Ahmedabad: The new Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad has been awarded Indian green building congress (IGBC) Green Building Gold rating. The stadium has gained this distinction of being not only the largest cricket stadium ever built in the world but also India’s first green rated cricket stadium. Sameer Sinha, Chairman, IGBC Ahmedabad Chapter and Mr Jayesh Hariyani, Co-Chair, IGBC, Ahmedabad Chapter presented IGBC plaque to Mr Parimal Nathwani, Member of Parliament a...Read More

By Shri Parimal Nathwani Recently, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) became the first Indian company to hit the market capitalisation mark of Rs 10 lakh crore, a new landmark for the country’s stock markets. On his 87th birth anniversary today, I am reminded of Shri Dhirubhai Ambani’s role as the ‘Father of the Indian Stock Markets’, and his passion for creating wealth for the middle-class retail investors. Investors of RIL have benefitted from the visionary Shri Dhirubhai Ambani and the...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a unique programme ‘Rajadhiraj’ with Dwarkadheesh and Dwarka as theme;Pichhvai paintings of Lord Dwarkadheesh for the first time, a Coffee Table Book and a music album were unveiled by Chief Minister of Gujarat at YMCA in Ahmedabad today. Besides the Chief Minister,Vaishnavacharya HH Dwarkeshlalji Maharaj, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Nitinbhai Patel, Shri Anant Ambani, Energy Minister Shri Saurabh Patel, Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution Shri Dharmendrasinh Jade...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat is No.1 in installation of rooftop solar projects with installed capacity of 261.97 Mega Watt (MW) as on 23 July, 2019. Total rooftop solar installation in India stands at 1,700.54 MW. Gujarat is followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu with 198.52 MW and 151.62 MW respectively. Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy and Power Shri R. K. Singh provided the information in Rajya Sabha on July 23, 2019 while replying to a question raised by MP Shri Parimal Nathwani. Ac...Read More

New Delhi: In financial year 2018-19, the country’s total collection of Direct Taxes stood at Rs. 11,37,685.41 crore, in which Gujarat stood at No. 5 position with total Direct Tax collection of Rs. 49,021.69 crore. The States that preceded Gujarat are Maharashtra (Rs. 4,25,390.84 crore), Delhi (Rs. 1,66,405.42 crore), Karnataka (Rs. 1,19,796.51 crore) and Tamil Nadu (Rs. 74,238.94 crore). Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Anurag Thakur provided the information in Rajya Sabha on July 9,...Read More

By Shri Parimal Nathwani (A Special Article On Death Anniversary of Dhirubhai Ambani, July 6, 2019) Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendrabhai Modi, while addressing the nation through the special programme called ‘Man Ki Baat’ on the last Sunday, appealed all the Indians to join the mass movement for water conservation. When we remember Reliance Group’s founder chairman Dhirubhai Ambani today, on occasion of his death anniversary, and take a glance at how he valued the wat...Read More

Ahmedabad:- More than 1,000 year old ‘Patola of Patan’, globally known for its traditional design and fabric, has entered the Ahmedabad market. The world’s first showroom of ‘Patola by Nirmal Salvi’ was inaugurated today in Ahmedabad by Senior Group President of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Member of Rajya Sabha Mr. Parimal Nathwani in presence of CA Manish Shah and other dignitaries. Traditional Patola with intricate weaving is an art, which is preserved by the Salvi family in...Read More

New Delhi: Under the Government of India’s Startup India initiative, a total of 19,351 startups have been recognised so far out of which 985 startups are from Gujarat. The highest number recognised at 3661 startups is from Maharashtra, then comes Karnataka with 2847 startups, followed by Delhi with 2552. Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana & Tamil Nadu follow in that order and Gujarat is ranked at number eight. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal provided the information on J...Read More

New Delhi: The outstanding credit by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Gujarat was higher at Rs 60,153 crore in FY2017-18 as against Rs 55,245 crore in FY2016-17. But,the number of MSME accounts availing credit facility from the SCBs went down from 4.41 lakh in 2016-17 to 4.19 lakh in 2017-18 in Gujarat. Minister of Finance Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman furnished the detail in Rajya Sabha on June 25 while replying to questions raised by RS MP Shri Pari...Read More