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Double the pain for Surat diamond industry as demand falls, costs rise

Western markets fear recession and domestic business is uncertain ahead of festival season later this year

Ahead of Gujarat polls, Kejriwal to hold town hall meeting in Surat

Aam Aadmi Party head Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting and a press conference on Thursday in Surat city of Gujarat where the Assembly polls are due this year

Kejriwal to visit Surat to announce AAP's first pre-poll 'guarantee'

The AAP has made free electricity a key poll plank in Gujarat, where the party has positioned itself as a major contender for power.

Surat's textile hub consolidated as small players failed to survive GST

This ground report from the diamond city captures the travails of small-scale units

Surat diamond industry pins hope on new mines amid staggered work

With some mines in Botswana being put to work, rough diamond trade could ease by 10% amid US sanctions on Russia's Alrosa which commands 27% global supply

As US buyers check for source, Surat diamond industry changes sales plan

Polishing units shift focus to domestic business as American clients shun Russian stones and company partly owned by the Kremlin comes under sanctions.

Russia impact: Surat diamond industry stares at massive job losses in June

The month of May offers some respite with 25 per cent workers sent on leave till June

Surat's looming crisis: Workers, industries pay the price of power cuts

The second part of a series on power crisis takes you to Surat, a commercial textiles hub. This ground report looks at the impact on weaves and knit

Polishing industry faces production cut amid delay in rough diamond imports

The industry is facing a hit of at least 30-40 per cent to its production capacity, due to delayed diamond imports.

Cyclical downturns lead Surat textile industry to stitch export dreams

The largest cluster of man-made fibre (MMF) textiles in the country, Surat was largely domestic market-focused with over 90 per cent sales.

Rahul Gandhi seeks proper investigation into Surat gas leak incident

He also sent his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident

Six killed in gas leak in Gujarat's Surat, 20 others hospitalised

Six people have died and 20 others have been hospitalised in an incident of a gas leak at a company in Sachin GIDC area of Gujarat's Surat on Thursday."Six people died and 20 others were admitted to the civil hospital after gas leakage at a company in Sachin GIDC area of Surat early morning today," the In-Charge Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Omkar Chaudhary informed.Further details are awaited.

India, Germany Development Bank sign loan pact for Surat Metro Rail Project

The Government of India and the Germany Development Bank KfW (Kreditanstalt fr Wiederaufbau) on Friday signed a 442.26 million euros loan pact for Surat Metro Rail project. The total cost of the project is 1.5 billion euros, of which KfW is financing 442.26 million euros, a Finance Ministry statement said. The project is being co-financed by French Development Agency, AFD (Agence Franaise de Dveloppemet). The Agreement with AFD for 250 million euros was signed on January 28, 2021, it said. "The 40.35 km Surat Metro project aims to strengthen and augment the transport infrastructure of the Surat urban agglomeration. It will relieve traffic congestion and provide integrate town and land use planning through Transit-Oriented Development," it said. The project also aims at an integrated multi modal transport system in the influence zone of metro corridor to provide first and last mile connectivity and improved access to the metro system, it said. Further, it said, solar energy shall

Ather Energy expands Guj retail biz; starts 1st experience centre in Surat

The new experience centre will be the brand's second retail outlet in Gujarat. The expansion is driven by strong consumer demand for the Ather 450X and 450 Plus electric scooters in the State

A silver lining in Surat's diamond industry amid production crisis

Lower output has let the industry hold on to bargaining power over polished gems

Gujarat: Diamond workers in Surat quitting jobs due to low wages

The diamond industry in Surat is facing a shortage of workers as they are quitting jobs due to low wages.As the COVID cases are decreasing across the world the diamond industry is booming again. Diamond Workers Union says that there is a high demand for polished diamonds in the international market due to which the export of polished diamonds and jewelery has increased. But diamond workers in Surat have not benefited from this.The union says the diamond merchants are reluctant to increase the salaries of workers despite the increase in work.The Diamond Workers Union has alleged that wages during the lockdown have not been paid leading to a 20 per cent shortage of artisans in the industry. Many workers went home due to non-payment of salary in the lockdown.Speaking to ANI, Diamond Workers Union Vice President Bhavesh Tank said, "At least 20 per cent diamond workers from Surat quit jobs due to low salaries. Despite the high demand for polished diamonds in the international market, ...

This pilot trading scheme in Surat could help firms reduce air pollution

Industries participating in the pilot scheme reduced their particulate matter pollution by 24% (with an 8% margin of error)

Textile trading comes to a standstill in Surat amid second Covid-19 wave

The second wave of the pandemic has hit the medium- and small-scale sector like a tsunami. The first of a five-part series looks at the crisis

Indore, Surat joint winners of Smart Cities 2020; UP wins 'state award'

Indore and Surat were adjudged joint winners of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry's Smart Cities Award 2020, while Uttar Pradesh secured the first position in the state awards category

Covid-19 super spreaders: Surat starts green, white health card plan

The Surat Municipal Corporation in Gujarat has introduced a 'green health card' for grocers, vendors, etc to make people they come in contact with aware that the card-holder has been vaccinated