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MSU social work faculty signs first int’l MoU
Students from MS University’s social work faculty will now get a chance to explore global social practises, with the faculty joining hands with a university in United Kingdom. In its first international pact, the faculty will collaborate for an exchange programme with Huddersfield University (HU).
As per the memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed between MSU and HU on Wednesday, the collaboration will be for three years during which teachers and students from social work faculty will visit HU to learn practises in UK and vice versa. More »
Austrelia vs India cricket match today in Baroda!
Security arrangement during India-Australia ODI will be top priority for Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) management this time around.
For, it would be playing host to one of the most important personalities of the state. Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be present at the ODI that will be played on October 25 at Reliance Stadium.
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Gujarat signs MoU with Cisco for GIFT!
Finance Tec-City Company Limited (GIFTCL) and Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cisco for the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) project.
GIFT promises to be a Central Business Hub, not just for India but also for the rest of the world. The city is designed to provide next level infrastructure, services and platforms backed by State-of-the art Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Secured and Resilient Data Centres benchmarked to Tier IV standards, Integrated and intelligent townships with high tech City Services management. More »
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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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.”
Sabeer 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.
MoUs 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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JITO 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 »
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 »
Vibrant Gujarat Summit Record 4,000 MoUs to be signed!
THE Vibrant Gujarat Summit, which will put special focus on the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) of the state, will see a record 4,000 MoUs signed during the event. The MoUs to be signed under the MSME category alone promise to generate close to 9 lakh direct and indirect jobs. Thus, employment-generati on target this time will be much higher than 13 lakh jobs set during the last summit.
The number of MoUs is much higher than the 363 MoUs signed during the last summit held in 2007. This is mainly because the MSME segment alone will see more than 3,000 MoUs. MSMEs will promise to generate 2 lakh direct employment.
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