Virendra Pandit
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Ahmedabad, GJ, India
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Cyclone Vayu : After the 1998 'super cyclone', Gujarat is now better prepared
A quick look how Gujarat tackled a cyclonic storm in the year 1998 vis-a-vis the preparations for Cyclone Vayu → Read More
How far may BJP go to retain two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat
Fearing poaching, Gujarat Cong asks MLAs to refrain from meeting CM, Dy CM → Read More
Modi, the successful social engineer
By moulding the BJP as a force for OBC empowerment, Modi has altered traditional caste configurations to his advantage → Read More
InnAccel launches portable, low-cost neo-natal breathing device
Indigenous medical technology company InnAccel Technologies is all set to launch this month the world’s first portable neonatal CPAP device for premature babies as a breathing aid to save their life.T → Read More
Court refuses to stay Hardik’s conviction
Barely a fortnight after he joined the Congress, Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel’s hopes to contest the Lok Sabha polls were dashed on Friday when the Gujarat High Court refused to stay his convicti → Read More
Modi launches pension plan for workers from unorganised sectors
Says Opposition is upset with him as he had eliminated ‘commission agents’ → Read More
Green logistics start-up DOT charts ₹100-crore expansion programme
DOT, green mobility logistics solutions provider, will invest $15 million (₹106 crore) on its expansion to cover 600 towns and cities by 2020. The Gurugram-based green start-up, founded in 2015, is also planning overseas expansion, Vineet J Mehra, Founder-Managing Director, told BusinessLine. With its green two- and three-wheelers, the company plans to reach Canada in June and South-East Asia… → Read More
Shalby to open hospitals in State capitals
Gujarat’s healthcare major Shalby Hospitals Ltd plans to invest around ₹850 crore in the next three to five years to expand its chain of multi-specialty hospitals in many State capitals and cities across India. Currently, the chain has 11 hospitals, four of them in Ahmedabad, and one each in Surat, Vapi, Jaipur, Indore, Jabalpur, Mohali and Mumbai. This year, it is adding one each in Delhi and… → Read More
CWC to meet in Ahmedabad on February 28
Move seen as direct challenge to Modi, Shah on home turf → Read More
Vibrant Gujarat: India is a great opportunity for global investors, says Modi
Assures them that their investments would be safe and secure in India → Read More
Modi switches from Kyoto to quota ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Irrespective of the outcome of the elections, the BJP’s Mandal-II gambit could change the political landscape as we know it today → Read More
Lok Sabha polls: BJP, Cong try to set Houses in order
With barely four months to go for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, both the ruling BJP and the main Opposition Congress are trying to set their respective houses in order in Gujarat, the home State of bo → Read More
Dog’s Day: Vegan food brand Dogsee Chew to foray into new overseas markets
After catering to 11 countries, India’s leading organic dog food brand Dogsee Chew plans to foray into new overseas markets, including the US, Japan, France and Germany, by next year.The dog-friendly, → Read More
Ayodhya: Playing chess from both sides, RSS the only loser as in 2004
Even 26 years after a marauding mob demolished the Babri masjid with the chant — “Mandir Vahin Banayenge (Will build the temple there)” — the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the BJP and the Rashtriya Swa → Read More
Despite all the hype, it was a subdued event!
State BJP decides to go solo without outside participation → Read More
CropIn Technology to expand digitisation drive
Encouraged with the success of its pilot project, CropIn Technology Solutions is all set to digitise details of another 20,000 farmer beneficiaries in 200 drought and flood-prone villages of Mad → Read More
As State allays fears, exodus of migrants in Gujarat eases
The mass exodus of Hindi-speaking migrants from parts of North and Central Gujarat during the last few days eased on Tuesday.Officials persuaded migrants to return home and to their workplaces in Ahme → Read More
Gujarat wins three major national tourism awards
Gujarat won three major national tourism awards for 2016-17 as India celebrated the World Tourism Day on Thursday.The state received accolades for its efforts to make Gujarat a great tourist destinati → Read More
Bike taxi app Rapido to launch new features for visually-challenged commuters
Leading bike taxi pooling app Rapido is all set to launch special and simplified features for the visually-challenged commuters to make their travels more comfortable from next month.“Nearly 80-100 vi → Read More
Surat-made stent clinically at par with Abbott’s, says global study
A global study has found a Made-in-India stent, Supraflex, clinically at par with Abbott’s Xience.Supraflex is manufactured by Surat-based Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT). It is available in 65 → Read More