240 chemical units flouting norms
Ahmedabad: The state government has admitted that 240 complaints of irregularities have been reported about chemical units in Ahmedabad city and district. The state government was replying to the question
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Taxes on petro products to remain unchanged: Govt
Ahmedabad: Central indirect taxes on petroleum products will remain unchanged in near future, said Union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas, Jitin Prasad while replying to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani. Prasad, while answering questions related to high price of petroleum products due to high rates of taxes levied by central as well as state governments, sta
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ABB to invest 200 cr in Vadodara
Vadodara: Engineering major ABB will invest Rs 200 crore by the end of 2011 towards setting up new units and expansion of its existing facilities at Maneja.
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Two more N-power reactors cleared
Jaipur: The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) on Wednesday cleared the proposed Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Units 7 and 8. The two new reactors are to come up at the Rawatbhata Nuclear Power site in Rajasthan where six reactors of 1,180 MW are functioning, Nuclear Power Corp of India executive director Sudhinder Thakur said.
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Major fire in Ankleshwar village destroys crops
Bharuch: The leaking oil from a breach in an Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) pipeline at Adol village of Ankleshwar taluka in Bharuch district on Thursday morning caught fire, but there were no casualties, police said. ONGC fire tenders reached the spot and brought the fire, which was major, under control after two hours. The fire damaged standing crops in an area of 10 acres, sourc
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Govt plans power SUV for Dholera
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: The state government has proposed a special utility vehicle (SUV) for power distribution in Dholera SIR.
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ADB, IFC keen on solar park in Patan
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: Gujarat government is in talks with Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fund one of its most ambitious projects to promote solar energy
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GSPC-led consortium hits gas in Cambay
Ahmedabad: State-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC)-led consortium has made a huge natural gas discovery in the Cambay basin. Industry estimates suggest the total resource base in the basin may be in the region of 20-30 trillion cubic feet (tcf), almost equivalent to that of Reliance Industries
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After coal, gas is Adani goal
To Invest Rs 14K Cr at Mundra In LNG Terminal, Gas-Based Power Plant Harit Mehta | TNN Ahmedabad: After coal, Ahmedabad-based Adani group has set its eyes on gas.
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Guj sold surplus power to 12 states
Gandhinagar: The state has sold 2,220 million units of power to other states during the last two years, the government told the assembly on Monday. In two different replies, the government said that the state was enjoying a surplus as far as power production was concerned.