Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) Gujarat plans to develop Dholera into the world’s largest data centre city, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Thursday as the state launched the ‘Viksit Gujarat – Data Centre Policy 2026-29’, outlining a strategy centred on large-scale digital infrastructure, renewable energy and investor facilitation.Addressing investors and technology companies after Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel unveiled the policy, Sanghavi said Dholera has already been prepared with th…
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Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Thursday launched the ‘Viksit Gujarat – Data Centre Policy 2026-29’, a dedicated policy aimed at attracting investments in hyperscale data centres, artificial intelligence infrastructure and digital services, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel unveiling the policy booklet at a state function in Gandhinagar.Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia, Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Das, senior government …
Ahmedabad, July 5 (IANS) A man was arrested after Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell seized 1.01kg of ambergris, commonly known as whale vomit, valued at about Rs 1.01 crore during a raid near Dholera in Ahmedabad district on Sunday. The operation was carried out by the State Monitoring Cell following directions from the Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik to take action against illegal activities across the state.Police Inspector A.J. Chauhan and his team raided Raj Chamunda Hotel n…
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Gujarat on Saturday, State Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Friday that the inauguration of the CG Power Semiconductor Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand marks another step in establishing Gujarat as the country’s leading semiconductor manufacturing hub. The facility, developed with an investment of more than Rs 7,500 crore under the ‘India Semiconductor …
Vadodara, June 29 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday said that countries across the world are increasingly looking to India as a “trusted partner”, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forward-looking leadership for strengthening the country’s global standing. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for Central Gujarat in Vadodara, Patel said the country’s economic transformation had been driven by governance that anticipates f…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India experienced a tremendous transformation from the ‘Fragile Five’ label pinned on it by global analysts in 2013 to a more self‑reliant, global growth engine built on banking reforms, silicon hardware push and domestic technology development, a report has said.The report from Vietnam Times said the public capital expenditure blueprint of Rs 12.22 lakh crore transformed the nation from ‘a passive tech consumer into a sovereign architect of its own future’.The Gross …
Dahod, June 19 (IANS) Gujarat has emerged as a destination centre for the world owing to its industrial policies and the support of the double-engine government, Dahod district in-charge minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Friday while addressing the district-level programme of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Summit.The event was held under Modhwadia’s chairmanship and was attended by Minister of State, Ramesh Katara, senior government officials, elected representatives, industrialists, traders and …
Gandhinagar, June 4 (IANS) An experimental afforestation technique using drum-based plantation has showcased strong early results in the highly saline terrain of Dholera in Gujarat, where more than 3,200 saplings planted in previously barren conditions have survived and in several cases grown up to 12 feet within a year, leading to an expansion of the project over an additional 20 hectares.The initiative has been implemented in Block No. 29 of the Activation Area of the Dholera Special Investmen…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly-appointed youth in various government departments and organisations at the 19th Rozgar Mela on Saturday and said that the world is very excited about India’s youth and technological progress.Addressing the gathering virtually, PM Modi said, “Today, more than 51,000 youth have received appointment letters for government jobs and all of you are becoming key partners in the ‘Vikas Yatra’ …
Mehsana (Gujarat), May 21 (IANS) A skills training institute in Vadnagar town of Gujarat’s Mehsana district has commenced full-scale operations, with its first batches of trainees already deployed across major infrastructure projects in the country after completing short-term, industry-oriented courses.The Industrial Construction Skills Training Institute (ICSTI), established by a private engineering and construction firm with the support of the Gujarat government, has completed training for t…