Parth Shastri CEPT University, Education

ʻMixed-mode ventilation way forward for cooling solutionsʼ

Published on December 15, 2023 Ahmedabad: The year 2023 is poised to be the hottest in context of post-industrialaverage temperatures. Estimates put the rise at about 1.5 degrees Celsius fromJanuary to November, surpassing 2016 figures. By 2060, this number is expected totouch 2 degrees if carbon emissions continue at current levels.In this context, speakers at … Continue reading ʻMixed-mode ventilation way forward for cooling solutionsʼ

Parth Shastri GFSU

‘AI forensics tools to be developed in state’

Published on December 12, 2023 Ahmedabad: How can the writing by artificial intelligence (AI) be distinguished from something written by a human? Can AI-generated imagery be detected to put an end to deepfakes? These were some of the questions experts raised on day one of the two-day India-UK Forensic Sciences and Cyber Security Conference hosted … Continue reading ‘AI forensics tools to be developed in state’

Parth Shastri Education

Canada getting too expensive? Some Guj students return home

Published on December 9, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Anand Patel (name changed), 24, a native of Jamnagar, had started his Canadian journey with dreams of making it big in the world of finance in foreign land earlier this year. Amid much fanfare, he had started off for Kitchener in Ontario to pursue PG in financial management after … Continue reading Canada getting too expensive? Some Guj students return home

Parth Shastri Disability sector, GNLU, IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Gandhinagar, NID

Campuses witness steady rise of students with disabilities

Published on December 4, 2023 Ahmedabad: Majority of city-based premier educational institutes are recording a slow but steady rise in students with multiple disabilities on their campuses. These students say that while quota helps to a certain extent, it is the learning environment complete with assistive devices, accessible facilities and peer support that makes it … Continue reading Campuses witness steady rise of students with disabilities

Parth Shastri CEPT University, Traffic and Road safety

In 8 yrs, pvt vehicle registrations up 46%

Published on December 4, 2023 Ahmedabad: If you find yourself more stationary on city roads than in motion, especially during peak hours, then you are not alone. Since 2015, there has been a 46% rise in registration of private vehicles with the regional transport offices in the city. In contrast, the rise in public transport … Continue reading In 8 yrs, pvt vehicle registrations up 46%

Parth Shastri Disability sector, IIM Ahmedabad

Sans limbs, Andhra Pradesh boy dream-rolls into IIM-Ahmedabad

Published on December 3, 2023 International Day of Persons with Disabilities AHMEDABAD: When fate snatched Dwarapudi Chandramauli's, a promising engineer, hands and legs in an electrocution accident in Andhra Pradesh five years back, he recalls feeling hopeless. He changed academic tracks and pursued LLB hoping for a desk job.But destiny had other plans when he … Continue reading Sans limbs, Andhra Pradesh boy dream-rolls into IIM-Ahmedabad

Parth Shastri CEPT University, Education

49% of working population in city’s west has salaried work: Study

Published on November 29, 2023 Ahmedabad: About half the working population in western city areas is engaged in salaried work, indicated analysis of the students of Faculty of Planning at the Cept University. The students, part of City Studio, have displayed their work at the ongoing Cept Winter Exhibition. The study, analysis of more than … Continue reading 49% of working population in city’s west has salaried work: Study