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January 21, 2008

Pipavav Shipyard plans Rs 2900 crore shipyard project | INRnews

Mumbai, India, January 21, 2008 - Pipavav Shipyard Limited is currently constructing a shipyard complex at Pipavav, located on the west coast of India adjacent to the maritime sea lane between the Persian Gulf and Asia. The Shipyard will have an estimated investment of Rs 2,888 crore. Upon completion of construction, the Pipavav Shipyard will be capable of ship construction and repairs for a range of vessels of different sizes and types, as well as the fabrication and construction of   offshore platforms, rigs, jackets and vessels,  for use by oil and gas companies in their exploration and production activities.

January 03, 2008

Real Estate Destinations 2008 - The show goes on | INRnews

Mumbai, India, January 03, 2008 - Anuj Puri, Chairman & Country Head, Jones Lang Lasalle Meghraj, looks at the year 2008 for Indian real estate.

December 03, 2007

Cinemax launches Cinemax Gandhinagar | INRnews

Gandhinagar, India, December 03, 2007 - Cinemax, the leading multiplex chain in India, celebrated this festive season with great pomp and style as it launched a four screen multiplex at Gandhinagar on 1 December, 07. The luxurious property opened its plush and high tech interiors with the biggest releases of the year "Aaja Nachale", "Om Shanti Om" and "Goal". The celebration and excitement went up a level higher, as none other than the Bollywood hunk – John Abraham inaugurated the new property to set the multiplex functioning!

November 13, 2007

Post Panamax Quay Cranes & RTGs arrive at Port Pipavav | INRnews

Pipavav, India, November 13, 2007 - Last week, Port Pipavav received three state-of-the-art, post-panamax quay cranes and 10 RTGs from ZPMC, China. The quay cranes have been designed keeping in mind the increasing vessel sizes on the West Coast of India and to deliver world-class operations at the port.

October 29, 2007

Ganesh Housing acquires land in Memnagar, Ahmedabad | INRnews

Ahmedabad, October 29, 2007 - Ganesh Housing Corporation Ltd has announced that the Company has acquired land admeasuring 35000 sq.ft. in a posh area near Vijay Cross Roads, Memnagar, Ahmedabad.

October 19, 2007

BOA of SEZ grants 10 formal and 3 in-principle approvals | INRnews

New Delhi, India, October 19, 2007 - The Board of Approval of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has recommended grant of 10 formal and 3 in-principle approvals here today.   The Chairman of the Board, while informing the members stated that including the latest SEZ approvals a total of 395 SEZs formal approvals have been granted. He further informed that out of these, 156 SEZs have been notified and investment of Rs.50,906 crore has taken place  in these notified SEZs providing direct employment to over 72168 persons.

October 09, 2007

CCEA approves $250 million FDI in SKIL Infrastructure | INRnews

New Delhi, India, October 09, 2007 - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for M/s. SKIL Infrastructure Ltd., Mumbai to accept foreign investments from M/s. GL Asia Mauritius II Ltd., Mauritius upto 26% amounting to US$250 million (Approx.Rs.1000 crore) by way of issue of 1 lakh interest accruing secured convertible debentures of Rs.1 lakh each for making downstream investments in M/s. Mumbai SEZ Ltd., M/s. Navi Mumbai SEZ Ltd.,  M/s. Pipavav Shipyard Ltd., M/s. SKIL Himachal Infrastructure and Tourism Ltd., M/s. Gujarat Positra Port Company Ltd. and M/s. Logistics Project; or in such other projects which are compliant with the Foreign Direct Investment policy of the Government of India.

CCEA approves Rs 1680 crore purchases for heavy water reactors in Gujarat and Rajasthan | INRnews

New Delhi, India, October 09, 2007 - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for the procurement of long delivery equipments as a pre-project activity for four 700 MWe PHWRs at an estimated expenditure of Rs.1680 crore ahead of the project financial sanction.

October 08, 2007

Eredene Capital PLC invests in a container freight station at Pipavav port in Gujarat | INRnews

London, UK, October 08, 2007 - Eredene Capital PLC (AIM: ERE), the AIM quoted Indian Property Developer, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Aboyne Mauritius Limited (together the “Eredene Group”) has acquired a major stake in a Container Freight Station (CFS) to serve the Indian port of Pipavav. This is the Eredene Group’s second real estate investment in a CFS in India, where there is rising demand for container service facilities, and its third investment since shareholder approval of its broadened investment strategy.

September 25, 2007

Minister approves road repair works in Gujarat | INRnews

New Delhi, India, September 25, 2007 - The Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Thiru T.R. Baalu has approved a sum of Rs. 4907.57 lakh for strengthening and widening of 23 road stretches in different parts of the state of Gujarat for a total length of Rs. 253.33 km. The approval has been given under the Central Road Fund (CRF) Scheme of the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways.

September 20, 2007

Smaller cities to fuel real estate growth says new report | INRnews

New Delhi, India, September 20, 2007 - As many as 11 tier II cities in the country are all set to transform the realty landscape of India, says a FICCI-Ernst & Young report on the Indian real estate sector. The FICCI-Ernst and Young Indian Real Estate Report, 2007: Growth and New Destinations, the highlights of which were released, reveals that besides eight metros, cities such as Surat, Chandigarh, Nagpur, Vadodara, Visakhapatnam and Jaipur are experiencing initial phase of rapid economic growth.

September 03, 2007

Ganesh Housing plans two more townships in Ahmedabad | INRnews

Ahmedabad, India, September 03, 2007 - Ganesh Housing Corporation Ltd has announced that the Company is planning to set up two more townships viz. at Village Ognaj, Sardar Patel Ring Road, Ahmedabad and at Village Adalaj, Near S G Road, Ahmedabad. These two townships will be spread over an approx. area of 185 acres and 100 acres respectively.

July 26, 2007

DLF to develop its first IT SEZ in Gandhinagar, Gujarat | INRnews

Gandhinagar, India, July 26, 2007 | DLF Ltd., India’s largest real estate developer, today, announced the launch of its first IT SEZ at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. DLF is developing state of the art, world-class facilities in Gandhinagar covering an area of 25 acres of land and offers 2.5 million sq ft of developed workspace, with an estimated investment of Rs. 850 crores, the IT SEZ project will be developed over two phases.

July 19, 2007

Parsvnath now offers Shopping Mall Cum Multiplex in Vastrapur in Ahmedabad | INRnews

Ahmedabad, India, July 19, 2007 - Parsvnath Developers Ltd has announced that on July 19, 2007, the Company has launched Parsvnath City Centre, first of its kind luxury Mall cum multiplex, at Vastrapur, Ahmedabad at an approximate cost of Rs 50 crores.

June 19, 2007

Tripex Overseas to set up pharma SEZ unit in Valsad, Gujarat | INRnews

Mumbai, June 19, 2007 - Tripex Overseas Ltd has announced that the Company plans to set up a SEZ unit near Valsad (South-Gujarat). The Company Plans to set up a bulk drug and formulation manufacturing plant with an initial investment of Rs 200 crore.

June 05, 2007

26 Formal and 9 in-principle SEZ approvals granted | INRnews

New Delhi, India, June 05, 2007 - The Board of Approval for the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) met here today to consider proposals for setting up of Special Economic Zones and also approve other miscellaneous requests pertaining to notified SEZs.

April 16, 2007

New five-star hotel for Surat | INRnews

Ahmedabad, India, April 16, 2007 - Ahmedabad based Bhagwati Banquets and Hotels Limited plans to develop a 100-room five-star hotel in Surat near the City Pulse multiplex.

April 09, 2007

Tourism Corp of Gujarat to sell hotel properties | INRnews

Gandhinagar, India, April 09: The Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL) is to sell six hotel properties and nine parcels of land as part of a government initiated restructuring. TCGL has already advertised the properties for sale and expects to realize Rs. 50 crore from the sale.

March 27, 2007

BSEL Infrastructure Realty bags tourism projects in Gujarat | INRnews

Mumbai, India, March 27, 2007 - BSEL Infrastructure Realty Limited has bagged two new projects in Gujarat for a star category hotel and development of world class tourist facilities.

March 11, 2007

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to sell 34 hectares of riverfront property | INRnews

Ahmedabad, India, March 11, 2007 - The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to sell 34 hectares of land on the Sabarmati riverfront for real estate development.

February 23, 2007

Parsvnath Developers to build hotel and commercial complex in Ahmedabad | INRnews

New Delhi, India, February 23, 2007 - Parsvnath Developers Ltd has announced that on February 23, 2007 has conducted the earth breaking ceremony (bhoomi poojan) of its five star hotel and commercial mall project in Vejalpur in Ahmedabad. The Rs 250 crore project will be a land mark complex in the city. The complex is expected to be completed and operational in two and half years.

February 22, 2007

Ganesh Housing signs MOU with Govt of Gujarat for Rs 2000 crore township development | INRnews

Ahmedabad, India, February 22, 2007 - Real estate developer Ganesh Housing Corporation Ltd has announced that the Company has signed a MOU with the Government of Gujarat for development of SMART CITY-Integrated Township at Village Godhavi & Garodia, Taluka Sanand District Ahmedabad on about 400 acres of land at an investment of Rs 2000 crore.

February 21, 2007

Large real estate projects to come up on the outskirts of Vadodara | INRnews

Vadodara, India, February 21, 2007 - The Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA) has signed MoUs worth Rs.3,425 crore with various real estate development companies for projects such as setting up of housing colonies, IT parks, and commercial complexes around Vadodara.

February 20, 2007

Real estate developer Parsvnath signs MoU with Gujarat Government for Rs 1600 crore projects | INRnews

Ahmedabad, India, February 20, 2007 - Indian real estate developer Parsvnath Developers Ltd has announced that the Company has signed a MoU with the Government of Gujarat for developing various projects at an investment of Rs 1600 crores over a period of 2-3 years. The Company will develop townships, group housing, commercial complexes, IT Parks amongst others at Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Vadodara, Surat, Jamnagar and other districts of Gujarat.

February 17, 2007

Subhash Projects signs MOU with Gujarat Government | INRnews

Ahmedabad, India, February 17, 2007 - Subhash Projects & Marketing Ltd has announced that the Company has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Gujarat to participate in infrastructure projects in the state. The company plans to invest Rs.5,000 crore in the state.

January 30, 2007

Sumeet Industries set to enter real estate development in Gujarat | INRnews

Surat, India, January 30, 2007 - Surat based polyester yarn manufacturer Sumeet Industries is venturing into real estate development with an eye on expansion.

January 25, 2007

Developers eye township projects in Gujarat | INRnews

Ahmedabad, January 25, 2007 - A host of MoUs are expected to be signed by leading real estate developers at the Vibrant Gujarat Urban Summit beginning on Feb 15.

January 18, 2007

Akruti Nirman to set up Bio-IT park in Vadodara on 708 acres of land | INRnews

Ahmedabad, January 18, 2007 - Mumbai based real estate developer Akruti Nirman has signed an MOU to set up a Bio-IT park on 708 acres of land in Savli, Vadodara. The GUjarat government is to hold a 11% equity stake in the project, with Akruti Nirman to hold 66% and the Chatterjee Group to hold the balance 23%. The company has initiated discussions with various companies to set up their facilities at the park.

January 15, 2007

Mohit Industries to set up 5-star hotel in Gujarat | INRnews

Ahmedabad, January 15, 2007 - Gujarat based Mohit Industries Ltd has announced that the Company proposes to diversify into the Hotel Industry at an estimated investment of Rs 100 crore.

January 11, 2007

Senior citizens townships to come up in Gujarat | INRnews

Ahmedabad, January 11, 2007 - The concept of retirement homes, common in the West, is now coming to Gujarat. There is high demand for such a concept particularly given that many parents of NRIs prefer to live in India, and the availability of appropritate facilities for the elderly would alleviate concerns of their children.

December 04, 2006

Ganesh Housing signs MOU for development of IT SEZ in Gujarat | INRnews

Mumbai, December 04, 2006 - Ganesh Housing Corporation Ltd has announced that the Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Gujarat under Vibrant Gujarat — IT Summit 2006 for development of IT and ITES SEZ under the name and style of "MILLION MINDS" to be located at B/h Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

"MILLION MINDS" IT and ITES SEZ will spread over 125 acres and will involve an investment of about Rs 700 crores.

November 27, 2006

Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar road sees real estate development interest | INRnews

Ahmedabad, November 27, 2006 : The road connecting Ahmedabad airport to Gandhinagar is seeing strong interest from developers, attracted by its proximity to two key cities and excellent connectivity. IT facilities and hotels as well as educational/research institutions are being planned for this stretch.

November 22, 2006

IT SEZ to come up on 550 acre site in Vadodara | INRnews

Vadodara, November 22, 2006 : Nipiam Infotech Private Limited is to develop a 550 acre IT SEZ at Nimeta in Vadodara in collaboration with a Singapore based company. The first phase of the project, to be completed within two years, will include an IT Park on 100 acres. The total project investment is in the range of Rs.2,600 crore.

October 15, 2006

Ahmedabad - Mumbai in five hours by road | INRNews

Ahmedabad, October 15, 2006 : If everything goes well with the Union Government plan, within three years one will be able to reach Mumbai from Ahmedabad within five hours by road. This was indicated by Minister of State for Shipping Road Transport and Highways, K.H. Muniyappa.

October 11, 2006

State government puts a brake on collection of property tax in new city areas | INRnews

Ahmedabad, October 11, 2006: The Gujarat state government has asked the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation not to go ahead with the collection of Property Tax in the areas that have been recently included into the city. This follows protests from people who claim that the Tax leived by the AMC was much higher than what they used to pay earlier.

October 10, 2006

Gujarat to have integrated township policy | INRnews

Ahmedabad, October 10, 2006:  Gujarat will have an integrated township policy soon. New townships with infrastructure facilities are required due to rapid urbanization and industrial development.

September 29, 2006

13,000 houses for urban poor in Ahmedabad and Surat | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 29, 2006: The Centre has approved a project to build over 13,000 houses in Ahmedabad and Surat for the urban poor. The project will be undertaken by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) under the Central Government’s Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM).

September 27, 2006

Modi invites Japanese companies to set up SEZ in Gujarat | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 27, 2006 : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today invited Japanese investors and industrialists to set up exclusive Special Economic Zones on the 1600 km long coastline of the State.

Vadodara-Surat highway to be finished in a month | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 27, 2006 : The repair work on the NH 8 between Vadodara and Surat, damaged during the recent floods, would be completed within a month at a cost of over Rs 6 crore, said K H Muniyappa, Union Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways here on Monday.

September 22, 2006

Coming soon: a disaster management centre in Gujarat | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 22, 2006 : The Gujarat Government has cleared a proposal to set up a Disaster Response Force centre in the State under the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) project, and also agreed to allot about 100 acres of land sought by the NDMA for this purpose.

Govt green light for 14 more SEZs | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 22, 2006 : The Board of Approvals (BOA) under the stewardship of Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday approved 14 new proposals to set up Special Economic Zones (SEZs). With this, the total number of SEZs approved by the Union government has gone up to 164.

Subhiksha discount stores enter the Gujarat market | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 22, 2006 : India’s largest discount major has formally entered the Gujarat retail market with its plans to set up 80 stores in the state. Under the expansion plan the Chennai based company will open 80 stores in Gujarat in six months at a cost of Rs. 40 crore.

September 15, 2006

Road improvement works sanctioned in 6 states

New Delhi, September 15, 2006 :  The Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Thiru T.R. Baalu has approved road improvement works in Gujarat, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Punjab, Harayana and Maharashtra.

September 14, 2006

Gujarat has potential to emerge as global manufacturing hub | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 14, 2006 : The central government has already approved 21 special economic zones (SEZs) in Gujarat. And more companies are coming forward with proposals for such zones. With an investment of more than Rs 1 lakh crore, employment generation for lakhs for people, the SEZs are expected to become future growth engines that will propel Gujarat as a global manufacturing hub, says D Rajagopalan, Gujarat’s principal secretary for industries and mines.

September 13, 2006

Gujarat to offer port facility to land-locked States | INRnews

Indore, September 13, 2006 : In order to fuel the country's economic growth, Gujarat has decided to offer exclusive port facility to land-locked states to provide them a gateway for exports. "Gujarat has a coastline of 1600 km and we have framed a policy to offer a part of it to the landlocked States where they can construct a port for exporting their goods exclusively," Chief Minister Narendra Modi said here yesterday at the Ahilyabai national award function.

September 11, 2006

With SEZs, Gujarat zones in on billions | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 11, 2006 : Gujarat is fast becoming the hub for Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in the country. Though only Kandla and Surat SEZs are fully operational right now, the State plans to set up 25 SEZs. Of these, approval has been granted to 20-odd proposals which is likely to bring in initial investment of over Rs 700 billion.

September 07, 2006

Kalani Group to set up malls in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

The Kalani Group is to set up a shopping mall & multiplex on 3.5 lakh sq.ft. of land in Vadodara as part of it's overall retail development plans. The retail development is coming up near the Sayaji Rao University at a cost of Rs. 58 crore.

September 05, 2006

Best cities? Surat is No1, Ahmedabad 6th | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 05, 2006 : Bad roads, floods, epidemics? Amdavadis can stop complaining about all these for ‘aapnu Amdavad’ is among the top 10 cities to reside, invest and earn, according to a study ‘The city skyline of India 2006’ conducted by Indicus Analytics.

September 02, 2006

Gujarat eyes Rs 150,000 crore infrastructure investment | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 02, 2006 : The Gujarat government has embarked on an ambitious investment drive identifying 12 sectors for fresh investments to the tune of Rs 150,000 crore. The plans are a part of the Vibrant Gujarat 2007 programme.

September 01, 2006

Calica group, Pune firm to start IT parks in Gujarat | INRnews

Ahmedabad, September 01, 2006 : One more local developer is all set to join the IT park bandwagon. Calica Buildcon group plans to set up its facility near Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway under the brand name Third Eye. The group has approached the state government for acquiring SEZ status for the same.

August 26, 2006

Four Laning of National Highways

Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa has in a written reply in the Lok Sabha indicated that 4-laning has been completed on a total of 2,735 km of national highways of a total of 7,670 km planned in six states.

August 25, 2006

Busiest highway in India to turn into modern, 6-lane motorway

National Highway No.8, connecting Vadodara and Surat is to become a 6-lane highway, in a project starting January 2007. The stretch famous as much for its potholes as for its dense traffic, will mark its rebirth with close circuit TV cameras, emergency communication systems, weather stations and rest areas. The new highway covering a distance of 148 kms will be complete in 30 months.

August 08, 2006

Gujarat promotes itself as IT destination

Gujarat is attracting new investments in IT, thanks to government backing of the state as a cost-effective IT hub. Over 40 companies, including Microsoft and TCS are already present at Creative Infocity, set up in 2000, with more IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies coming in.

August 06, 2006

Kotak to invest in real estate in Gujarat

The Kotak Group has plans to create a Rs.2,000 realty venture fund, according to Uday Kotak, executive vice-chairman and managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank. The group has already raised Rs.500 crore from the market and is raising another $300 - 350 million through the FIPB route.

August 03, 2006

Corporate majors expand in Hazira

Expansion plans running into hundreds of crores worth by four major companies - Essar, L&T, Kribhco and Shell - will hit Hazira over the next four years. Concerns over the availability of land to meet these expansion needs were voiced in official government meetings in May and it is not clear if it will be easy to meet the land acquisition needs of these companies.

Kotak Real Estate Fund to invest Rs 400 crore in Gujarat

Kotak Real Estate fund is looking to invest Rs. 400 crore out of a proposed corpus of Rs. 2,000 crore in real estate in Gujarat. The real estate investments would be in areas such as SEZs, townships, residential and commercial complexes and hotels. Kotak finds the Gujarat realty market attractive,as prices are relatively cheap as compared to other markets in the country.

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July 31, 2006

Century Textiles and Industries to set up greenfield ventures

Century Textiles and Industries is to set up a new textile mill in Jhagadia, Bharuch district of Gujarat as a greenfield venture. Investment of Rs. 600 crore for this project will help establish capacity of 30 million metres of fabric annually.

Five new SEZ facilities for Gujarat

Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi is wooing investors to the state with its good power supply, extensive road network and port facilities. He also has assured investors of speedy clearances for investment proposals in the state. Speaking at a program organised by SICCI, Mr Modi indicated that five new special economic zones are planned in Gujarat, in addition to the twenty two existing SEZs. The new SEZs will be located near ports.

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Godrej Agrovet to set up oil plantation in Gujarat

Godrej Agrovet Ltd plans to bring 10,000 hectares of land under oil palm cultivation and also plans to set up an oil mill in Gujarat state. Total investment is to the magnitude of Rs. 100 crore. The company sees massive demand in India and an opportunity to substitute imports currently from Malaysia with local produce.

Pharmaceutical and Engineering SEZs to come up near Ahmedabad

Dishman Pharma plans to develop two special economic zones (SEZ) at Sanand near Ahmedabad.  One SEZ will be dedicated to the pharmaceutical sector and the company already anticipates European and US companies to set up units there. An engineering SEZ is also planned adjacent to the pharma SEZ. The company has already acquired 600 acres of land for the SEZ initiatives.

July 29, 2006

ONGC gets environmental clearance for methane plant in Gujarat

ONGC has obtained environmental clearance from the ministry of environment and forests for a Rs. 500 crore methane-propane recovery plant in Dahej, Gujarat. The plant is to be completed in 2008 and Toyo Engineering has been awarded the EPC Contract.

July 26, 2006

IIT-Bombay to set up satellite campus in Gujarat

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-Bombay) plans to set up a satellite campus in Gujarat and has asked for 300 acres of land for this purpose. The State Government is identifying suitable locations in Ahmedabad or Gandhinagar. In addition to land being provided by the State Government, the Central Government is expected to fund construction costs.

June 15, 2006

L&T Wins Rs 750 Crore Indian Highway Contract

Mumbai, June 15, 2006: L&T has received an order valued at around Rs. 750 crores for the six laning of NH-8 from Vadodara to Bharuch in Gujarat. The contract was awarded by the National Highways Authority of India on Build-Operate-Transfer basis through international competitive bidding.


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