Monday 12 January '09
In a major relief to the Special Economic Zones (SEZs), which have seen 15 per cent job cuts due to the slowdown, the Centre is going to give some duty benefits to the zones to sell their products in the domestic market.Friday 9 January '09
The aftershocks of Satyam Computers former chairman Ramalinga Raju admitting to fudging accounts worth Rs 8,000 crore...Monday
5 January '09Cricket enthusiasts in Surat have been deprived of watching international matches in their city so far. But their wait may soon come to an end, as the Surat District Cricket Association...Friday
2 January '09Amid rumours of textile mills closing down and labourers being retrenched in Ahmedabad and Surat, the textile entrepreneurs in Gujarat have realised one thing...Thursday
1 January '09In a unique Information Technology initiative, the Gujarat government will spend around Rs 500 crore to buy 1,50,000 computers, peripherals and LCDs to equip some 20,000 primary and upper primary schools in the state, over the next five years.Tuesday
30 December '08Another diamond worker committed suicide on Monday. Around nine cases of deaths have already been registered in the last fifteen days from this labour intensive industry.Sunday
28 December '08The diamantaires in Gujarat are exploring the possibilities of replicating the Amul Co-operative model for survival in these turbulent times.Saturday
27 December '08Unlike other states, nearly 70 per cent of the inquiries and applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act in Gujarat have been filed from the rural areas...Friday
26 December '08Despite government claims that it is doing enough for the conservation of forest cover in Gujarat, the teak forests are depleting due to lack of proper attention.Wednesday
24 December '08The only forestry college in Gujarat is grappling with a huge manpower shortage.Tuesday
23 December '08Universities in Gujarat are increasingly donning the entrepreneur's robe, with some aggressive marketing of products that have emerged out of research projects by their faculty members and students.Sunday
14 December '08Declining sales due to economic slowdown have forced real estate developers in Vadodara to apply brakes to the euphoric development of malls and multiplexes across the city.Friday
12 December '08Faced with a stiff competition from big drug retailers, nearly 13,500 chemist shop owners from across Gujarat have decided to launch their own trading company in January with an initial capital of Rs 30 crore.Friday
12 December '08A woman teacher in one of the eight government medical colleges in the state, refusing to identify the city she lives in, heaves a sigh of relief as the Medical Council of India...Tuesday
9 December '08Gujarat is taking the Mumbai terror attack very seriously. Institutes of national repute such as IIM-Ahmedabad...Monday
8 December '08The Information Technology sector in Gujarat, which has been struggling to cope with the global meltdown, is exploring options to remain afloat...Saturday
6 December '08Armed forces, working professionals, and officials from public and private organisations have all benefited from various courses offered by IIM-A.Wednesday
3 December '08Private security guards will now become part of the intelligence network of the police.Tuesday
2 December '08In the absence of any government certification, which authenticates organic food for domestic consumption, NGOs and private agencies have taken up the challenge to provide an option to the farmers.Sunday
30 November '08Two years ago, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India had censured the state government for the purchase of slow speedboats for joint patrolling along the state’s coast.Saturday
29 November '08Terror attacks on luxury hotels in Mumbai are likely to have a serious impact on the flow of the tourists coming to western India including Gujarat and Rajasthan.Saturday
29 November '08In view of the terror attacks in Mumbai, the US, UK and Australia have cautioned their citizens against visiting India, particularly the western states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.Wednesday
26 November '08Dairy co-operatives in Gujarat have always played a vital role in elections, campaigning and funding party candidates, be it the Assembly or the Lok Sabha polls.Monday
24 November '08Shrinking bottom lines, slowdown in outsourcing industry and tough price negotiations by foreign clients are forcing the information technology (IT) companies in Gujarat...Saturday
22 November '08Reeling under global meltdown, small and medium units in Surat’s Rs 70,000-crore diamond industry are all set to take to virtual selling to revive the sales.
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