Gandhinagar/Vadodara, May 30 (IANS) Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), India’s first and only Central university dedicated to transportation and logistics education, is expanding its academic, research and industry-linked programmes as Vadodara prepares to host the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for the Central Gujarat region. Established on December 6, 2022, under the guidance of the Central government and with the support of the state government, the university has emerged as a spe…
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Vadodara/Ahmedabad, May 25 (IANS) Traditional handicrafts and GI-tagged products from Central Gujarat, including Ahmedabad’s Sodagari Block Print, Mata ni Pachedi and Agates of Cambay, are expected to be showcased alongside industrial investment opportunities at the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) in Vadodara later this June.The conference, scheduled for the last week of June, is being positioned as both an industrial and cultural platform for the region, with organisers hi…
Vadodara, May 22 (IANS) The next edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) will be held in Vadodara in the last week of June 2026, with a focused review of the industrial and economic profile of Central Gujarat, the state government announced on Friday. The conference will concentrate on the Central Gujarat region, which comprises Ahmedabad, Anand, Chhota Udepur, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Mahisagar, Narmada, Panchmahal and Vadodara districts.The region contributes around 28 per …
Gandhinagar, May 7 (IANS) Large-scale land recovery, action against illegal mining and the disposal of more than 20,000 revenue cases within a year were highlighted as key outcomes of district-level governance initiatives presented at the Gujarat government’s ‘Chintan Shibir’. During a special session on Saurashtra and Kutch, Junagadh Collector Anil Ranavasiya delivered a detailed presentation on administrative performance across the region, stating that “through administrative transparenc…
Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) Gujarat’s major reservoirs are holding higher water levels this year, with total storage reaching 59.75 per cent as of Sunday, an increase of over nine percentage points compared to the same period last year, according to the Water Resources Department.The rise follows an above-average monsoon, with the state recording more than 128 per cent rainfall.This has resulted in improved water availability across regions for both drinking and irrigation purposes.“Due to wid…
Gandhinagar/Surat, April 29 (IANS) Preparations for the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) to be held in Surat on May 1 and 2 were reviewed in detail at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar, as the state moves to position the event as a key platform for regional industrial expansion and investment promotion. Following the meeting, government spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said VGRC is intended to go beyond a conventional conference and act as…
Surat, April 1 (IANS) A regional push to attract targeted industrial investment will underpin the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) scheduled to be held in Surat on May 1 and 2, coinciding with Gujarat Foundation Day and aligned with the ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’ vision.According to officials, the conference is being organised under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.It is intended to strengthen regional industrial ecosystem…
Gandhinagar, March 7 (IANS) Gujarat’s major reservoirs currently hold 72.49 per cent of their total capacity, ensuring sufficient drinking water availability for the upcoming summer, according to the state’s Water Resources Department.The increase comes after consistent and heavy rainfall during this year’s monsoon, which recorded over 128 per cent of the state’s average rainfall.As of March 5, total water storage in the state’s principal reservoirs stands at 6.46 lakh million cubic feet (MCFT),…
Gandhinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) The Gujarat government has set aside Rs 2,000 crore in this year’s state Budget to implement region-specific economic master plans for six parts of the state, Minister of State for Higher and Technical Education Trikam Chhanga said on Thursday. He said that the initiative is aimed at ensuring “holistic and balanced development” based on local needs.Reacting to the Budget, Chhanga said Economic Master Plans had been prepared for Kutch, South Gujarat, Central Gujarat…