Surat/Ahmedabad, May 2 (IANS) Union Health Minister and former Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) J. P. Nadda arrived in Gujarat on Saturday to attend the concluding session of the third edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) – South Gujarat in Surat. He is scheduled to address the valedictory programme alongside Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil.Ahead of the closing session, Nadda held a courtesy meeting in Ahmedabad with state BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma.The interaction…
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Surat, May 2 (IANS) Union Minister Health J.P. Nadda and Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil are addressing the concluding session of the third edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) – South Gujarat, being held on Saturday in Surat.The two-day event draws to a close with participation from senior political leadership, diplomats and industry representatives.On the occasion, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is releasing the book titled ‘South Gujarat – The Industrial Cata…
Surat, May 1 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel held a meeting in Surat with Rwanda’s High Commissioner to India, Jacqueline Mukangira, on the sidelines of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC), where discussions centred on expanding bilateral economic cooperation between Gujarat and Rwanda.The meeting took place during the South Gujarat edition of VGRC on Friday, where both sides reviewed opportunities to strengthen trade and investment ties as well as deepen institutional…
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…
Gandhinagar/Bharuch, March 25 (IANS) Bharuch district in Gujarat has strengthened its position as a leading centre for the chemical and petrochemical industry in the country, with around 1,394 industrial units operating across the region. According to state officials, more than 45 per cent of these units are chemical manufacturers, providing direct and indirect employment to nearly 2 lakh people.The district’s industrial growth has been driven by clusters in Ankleshwar, Panoli, Jhagadia, Dahej…
Gandhinagar, Feb 21 (IANS) Surat has emerged as a major global trade hub, recording exports of $10.55 billion (nearly Rs 95,710 crore) in the financial year 2024-25.The city, known for its diamond industry, silk sarees, and textiles, has been a key contributor to Gujarat’s export economy, which accounted for over 27 per cent of India’s total exports, valued at Rs 9.83 lakh crore during the same period.The Surat region processes around 90 per cent of the world’s diamonds, with the gems an…
Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) The upcoming exhibition under the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) in Rajkot is set to be one of the largest business events for the Kutch and Saurashtra region, with more than 1,500 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) expected to be signed. The Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet (RBSM) will host more than 110 international buyers and facilitate more than 1,800 B2B meetings between January 11 and 15, 2026.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the exhibition, fol…
Gandhinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) Gujarat is preparing for the second edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) Kutch–Saurashtra, scheduled to be held in Rajkot on January 11 and 12. As part of the conference build-up, Morbi district has emerged as a focal point, firmly establishing itself as the backbone of India’s ceramic economy.Morbi today accounts for nearly 90 per cent of India’s total ceramic production and exports, making it the country’s undisputed ceramic hub and the world’s …
Junagadh, Jan 4 (IANS) As part of preparations for the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) in Rajkot, a district-level Vibrant Gujarat programme in Junagadh resulted in the signing of 218 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) involving investments worth Rs 1,209 crore, aimed at accelerating industrial development and generating employment in the district. The programme, chaired by the Gujarat Social Justice and Empowerment Minister and Junagadh district in-charge Pradyuman Vaja, brou…