thereby making products in India for the world, he stated.. Rana further said this expansion will help the company increase its turnover to Rs 1,000 crore by 2025-26 from Rs 250

Guj launches schemes to provide financial help to students of Class 9 to 12

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday launched two schemes to provide financial assistance to students from Classes 9 to 12, for which the government has allocated Rs 1,650 crore in the state budget. Under its "Namo Lakshmi Yogana", the government will provide Rs 50,000 to girls studying in Classes 9 to 12 over four years, while Rs 25,000 will be given to both girls and boys who have opted for the science stream in Classes 11 and 12 under the "Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana Yojana", a release stated. "These two significant schemes have been initiated this year to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to girls' education, encouraging girls to pursue secondary and higher secondary education and to promote science education," the state government said in a statement. The chief minister launched the schemes from Gyanda High School in Ahmedabad, with around 35,000 students of primary and secondary schools and educators from across the state participating virtually

FPI count at GIFT City doubles in last four months, shows NSDL data

Many fund managers are increasingly looking to redomicile their base to India's maiden International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), say legal experts

Gujarat allots 188 acres for Tata group, CG Power semiconductor plants

Ground-breaking likely on Mar 13; incentives form 70% of project cost

Gail, ONGC explore possibility of importing ethane at Shell's Guj terminal

State gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd and oil producer ONGC will explore possibility of using Shell's import terminal at Hazira in Gujarat for importing ethane and other hydrocarbons to fuel their petrochemical ambitions. GAIL had in May last year signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell Energy India Pvt Ltd to explore opportunities in energy value chain, including sourcing of ethane. On Thursday, "GAIL, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Shell Energy India (SEI) Pvt Ltd signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities for import of ethane and other hydrocarbons and development of evacuation infrastructure at Shell Energy Terminal, Hazira," GAIL said in a statement. Both GAIL and ONGC are exploring import of ethane from countries such as the US for planned petrochemical plants that are aimed at catering needs for goods ranging from plastics to paints and adhesives in the fast expanding economy. GAIL is looking to build an ethane cracker whi

Nexgen Energia to invest Rs 3,000 cr to set up CBG plant in Gujarat

Sustainable energy solutions company Nexgen Energia on Wednesday said it will invest around Rs 3,000 crore to set up a compressed biogas (CBG) plant in Gujarat. The company presented a proposal for its investments in the state during a meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel. After the commencement of the CBG plant, it will start supplying compressed biogas directly to the CNG pumps, the company said. "Nexgen Energia will invest more than Rs 3,000 crore and will set up a CNG Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant in Gujarat and apart from this, it will also set up EV units and other related setups in the state. A proposal for this has been presented to the Gujarat government, and soon, we will sign an MoU for this. "Organic fertiliser that would be made in the process of making CNG from stubble and waste through the CBG plant, will be made available to the farmers from whom the stubble would be procured," Nexgen Energia MD Piyush Dwivedi said. An investment of Rs 3,000 cror

Day after quitting Cong, Guj leaders join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Former Gujarat Congress chief and ex-MLA Arjun Modhwadia along with the party's former working president Ambarish Der joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, a day after they quit the grand old party. The two leaders joined the saffron party at its state headquarters 'Kamalam' here along with several others. State BJP chief C R Paatil inducted them into the party by offering them saffron caps and scarves. Modhwadia and Der resigned on Monday, expressing anguish over the party's decision to "boycott" Lord Ram temple consecration ceremony held in Ayodhya in January. Interestingly, both leaders announced their decision to quit Congress just three days ahead of the scheduled entry of Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Gujarat. One of the senior-most and most influential opposition leaders in Gujarat, Modhwadia, 67, was associated with the Congress for nearly 40 years. He had also served as the leader of the opposition and as the state unit president. ...

BJP chief Nadda quits RS seat from Himachal after election from Gujarat

BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday resigned as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh. Officials said Nadda resigned from his Himachal Pradesh seat after being elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat. "...his resignation has been accepted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha w.e.f. 4th March, 2024," a Parliament bulletin said.

Gujarat Cong working president Ambarish Der quits party, set to join BJP

In a setback to the opposition Congress ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, its Gujarat unit working president Ambarish Der resigned from the party on Monday and said he will join the ruling BJP on Tuesday. Just ahead of his announcement, Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil told reporters that during a meeting held on Sunday night, the party's disciplinary committee suspended Der from all party posts and as primary member of the Congress for a period of six years for his "anti-party activities". Notably, Gohil's statement came immediately after local TV channels aired visuals of Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president CR Paatil visiting former MLA Der's residence in Ahmedabad in the morning. Within minutes of Gohil's announcement of the Congress' action, Der called a press conference at his residence, saying he was not aware when he was suspended by the party and announced he will join the BJP at its state headquarters 'Kamalam' in Gandhinagar on Tuesday. Der told

Gujarat CM Patel launches host of developmental projects in Vadodara

The Chief Minister also inaugurated three diverse projects worth Rs 158 crore by Vadodara Municipal Corporation and Rs 574 crore by the Urban Development Authority, in Vadodara

SJVN Green Energy bags 200 MW solar project in an e-reverse auction

This project is to be developed by SJVN Green Energy on a build-own-and-operate basis at the tentative development cost of Rs 1,100 crore, a company statement said

Fulfil dream of developed India: PM Modi to recruits in Gujarat govt jobs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated candidates given the appointment letters for Gujarat government jobs on Sunday and urged them to help solve problems of the common people and work to fulfil the dream of a developed India in the next 25 years. During a function organised in the state capital Gandhinagar, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel distributed the appointment letters to 1,990 candidates selected through direct recruitment in various state government departments. In his congratulatory message to the newly-appointed candidates read out at the event, PM Modi said this is an excellent opportunity for them to join the government service and serve the country. "The coming 25 years are very important for our country," he said. The PM said their priority should be to remove difficulties from the lives of the people, he said. "Your determination and decisions taken in the interest of the country will strengthen the development of the nation, and this responsibility will also br

Meta CEO at Ambanis' event, temples being built in Jamnagar: 5 points

Anant Ambani, who is the youngest son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, is set to tie knot with Radhika, the daughter of businessman Viren Merchant