Business
Infrastructure plans for Golden Goals
Chief Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) to focus on the development of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial corridor.
In one of the Board meeting, Modi told GIDB to work towards creating requisite infrastructure for the ‘Golden Goals’ of the State, to be realised by the end of 2010. Modi informed the Board that the [...]
Mundra growth impresses Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce team
A delegation of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, currently on a trip to Gujarat, on Thursday visited the Mundra port and other facilities being developed there in the private sector.
The chairman of the Chamber, Vijay Iyengar, said the 20-member delegation was highly impressed with the developments made in Mundra in the border [...]
Cities of Future
It’s India Inc Love Story 2050. And the theme remains the same. Top corporate bosses in India are still going with Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi as the cities of the future. The new-age wannabes such as Pune, Surat and Indore may have got their act together, but so far India Inc is not ready to [...]
Ahmedabad based Liverpool to invest Rs 500cr in 2 yrs
Ahmedabad-based garments and fashion accessories company, Liverpool Retail India has chalked out plans to be counted among the top retail garment chains in the country. The company is planning to invest Rs 500 crore in the next two years to set up a new manufacturing plant, start new brands and to expand its current Liverpool [...]
TCS plans to expand capacity and also plans a Centre at Ahemdabad
TCS has embarked on a plan to add about 30,000 seats within India which explains the higher capex spend for the year, according to Mr Mahalingam. In spite of the sub-prime crisis in the US, TCS sees a strong order book, with visibility of large deals across diverse geographies.
The company will be adding seats in [...]
JSW Steel inaugrates branded showroom in Ahmedabad
JSW Steel (JSWSL) a steel company in India has inaugurated new branded showroom, JSW Shoppe, in Ahmedabad. This exclusive showroom is JSW Steel`s first in Gujarat.
JSW Shoppe will have on display and sale all the products of JSW Steel ranging from hot rolled to colour coated steels along with long products. It also aims to [...]
Pradip’s largest processing unit in Asia 50 Kms in the proposed SEZ
Pradip Overseas Ltd, an Ahmedabad-based Rs 658 crore textile company, is planning to set up Asia’s largest textile processing unit at its proposed special economic zone (SEZ) at Bhamasana village, 50 km from the city.
The company is to invest Rs 380 crore in setting up of the processing unit at the location which it plans [...]
Gujarat International Finance Tech-City
Gujarat International Finance Tech-City is India’s biggest major planned skyscraper being built in Gandhinagar which is 32 kms approx from Ahmedabad. It is Gujarat’s first major commercial skyscraper, and one of the biggest single megaprojects in India!
Boasting 17 high rise commercial buildings — the tallest being the signature 80-storey, 400m “Diamond Tower” — as well [...]
GIA Hallmark for Gujarat Gem & Diamond Industry
Gem and diamond testing laboratories are to be set up by the Gujarat government across the state in anticipation of the 2009 Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit. The state is planning to establish cooperation with the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), which offers grading services to gem, diamond and jewelry merchants all over the world. [...]
Ahmedabad in the list of Indian cities for a ranking on ‘Doing Business in India - 2009′
The World Bank has included Ahmedabad in the list of Indian cities for a ranking on ‘Doing Business in India - 2009′. The World Bank, which brings out the report in association with the International Finance Corporation, agreed to include Ahmedabad after the Gujarat government made a strong representation for including the city in this [...]