Published on April 7, 2023 AHMEDABAD: If prolonged cough, cold and fever haunted you recently, blame it on the 'temperate' weather where the mornings and evenings were cooler and afternoon hours hotter. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, March this year was one of the coolest in the past several years for Ahmedabad, … Continue reading After warm winter, a cooler summer now haunts Gujarat
Testing timber of wooden architectural heritage of Gujarat
Published on April 12, 2023 AHMEDABAD: A team from the Centre for Heritage Conservation (CHC) at CEPT University has embarked on an 18-month project to document 60-odd wooden structures across the state both through drawings and 3D mapping techniques to put the state's architectural heritage on a global map. Prof Jigna Desai, centre head and … Continue reading Testing timber of wooden architectural heritage of Gujarat
5 of 9 Covid deaths in 15 days are from Ahmedabad
Published on April 11, 2023 AHMEDABAD: With the death of a Covid patient on Monday, there have been nine deaths in the past fortnight. Of the nine, five were from Ahmedabad city alone. An analysis of Covid deaths shows that the mortality rate is 0.2%, or two deaths per 1,000 Covid cases. In these 15 … Continue reading 5 of 9 Covid deaths in 15 days are from Ahmedabad
‘Helplines let suicidal souls vent their emotions to save them’
Published on April 10, 2023 AHMEDABAD: In one of the suicide notes by a young woman, which was sent to the Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFS) for a handwriting analysis, she pours her heart out in two pages, indicating that she was depressed as she could not meet her in-laws’ expectations. “It had led to … Continue reading ‘Helplines let suicidal souls vent their emotions to save them’
What suicide victims in Gujarat wrote in final note
Published on April 10, 2023 AHMEDABAD: On Sunday, Mumbai police arrested a student of IIT Bombay (IIT-B) in connection with suicide of Ahmedabad's Darshan Solanki on February 12 after he jumped off the seventh floor. Solanki's suicide note - recovered a month after his death - proved to be a crucial evidence in the case … Continue reading What suicide victims in Gujarat wrote in final note
Brainwaves to box office: IIT-Gandhinagar gets ticket to viewers’ minds
Published on October 5, 2022 AHMEDABAD: If the face of Helen of Troy launched a thousand ships, the minds of cinemagoers have floated legions of studies. But filmmakers have received such muddled insights that metaphors can be justifiably mixed: audiences' brains remain filmmakers' Achilles heel. However, this is where IIT-Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) makes a heroic entry … Continue reading Brainwaves to box office: IIT-Gandhinagar gets ticket to viewers’ minds
Lumpy skin disease strain in Gujarat, Rajasthan more virulent, fatal: GBRC study
Published on October 8, 2022 AHMEDABAD: The strain of lumpy skin disease (LSD) virus that affected lakhs of bovines in Gujarat and Rajasthan in the recent outbreak differed from the strain observed in 2019-20, indicated research carried out by Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) researchers. The teams had collected scores of samples from both living … Continue reading Lumpy skin disease strain in Gujarat, Rajasthan more virulent, fatal: GBRC study
Blowing in the wind: Pulse-revving nostalgia
Published on April 16, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Pappu Mustufa, who owns an eponymous band based in Astodia area of Ahmedabad, excitedly shows visitors the pictures of their past performances while explaining their USP — uniformed brass band performance at processions, Nashik dhol party and DJ trucks with gigantic speakers. If the budget permits, a drummer can … Continue reading Blowing in the wind: Pulse-revving nostalgia
World class: Alumni funding nearly doubles at IIT-Gandhinagar in 3 years
Published on April 17, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Premier institutes in the city have been harnessing the power of their alumni to empower themselves to reach their full potential and boost the employability of their current students. At IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn), funding by alumni in three years - from 2019-20 to 2022-23 - nearly doubled from Rs … Continue reading World class: Alumni funding nearly doubles at IIT-Gandhinagar in 3 years
Aspirations ke side-effects: Cases of mental distress among students up in Ahmedabad
Published on April 17, 2023 AHMEDABAD: In 2016, a letter by the then collector of Kota in Rajasthan, went viral amid a rise in number of suicides in the city known for its coaching classes for IIT-JEE, NEET and other competitive exams.The letter urged parents to consider a few points to ensure that they do … Continue reading Aspirations ke side-effects: Cases of mental distress among students up in Ahmedabad
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