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Lakshmi Ajay-

Surrogate mothers of Anand to make chocolates, snacks

Tuesday 21 May '13

In what would lend a fresh lease of life to the surrogate mothers of Anand who rent out their wombs to childless couples across the world, the town''s surrogacy pioneer Nayna Patel is all set to start...

Seven IIM-A students to try Amul model for agri-business in Bihar

Saturday 11 May '13

Will work with rural livelihood initiative Jeevika for 8 weeks as part of summer internship.

T-shirts, comic books, games join in 'Modi for PM' chorus

Thursday 9 May '13

A former BJP youth wing worker in New Delhi has taken the 'Modi for PM' chorus to another level.

Gujarat birth memorial waits for President

Wednesday 1 May '13

MahaGujarat Movement leader and ex-Congress MP Sanat Mehta says is in touch with Pranab''s office for unveiling of a statue of Indulal Yagnik.

AUDA''s affordable housing plan draws flak from real estate experts

Wednesday 24 April '13

The affordable housing zone, that proposes to provide 15 lakh houses in a 76 square km area, on the periphery of Ahmedabad city, has received maximum flak from people and real estate experts.

Cable operators to meet I&B officials

Thursday 18 April '13

Around 40 cable operators from Gujarat will meet the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting officials in New Delhi Thursday, after the Gujarat HC rejected the plea to extend the deadline to install ...

Travel firms eye globetrotting farmers to sell overseas tour packages

Saturday 13 April '13

Mahesh R Patel, a chikoo and plum farmer from Mehsana, came to collect his wife''s travel visa for the US last year and ended up booking a Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand tour package for his family.

At 104, countless memories in black and white

Tuesday 2 April '13

Pranlal Patel looks back on a lifetime of achievement before photography went digital

UK to beef up its trade office in Gujarat

Tuesday 26 March '13

Following its junior foreign minister Hugo Swire''s meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, UK is taking steps to upgrade its trade office in Ahmedbad.

When I was a child, my father left my mother... being a woman is tough: Cherie Blair in Gujarat

Wednesday 20 March '13

Former British First Lady's charity foundation has given mobile apps to women entrepreneurs.

Women banking with women, since 1974

Friday 8 March '13

Before the upcoming all-woman PSU banks, a cooperative precedent in Gujarat.

EDI to open centres in African countries

Sunday 24 February '13

Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI) will set up Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs) in Rwanda, Zambia, Namibia, Senegal, Gabon in Africa, and in Uzbekistan as part of an agre...

IIM-A alumnus wants to bring dial-an-auto service to the capital

Tuesday 19 February '13

After Gujarat, Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad) alumnus Nirmal Kumar''s 'any-time rickshaw service'' G-Auto is all set to ply on Delhi roads.

NID set to give heritage railway sites a facelift

Tuesday 12 February '13

As part of the project, students of the design institute will disseminate information at rail museums through digital technology and light, sound and interactive media, designing souvenirs and outdoor...

AUDA expects 25% dip in property prices by Diwali, builders differ

Saturday 9 February '13

Having permitted builders to go vertical in the city, the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) is expecting real estate prices here to drop by 25 per cent by Diwali even as developers are in n...

Online booking for Rann Utsav begins May 1 this year

Saturday 9 February '13

In a bid to attract more tourists to Rann Utsav 2014, the state tourism department will open the online bookings for the desert festival as early as May 1, five months ahead of the usual date.

'In 15th century, A''bad dwarfed London, Paris''

Friday 1 February '13

Ahmedabad in the 15th century was bigger than London and Paris of the same era, says French architect Sarah Keller who was part of a 10-member team involved in the restoration project in the walled ci...

CEPT draws up Rs 1,500-crore development plan for Gandhidham

Wednesday 23 January '13

CEPT University has come out with a Rs 1500-crore master plan for Gandhidham, which connects the country''s largest port Kandla to the hinterland in Kutch district, to house 10 lakh more people in the...

Soon, a dedicated cell to keep track of Vibrant MoUs

Saturday 19 January '13

The state government''s Knowledge Consortium established by the Department of Education is all set to have an MoU cell.

Industrial infrastructure attracts huge investments

Saturday 12 January '13

The MoUs were inked at an international seminar on 'Developing integrated, smart & sustainable cities with a special focus on DMIC & SIRs''.

Pharma sector expects investments worth Rs 5,500 cr

Saturday 12 January '13

Investments to the tune of Rs 5,500 crore in the pharmaceuticals sector is expected to come Gujarat''s way at the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit.

GIS to tie up with Oxford Innovation Society

Thursday 10 January '13

The two are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to this effect on Thursday with Isis Innovations which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Oxford.

Study: Gujarat''s exports can touch 400-bn-dollar mark by 2020

Wednesday 9 January '13

Gujarat can achieve 400 billion dollars worth of exports by 2020, said a study by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations, which was released as part of the Vibrant Gujarat pre-events Tuesday.