Companies based in Ahmedabad Current Affairs, GK & News

Ahmedabad-based Adani group gets final approval for controversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project

Ahmedabad-based Adani group has recently got final approval for controversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project in Australia, after Queensland State authorities approved its groundwater management plan. The final approval for the Adani group’s long-delayed billion-dollar mega coal mine project came only weeks after a surprise election win of Australia’s pro-coal ruling coalition led by Prime Minister ..

Topics: Abbot Point • Adani Group • Black-throated finch • Carmichael coal mine • Charters Towers Region • Coal mining • Companies based in Ahmedabad • Galilee Basin • Gautam Adani • Isaac Region • Queensland • States and territories of Australia

Nileena MS wins 2018 ACJ Award for Investigative Journalism in print/online category

Journalist Nileena MS, a reporting fellow with The Caravan, has won the prestigious ACJ Award for Investigative Journalism in print/online category for the year 2018. She won the award for her story titled “Coalgate 2.0: The Adani Group reaps benefits worth thousands of crores of rupees as the coal scam continues under the Modi government”. ..

Topics: ACJ • Adani • Adani Group • Companies based in Ahmedabad • India • Indian coal allocation scam • Investigative journalism • Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam • States and union territories of India • Vidyut

Vishwas Patel appointed as new Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI)

Vishwas Patel, who is Director at Infibeam Avenues, has been appointed as new Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI), the apex body representing the companies in the payments and settlement system. He succeeded Naveen Surya, who has been elevated to the post of Chairman Emeritus. PCI has also announced the appointment of Loney Antony, ..

Topics: Companies based in Ahmedabad • Economy • Financial services • Infibeam • Internet and Mobile Association of India • Money • Payments Council • PCI

i-Create: International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated the iCreate centre in Ahmedabad. Called as the International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate), the venture has been started to promote and nurture entrepreneurs by providing them finance, mentors and technology. It is a joint venture between Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited (GMDC) and Gujarat ..

Topics: Business • Companies based in Ahmedabad • Entrepreneurship • Gujarat • Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation • States and union territories of India