8th Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017

8th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017

Question: The eighth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2017 from January 10-13, 2017; was inaugurated at –
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Rajkot
(c) Surat
(d) Gandhinagar
Ans:(d)
Related facts:

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 8th Vibrant Gujarat Summit in Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.
  • The central focus of the summit is “Sustainable Economic and Social Development”.
  • US participated as a Partner Country in the 2017 Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.
  • World leaders including Presidents, State heads and representatives of the governments from over 20 countries were present at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017 including the Presidents of Kenya and Rwanda, Prime Ministers from Portugal and Serbia and Deputy Prime Ministers of Russia and Poland along with senior foreign ministers from other countries.
  • As a part of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, the Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani addressed the ‘Make in Gujarat’ theme seminar on Trends and Innovation impacting the Textile Value Chain on January 12, 2017.
  • The minister also witnessed signing of MoUs worth Rs. 8,835 crore in textile sector. The MoUs were signed in different sectors such as textile parks, textile processing, machinery, carpet development, etc.
  • A joint state was issued between Rwanda President Paul Kagame and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 10, 2017 at the Gujarat Global Investors Summit to raise the level of bilateral cooperation to a strategic partnership.
  • The summit was started in 2003 with the aim to attract investment in Gujarat by the then state Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

Reference:
https://vibrantgujarat.com/
https://vibrantgujarat.com/vg-2017.htm
https://vibrantgujarat.com/newsdetail.htm?324/US+to+be+a+partner+country+for+Vibrant+Gujarat+Summit+2017