Published on January 22, 2020 AHMEDABAD: After setting up a geothermal energy plant at Dholera last year, the Centre of Excellence for Geothermal Energy (CEGE) at PDPU will experiment with solar-geothermal hybrid model to improve energy output at the site. The plant is likely to be functional later this year. Prof Anirbid Sircar, the head … Continue reading Solar-geothermal model to be tested
Take care of your heart this winter
Published on January 20, 2020 Ahmedabad: That morning breathlessness after a short jog is not just the age - your heart could be giving you signals to slow down if there are symptoms like chest pain, giddiness and swelling in legs. City-based cardiac experts point out that they record more cases of heart failure — … Continue reading Take care of your heart this winter
Evolving emotions behind use of emojis
Published on January 16, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Is it possible now to type ‘Thank you’ without that tiny symbol of folded hands or proclaiming love without a string of yellow faces winking or blowing kisses or simply smiling while chatting with our near and dear ones? The ubiquitous emojis have taken the form of an independent … Continue reading Evolving emotions behind use of emojis
Gujarat to have website for cadaver organ donation
Published on February 1, 2020 AHMEDABAD: A year after setting up the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO), Gujarat will now launch a dedicated website for coordination of cadaver organ donation. Dr Jayanti Ravi, principal secretary, health, informed the same on Friday to participants of the 3rd roundtable on organ donation organized by The … Continue reading Gujarat to have website for cadaver organ donation
Replicating the US Dream at Khambhat
Published on February 3, 2020 AHMEDABAD: For Dr Jagdish Patel, his formative years were tumultuous. He was born to first-generation immigrants to Uganda from Khambhat in Anand district. He returned to his native to pursue his medical studies at Baroda Medical College. "When I returned in 1968 to Kampala to start my practice, the climate … Continue reading Replicating the US Dream at Khambhat
3D print helps save 7-year-old’s leg in Gujarat
Published on February 3, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Geeta (name changed), 7, a native of Devbhoomi Dwarka, complained to her parents of an unusual swelling near her knee in October last year. When the doctors diagnosed it as a cancerous tumour, her parents feared the leg might need amputation to save her. Three months later, she underwent a … Continue reading 3D print helps save 7-year-old’s leg in Gujarat
‘Treated waste water turns bacteria drug-resistant’
Published on February 29, 2020 AHMEDABAD: “What does not kill you, makes you stronger,” said renowned German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. This ode to resilience ironically applies to micro-organisms which are apparently not even seen by naked eye. A joint study by researchers from India, Sri Lanka and Japan on three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in … Continue reading ‘Treated waste water turns bacteria drug-resistant’
‘Malnutrition contributing to child deaths in Gujarat’
Published on January 6, 2020 AHMEDABAD: With the clamour on child deaths across the state in tertiary healthcare facilities in December, the experts have pointed at malnutrition as a major cause for the phenomenon. The Food and Nutrition Security Analysis for 2019 had put Gujarat along with Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for … Continue reading ‘Malnutrition contributing to child deaths in Gujarat’
Ahmedabad witnessed 45 per cent spike in dengue cases in 2019
Published on January 27, 2020 AHMEDABAD: The year 2019 was deadly when it came to the bite of the Aedes Ageypti mosquito. The city registered 45% dengue cases in 2019, compared to 2018. Ahmedabad city reported 4,537 cases in 2019, up from 3,135 cases in 2018. Official data revealed that the number of deaths due … Continue reading Ahmedabad witnessed 45 per cent spike in dengue cases in 2019
Design intervention to add heritage value
Published on February 19, 2020 Ahmedabad: Hundreds visit famed Manek Chowk daily - some to shop for the jewellery, some to get the rare wedding ritual-related goods, mukhvas or simply to hog on the delicacies offered by the night food street. But how many notice the Baba Manek Nath temple - embedded in history of … Continue reading Design intervention to add heritage value
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