Archive for January, 2009:
IFC will advise Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University to Develop Rural Gujarat
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping the Indian state of Gujarat develop a university campus that could address the higher education needs of more than 10,000 students in the tribal area of Khedbhramma, which has limited education facilities.
IFC will advise Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University and the state government in using public-private partnerships to set up the project. A Memorandum of Understanding between IFC and the state government, signed at the recent Vibrant Gujarat 2009 Summit, will help design a framework to attract private partners to develop a university campus that is expected to accommodate over 10,000 students in five years.
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Real estate hogs state’s IT SEZ space (16 IT sez in Gujarat)
At least 12 out of the 16 proposals approved so far in Gujarat for setting up as many Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the IT segment have been bagged by real estate companies that have scarcely little to do with IT or related areas.
The implications are obvious against the background of DLF Ltd, India’s largest real estate developer, successfully getting its IT SEZ in Delhi de-notified by the government even after its in-principle approval as an IT SEZ project. This would now enable the company to use 25 acres of land that the government provided for the IT SEZ, for real estate development. With 16 already approved, IT SEZs will corner the largest chunk of the total 60 to come up in Gujarat.
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Sardar Patel University (SPU)’s MoU with Pennsylvania State University
Studying in Pennsylvania State University (PSU), one of the top ten universities in the US, will no longer be a dream for many in Gujarat.
Sardar Patel University (SPU) at Vallabh Vidyanagar has signed an MoU with PSU through which it will offer a five-year integrated course in masters in information science and technology. The MoU between the two universities was signed at the recently concluded Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2009.
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Eco meet kicks off at Gujarat Vidyapith today
Gujarat Vidyapith and Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad are co-hosting the fifth biennial conference of the Indian Society of Ecological Economics (INSEE) on environmental governance’ from Wednesday at Gujarat Vidyapith. The conference will be inaugurated by former undersecretary of United Nations, Nitin Desai, at the auditorium of Gujarat Vidyapeeth.
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Gujarat better than Bengal: Biz bosses
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ike him or hate him, the industrial climate in Narendra Modi‘s Gujarat is much better than that in Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s Bengal. This observation comes from none other than two business houses with strong Bengal links – Universal Success Enterprises Ltd (USEL) and Keventer Agro. Land acquisition in Gujarat takes between one and three months, something unthinkable in Bengal.
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Gujarat CM announces Govt. to set up 14 more engg colleges
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has announced the setting up of 14 new engineering colleges in the state to empower the youth by providing technical education.
Official sources said here today that Modi made the announcement here last evening after laying the foundation stone of a new engineering college campus to be built at a project cost of Rs 60 crores in Godhra Bypass Way.
He said that 14 districts of the state would get one each of engineering college as more skilled workers will be required in the near future after the recently concluded spectacular success of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, where the state bagged investment worth Rs 14 lakh crores. This would generate 25 lakh new employments.
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Vibrant Gujarat 2009 & List of MoUs
I was amongst the fortunate 5000 people to witness one of the most important event in history of India. All roads leading to the venue were jam packed and it took 75 minutes to cover a distance of 6 kms which on an average busy day would take about 10 minutes. Senior IAS officers, MLAs and MPs were seen standing (the VVVIP section saw 3-4 senior industrialists sharing the Sofa meant for 2) in the crowd for 3 to 4 hours and thousands were denied entry in the Inauguration hall.
Symbiosis plans campus near Ahmedabad!
After Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A) and the National Institute of Design (NID), Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), Nirma Univercity & Petroleum University now Symbiosis International University (SIU) has now decided to set up a fully-residential academic campus near Ahmedabad, with an initial focus on infotech (IT) and engineering courses.
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Microsoft & Gujarat Govt. Sign MoU to Enhance Use of IT in Education
Microsoft India Pvt. Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government to enhance the adoption and use of IT in the state education sector.
As part of the agreement, Microsoft will invest in enabling educators in the state to connect with each other, increase access to technology and training for learners in classrooms and campuses and thereby enhance career opportunities.
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Tags: Ahmedabad, DreamSpark, Gujarat, Gujarat government, IT, IT Academy, IT in Gujarat, Microsoft, MoU
39 MoUs worth Rs 41K crore in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector!
With a proposed capital investment of over Rs 41,000 crore, 39 MoUs (Memorandums of Understanding) were signed in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector on the second and final day of Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor’s Summit (VGGIS) here on Tuesday.
The biggest investment in the sector coming in the form of Rs 10,000 crore joint venture between the three public sector enterprise Gujarat State Fertilizer Company (GSFC), Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Company (GNFC) and Gujarat Alkali and Chemicals Ltd (GACL).
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Tags: Bhavnagar, chemicals sector, Dahej, Euro Ceramics, GACL, GNFC, GSFC, Gujarat, IFFCO, Kalol, Kutch, Lakhpat, MoUs, Nidhi Mining, petro-chemicals, petrochemicals
Around 5,000 crore worth of MoUs to be signed by SuratMC.
Surat Municipal corporation’s director of planning (DOP) Jivan Patel said, “Around 5,000 crore worth of MoUs to be signed by SMC, including the housing projects, are either sanctioned or the plans are under scrutiny.”
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and Surat Urban Development authority (SUDA) will be inking Rs 11,019 crores of MoUs for projects related to infrastructure housing on the second day of Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors
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444 Mous pledged worth Rs 7,48,970 crore on power, economic zones, tourism, water management among others on Day 1!
444 Mous pledged worth Rs 7,48,970 crore on power, economic zones, tourism, water management among others.
Leaders in Vibrant Gujarat Summit together, they represent 91 listed companies and a market cap of Rs 7.85 lakh crore
Industry captains on Modi and Gujarat
KV Kamath, former chairman, ICICI & CII president: “Growth is not an accident. It is made to happen. The chief minister has made it happen.”
LikeSabeer Bhatia has plans to develop Gujarat as silicon valley.
Hotmail Co-founder Sabeer Bhatia on Monday said he looks toward cultural innovation in Gujarat and has plans to develop the state as the next Silicon Valley.
“We have got Letter of Intent (LoI) from Carneige Mellon University for setting up a Nano city that will have software development facility for niche sectors such as nano technology, bio-sciences and material sciences,” Bhatia said, during the inauguration of Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit which began here today.
LikeMoUs worth Rs 30,000 crore during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit’s Day 1!
444 Mous pledged worth Rs 7,48,970 crore on power, economic zones, tourism, water management among others on Day 1!
MoUs worth at least Rs 7 lakh crore are likely to be signed during the two-day investors’ meet With the state government dishing out new sops, the IT (Information Technology) and ITeS (Information Technology Enabled Service) sectors are likely to steal the show at the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Meet from January 12.
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IT Companies lining up for MoUs in Vibrant Gujarat 2009
HSMC, Videocon, L&T, Airtel, Vodafone & e-Infochips Will Sign MoUs Over Rs 20,000 Cr; It Is More Than Rs 15k-cr Investments During ’07 Summit
IT’s GETTING bigger by the year. The growth story of Gujarat’s IT/ITeS industry is finally going global. More than two-dozen players, including US-based semiconductor major HSMC, Videocon, L&T, Airtel, Vodafone, Simtel, and e-Infochips among others, will sign MoUs worth more than Rs 20,000 crore in the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit on January 12 &13 — a jump from the Rs 15,000-crore investment pledged during the 2007 summit.
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40K Enggineering Seats and Ahmedabad University comming in 2009!
Academic year 2009-10 may bring unprecedented positive tidings for students looking for admission in technical and professional courses in Gujarat. State is all set to add a whopping 21,000 degree and 26,000 diploma engineering seats. As investment climate warms up in Vibrant Gujarat, education department has put planning for making skilled manpower available in state on fast track. Almost double the number of existing degree and diploma engineering seats are set to be added in state next year. Currently, there are 19,000 degree and 30,000 diploma engineering seats available in state. More »
LikeJITO plans to invest Rs. 5000 crore by a world-class university in Ahmedabad!
Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) plans to establish a world-class university with Rs 5,000 crore investment in Gujarat.
JITO, which is having its global summit in Ahmedabad over the week-end, may also sign an MoU with the Gujarat government during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit-09. The university will come up over 200 acres of land near Ahmedabad. More »
LikeTCS Eyeing Operational center at Gandhinagar!
TCS is already present in Gandhinagar for Government projects. Now Tata Consultancy Services is eyeing tier-II and tier-III cities such as Pune, Nagpur, Gandhinagar, Kochi and Chandigarh to drive its future growth in the domestic market. “We are keen on setting up our development centers in locations such as Pune, Nagpur, Gandhinagar, Kochi and Chandigarh. While the centers in Pune and Gandhinagar are expected to be operational by the end of this year, More »
30+ countries to participate in Vibrant Gujarat Summit
Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2009 is going truly global this time around with delegations from about 30 countries likely to participate in the event. With Japan as an international partner to the event, the state is likely considerable investments in Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) region.
While Uganda, Canada, Italy, Korea and Russia have shown interest in sending officials from the ministry level along with business delegation to the event, the state is in process of getting government participation from more countries. More »
LikeVadodara to become country’s largest engg hub: L&T
Vadodara: Larsen & Toubro (L&T), which is setting up Knowledge City, wants to develop Vadodara as country’s largest engineering hub. While inaugurating an engineering campus at Waghodia on the outskirts of the city on Friday, L&T’s chairman and managing director AM Naik said that Vadodara will act as headquarters of three out of 18 operating companies of the group, including L&T Power, L&T Hydrocarbon and E-engineering.
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