May 18, 2012 02:35 IST
Encouraged by the response from industrial houses,the state government has raised the land prices in Sanand GIDC,which is home to Tata Nano,by about 20%.
Fri, May 18, 2012May 17, 2012 05:38 IST
With buyers and investors maintaining some distance from the real-estate sector,large developers having operations in the state have suffered a huge cut in their earnings.
Thu, May 17, 2012May 16, 2012 06:06 IST
Developers in Ahmedabad,the largest real estate market in Gujarat,are currently sitting on a pile of unsold inventory worth over Rs 3,000 crore.
Wed, May 16, 2012May 16, 2012 03:15 IST
Developers in Ahmedabad,the largest real estate market in Gujarat,are currently sitting on a pile of unsold inventory worth over Rs 3,000 crore.
Wed, May 16, 2012May 12, 2012 08:04 IST
In the sixth year of its implementation,the ambitious Rs 15,000-crore Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana,a special state government project meant to uplift the socio-economic status of tribals in Gujarat,does not seem to be having its desired effect.
Sat, May 12, 2012May 09, 2012 06:41 IST
The commercial real-estate prices in Ahmedabad have started sliding southward,with office space already changing hands at prices that are at least 20% lower than the existing levels.
Wed, May 09, 2012April 26, 2012 02:40 IST
It's been a little over two years since Tata Motors shifted from Singur in West Bengal to Sanand in Gujarat and began manufacturing its Nano brand of cars here.
Thu, Apr 26, 2012April 24, 2012 05:45 IST
Gujarat has pipped Punjab in setting up the countrys first canal-based solar power project by executing a 1-MW (Mega Watt) project on one of the branch canals of the Narmada canal network in the state.
Tue, Apr 24, 2012April 14, 2012 04:43 IST
Undeterred by the Assembly polls due in the year-end to decide its fate,the Narendra Modi-led state government has chalked out an elaborate plan to organise the state-sponsored biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit early next year.
Sat, Apr 14, 2012April 12, 2012 07:11 IST
Gujarat,that boasts of becoming the solar energy hub of the country,has just 16,000 solar-powered homes,way behind some of the socially and economically backward states like J&K,Bihar,UP,Jharkhand,MP and Odisha,where more households use solar power to light up their homes.
Thu, Apr 12, 2012April 09, 2012 05:43 IST
The two-child norm for elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Gujarat is fast becoming a tool to settle personal scores and eliminating political opponents,says a study conducted by Surat-based Centre for Social Studies (CSS).
Mon, Apr 09, 2012April 06, 2012 05:05 IST
While the state government often accuses the Centre of withholding financial assistance for various programmes,it turns out that 67% of the central grants for 2010-11 allocated for Kanya Kelavni,the prestigious annual girl child education campaign by the state government,was returned to Delhi because they could not be used,says the CAG report recently tabled in the state Assembly.
Fri, Apr 06, 2012April 06, 2012 00:04 IST
The census,however,belies this claim and points out that Gujarat has 11 lakh households that have absolutely no source to light up their homes
Fri, Apr 06, 2012April 05, 2012 03:02 IST
For a state government that pats itself for having turned Gujarat into a power surplus region by connecting all the urban and rural areas to the electricity grid,the census data of 2011 that shows over 11 lakh households not having electricity as main source of illumination could come as a shock.
Thu, Apr 05, 2012April 01, 2012 02:57 IST
Falling child sex ratio in the tribal areas of Gujarat seem to be adding to the woes of a state that is already struggling to arrest the decline in its sex ratio for decades now.
Sun, Apr 01, 2012March 23, 2012 04:24 IST
Two budding cricketers from Ahmedabad,Smit Patel and Rush Kalaria,have got the chance to represent the nation for an under-19 quadrangular cricket series in Australia.
Fri, Mar 23, 2012March 21, 2012 02:50 IST
The girl child seems to be disappearing from the progressive and urban areas of Gujarat. The urban centres of Ahmedabad,Vadodara,Surat,Kutch,Rajkot and Jamnagar districts that account for 70% of the investments that flowed into Gujarat during the past one decade have emerged as centres of female foeticide.
Wed, Mar 21, 2012March 21, 2012 02:07 IST
The girl child seems to be disappearing from urban areas of Narendra Modi-led Gujarat.
Wed, Mar 21, 2012March 20, 2012 03:19 IST
In one of the biggest ship-building deals bagged by Alcock Ashdown Ltd,the state-run utility is now staring at losses of about Rs 100 crore.
Tue, Mar 20, 2012March 18, 2012 00:02 IST
GSPC,once flush with funds,is reeling under a loss of Rs 7,000 crore due to faulty investments,especially in KG basin: Report
Sun, Mar 18, 2012March 04, 2012 06:02 IST
AlphaOne mall in Vastrapur area will now take up traffic management around its premises in coordination with the local municipal body.
Sun, Mar 04, 2012February 28, 2012 05:02 IST
300-odd Muslim families still feel unsafe some times,but a few are also partners in business of Hindu friends.
Tue, Feb 28, 2012February 28, 2012 00:34 IST
Where and how to flee this place is on top of our minds, says Zubeida Sheikh,60,a riot victim living at Naroda Patiya,where almost a hundred people were reported to have been killed in the 2002 riots
Tue, Feb 28, 2012February 25, 2012 05:24 IST
Eye on cash-rich Gujaratis,one of the top real estate developers in the United Kingdom,Ballymore Group,will put on display properties in London worth Rs 270 crore at an exhibition in Ahmedabad beginning Saturday.
Sat, Feb 25, 2012February 24, 2012 01:19 IST
IndianOil Corporation Limited is set to lose about 16,000 employees by 2021
Fri, Feb 24, 2012