Enviroment ministry puts Nirma plant on hold

The Environment and Forests Ministry has put on holdconstruction of Nirma's 1.91 tonne per annum capacity cement plant, along with its captive power and coke oven plant near Padhiarka villagein......

Litmus test for BJP rebel in Bhavnagar

As a ruling party MLA, he led an agitation to oust a cement plant but will the rebel against his own party government win the electoral battle that he has jumped into? Dr Kanubhai Kalsaria, a......

How BJP rebels plan to spoil Modi's party

After Keshubhai Patel's defection from the Bharatiya Janata Party, another rebel MLA from the party has decided to take on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi under the banner of his Sadbhavna......

Gujarat: Three 'outsiders' in Bhavnagar poll fray

While voters have been traditionally used to Kshatriya candidates in Bhavnagar, parties have fielded candidates from a different community this time around, and it would be interesting see how the......

Nirma offers land to end farmer agitation

Nirma Ltd, facing opposition from local farmers for its upcoming cement plant in Mahuva taluka of Bhanvanagar, has proposed before the Gujarat high court that it was ready to release 46 hectares of......

Nirma's 'controversial' project gets govt nod

The Gujarat government has given its green signal to Nirma Ltd's controversial cement plant in Mahuva. The company has been aiming to foray into cement production by setting up a 2.4 million......

It's poor farmers vs Gujarat government and Nirma!

Mahuva is not Singur, nor is Nirma like Posco or Vedanta. But the Gujarat government's deception in granting land to rich Indian companies at as cheap a price as possible and the people's struggle......

Nirma's new clothes: The journey of detergent brand towards healthcare

How Hiren Patel, founder Karsanbhai’s son, is reinvigorating Nirma by administering a shot of pharma. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Nirma’s tryst with the pharmaceutical......