Budget 2014: Arun Jaitley's power-sector plans draw inspiration from Gujarat modelGujarat has already commissioned smart-grid and other transmission networks to evacuate electricity generated at solar and wind-power insta...
10 Jul, 2014, 05.12 PM IST
Budget 2014: FM proposes separate infrastructure for agriculture consumers for 24x7 power supplyJaitley said that the NCT of Delhi is plagued by frequent transmission related problems and issues of water distribution and supply.
10 Jul, 2014, 03.50 PM IST
Piyush Goyal keen on states replicating Gujarat power modelKeen to kick-start reforms, Power Minister Piyush Goyal wants states to replicate the Gujarat model which provides 24-hour electricity supp...
26 Jun, 2014, 03.14 PM IST
Days of broad-based rally may be behind us, but stock-specific movement will continue: Nilesh Shah, Axis CapitalThe markets are trying to figure out what policy actions will be taken by the govt, how growth and investments will be revived, how good qu...
21 Jun, 2014, 03.35 PM IST
Broad market rally seems to be over: Nilesh Shah, Axis Capital"The broad market and broad sector rally is behind us and from here onwards it will be far more stock-specific."
19 Jun, 2014, 10.18 PM IST
Power crisis can be tackled by upgrading transmission and distribution infrastructure: Piyush GoyalModernising transmission and distribution infrastructure will help in overcoming the electricity crisis, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said t...
18 Jun, 2014, 01.23 PM IST
How Narendra Modi can make India's recalcitrant bureaucracy march to match his ambitionModi needs to do an Archimedes to make India's recalcitrant bureaucracy move to match his ambition, while at the same time building foundat...
17 Jun, 2014, 12.15 PM IST
Power Minister to focus on transmission and distributionVowing to end the misery in the electricity sector, new Power Minister Piyush Goyal has set transmission and distribution as his focus area...
15 Jun, 2014, 12.31 PM IST
Will address power issues of states on fast-track basis: Piyush GoyalPower and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has said that his ministry will address the electricity issues of states on a fast-track basis.
07 Jun, 2014, 05.15 PM IST
Government to fast-track supply of electricity to every villageGovt will fast-track its plan to supply electricity to every village & use solar power generation to light up remote hamlets — an early sig...
06 Jun, 2014, 04.03 AM IST
How to tame a dragon: Steps Narendra Modi can take to check food inflation within 100 daysIndian voters deserve compliments for giving a decisive mandate that demolished the politics of religion and caste, and for putting their f...
23 May, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
Despite sporadic hate speeches by colleagues, Narendra Modi is repositioning himself as a leader for allAs the long drawn out general election winds its way past the half-way mark, the rhetoric is getting more polarized, moving away from issue...
27 Apr, 2014, 06.56 AM IST
Diamantaires flourish in Saurashtra with 24x7 electricityDiamond units, most of which operate from houses, see hectic activity, thanks to 24x7 power supply ensured by the Jyotigram Yojana.
07 Mar, 2013, 02.49 PM IST
Politics aside, is Gujarat a great growth story?Moving to a higher growth trajectory is important. But reducing the volatility of growth is no less important.
07 Oct, 2012, 12.47 PM IST
- Modi refuses sops to diamond industry
The captains of the troubled diamond industry looking for a bailout package were coldly reminded of their responsibility towards their work...
27 Dec, 2008, 02.27 AM IST
- Gujarat farmers now bet big on floriculture
It’s a bed of roses for floriculturalists in South Gujarat. In a span of just five years, exotic flowers from Europe like the Hybrid Tea ro...
14 Jul, 2008, 11.26 PM IST
- Farmers take up floriculture in south Gujarat
More and more farmers in Surat and Navsari districts are giving up traditional farming for floriculture.
07 Dec, 2007, 10.00 AM IST