AHMEDABAD: Global auto giant General Motors has turned a farmer in Gujarat. Jointly with US department of energy, the car-maker plans to develop jatropha farms over 84 hectares of land near Bhavnagar and at its existing facility in Halol.
An announcement is likely to be made by a high-profile team of company executives and US officials in Ahmedabad early next week.
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