Gujarat

Dhamra port, which was promoted jointly by Tata Steel and L&T, has been acting as the operation and management consultant by the Gujarat-based port operator. Adanis’ plan to buy the Odisha Dhamra port now became a part of the Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), the group’s flagship, a listed entity. On the West Coast, APSEZ runs four ports – three in Gujarat (Mundra, Hazira and Dehaj) and one in Goa. APSEZ already runs a coal terminal at Visakhapatnam and it bagged a container…

production of the country. Peanuts production is highly vulnerable to rainfall deviations and display huge fluctuation between years. Principal groundnut growing states are Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra which account for more than 80 per cent of Indian production as well as area. Regional estimates are Gujarat (1-3.5 million tons), Tamil Nadu (1million tons), Andhra Pradesh (1-2 million tons), Karnataka (0.5 million tons), Maharashtra (0.5 million tons) are the…

reach to Jodhpur. Moreover, within eight years, Chaudhary covered almost all of Rajasthan. Somewhere along the line, he learnt that the government was keen to promote carpet weaving in the tribal belts of Gujarat and was training tribals. He left for Jhalod, a small town in the tribal belt of Gujarat endorsed by his accompanying family. To take care of weaving activities in Rajasthan, he appointed Area Commanders to oversee it. “We had 200 looms in Rajasthan by then, and wherever we had a…

Bandhani and also has a huge collection of Bandhani work pieces from all over India. Another expert that I will meet is Robina Purohit who collaborated with an NGO through which she is in contact with the karigars (workers) in Kutchh and Mandvi in Gujarat. She evaluates their work and has immense knowledge about it. My final leg will be Kutchh, which is a huge hub for tie and dye (Bandhani). Workers from Kutchh are known for their tie and dye skills and it is their medium of income. I will…

Andolon : Sardar sarovar is the largest water project undertaken. The venture includes the construction of a high dam on the narmada river, submerging the land in the states of Gujarat,maharastra and madhya Pradesh and an extensive canal and irrigation system in Gujarat. The content of project was referred as ‘lifeline of Gujarat’ as it will bring drinking water to 40 million people, irrigation to 1.8million hectares of land and hydroelectric power. Lack of any legal remedy for violation of law…

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included migrants. In Jharkhand, one study reported that, of twelve villages found that one-third of the households had at least one member migration. There are extremely high rates of migration among tribal from southern Rajasthan who migrate to Gujarat to work in seed cotton farms and textile markets. The incidence of migration was clearly growing in the area as a few years later another study in the…

alone. The hands all around her, all of her relatives holding her closely as she goes, is beautiful, letting her know that they are there for her. In photo story for “Gujarat”, there are several photos that are mind blowing to me, in a good way. A little background of Gujarat, it’s a state in Western India, and in the state of Gujarat, there’s a city called…

phone, tablet or a phablet. • Deliver by taking online/ offline orders for flowers and other assorted gifts and items as the requirement maybe in the best possible optimum delivery schedule. • Phoolwool.com was established in May 2014 in Vadodara, Gujarat. • Right now they are having one of the largest florist network in India assuring delivering fresh and premium quality of flowers as per the requested one. They have a wide range of flowers, cakes and gifts suitable for all the occasions,…

The Hindu- Muslim communalism took its worst phase resulting in massive bloodshed. These were the Gujarat Riots of 2002. Godhra Incident The immediate provocation for this violence was an incident that took place at a station called Godhra. On the morning of 27 February 2002 at Godhra, a bogey full of Karsevaks, returning from Ayodhya was put on fire…