Surat: Automobile aficionados will witness and experience the western India’s largest ‘Surat International Auto Expo-2026’ to be held for four days at the Surat International Exhibition and Convention Centre at Sarsana, Surat starting from March 13. For the first time, all the big brands in four-wheelers, commercial vehicles, two wheelers are participating in the event, which is expected to draw more than 50,000 people. Nikhil Madrasi, president of SGCCI said, “With Gujarat now emerging as an automobile hub, this mega show will showcase cars, two-wheelers, commercial vehicles and latest workshop technology by leading companies of the country. More than 70…
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Gandhinagar: Under the state government’s Wire Free City campaign, the work of removing overhead lines in urban areas and laying underground lines is in progress. But the process of laying underground lines in rural areas is not as easy and practical as in urban areas economically and technically, so the MVCC (Medium Voltage Covered Conductor) technology has been developed by the GPRD cell of GUVNL to ensure that there is a consistent and quality power supply in rural, coastal and forest areas. Under this technology, old bare aluminum wires are replaced with MVCC i.e. insulated wires. MVCC conductors have a…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat has topped the list of states across the country under the Government of India’s “Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects” scheme. As per the figures up to February 28, 2026, Gujarat is at the top with an approved power generation capacity of 12,150 megawatts (MW). This important information was given by Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripal Yesso Naik in the Rajya Sabha in response to a written question asked by MP Parimal Nathwani. Total 54 solar parks in the country, out of which 7 are in Gujarat The Minister said…
Ahmedabad: While the impact of the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran has started to be seen all over the world, the restaurant and roadside eateries using commercial LPG cylinders across Gujarat are hit hard. According to the Gujarat Hotel and Restaurant Association, the problems of restaurants that do not have piped gas facilities have increased due to the disruption in the supply of commercial gas cylinders. Caterers may also find it difficult to fulfill their orders. The Gujarat Hotel Restaurant Association and other officials expressed concerns over the short supply of commercial LPG cylinders, which has severely affected the restaurant…
Ahmedabad: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched the Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2026 under the national initiative ‘Har Payment Digital’. The payment awareness week will be observed between March 09 and March 15, 2026 across India. Aligned with International Women’s Day, RBI Ahmedabad office commenced the event with a women-centric outreach program for 400 participants from Self-Help Groups (SHGs), RSETI trainees, and bank employees at the Gujarat State Cooperative Bank, Naranpura, Ahmedabad. The program was inaugurated by Shri Amresh Ranjan, Regional Director, RBI Gujarat, and graced by Kalpana More, RBI Ombudsman (Gujarat), Pramod Kumar Sharma, Chief General Manager,…
Surat: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) has submitted a representation to the state government urging it to immediately pay the remaining subsidies and incentive amounts due to industrial units under the Gujarat Textile Policy, keeping in mind the ongoing war situation in the Gulf region and the financial year 2025-26 ending in March. In this regard, SGCCI president Nikhil Madrasi has written a letter to the deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi and Finance minister Kanubhai Desai, requesting them to take necessary action. The SGCCI has submitted to the state government that the textile industry is acting as the…
Surat: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) organized an awareness and training workshop on Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, with the aim of creating awareness among industrialists and professionals about digital data security and making them aware of the new legal provisions. Former chairman of Computer Society of India, Mumbai Chapter, Ravikiran Mankikar provided detailed information to the industrialists and professionals of Surat. Ravikiran Mankikar said that the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is a very important law for India, which ensures the security of personal information on digital platforms. He explained that it is very…
Surat: The process of starting a Textile Export Facilitation Center (TEFC) in Surat by the central textile ministry has now started moving forward. The ministry has started the process of finding a suitable place for this center in Surat through the textile committee. Meanwhile, the South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) has proposed that this center be started in the chamber campus itself so that textile industrialists can get more facilities. The central government has made a plan to start TEFC with the aim of increasing exports in selected textile clusters of the country. In this, Surat has been…
Surat: If all goes well, the textile and diamond city of Surat will soon have a state-of-the-art research and development centre for the textile industry. The Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association (FOSTTA), Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) and the Gujarat Technological University (GTU) have joined hands for setting R&D centre for the textile sector in Surat. A meeting in this connection was held between the leaders of FOSTTA with the VNSGU vice-chancellor Kishoresinh Chavda and GTU university vice-chancellor Dr. Rahul Gajjar. It was discussed that on the lines of Research and Development Center being developed for the automobile…
Surat: A delegation led by Nikhil Madrasi, President of The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI), met Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in New Delhi. During the meeting, SGCCI made a representation to extend the date of mandatory implementation of ALMM–II approved solar cells by one year. Referring to the order issued by the Ministry on December 9, 2024, the Chamber delegation said that the use of solar cells approved under ALMM-II has been made mandatory for grid-connected solar power projects from June 1, 2026. However, keeping in mind the current industry…
