Published on April 3, 2020 AHMEDABAD: With the Covid-19 epidemic, the first thing one has to do wherever they go is to sanitize hands with an alcohol-based solution. While the lockdown has resulted in a severe cut in social visits, even for doctors this is painful, with complaints of drying skin. What about a sanitizer … Continue reading Gujarat University team working to build non-alcohol sanitiser chamber
‘India cannot relax its guard; needs to ramp up testing strategy’
Published on April 2, 2020 Chirantan Chatterjee, ICICI Bank Chair Professor at IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is the chairperson of the Centre for Management of Healthcare Services (CMHS) at IIM-A, and is a visiting fellow at Hoover Institution, Stanford University. In conversation with Parth Shastri, Prof Chatterjee said that the current situation is both a bane and … Continue reading ‘India cannot relax its guard; needs to ramp up testing strategy’
Solar-geothermal model to be tested
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
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
‘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’
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
Oh deer! Gujarat scientist makes DNA repository for quick identification
Published on February 23, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Wildlife crime investigators usually spend days to know if the seized animal products belong to specie protected under the Wildlife Act. A scientist at Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU) in Gandhinagar has devised a DNA barcode which can tell if the seized meat, nail, fur, horns etc belong to … Continue reading Oh deer! Gujarat scientist makes DNA repository for quick identification
Slowdown keeps IIM-A grads away from entrepreneurship
Published on February 18, 2020 Ahmedabad: In times of slowdown, IIM-Ahmedabad students are shying away from entrepreneurship. In final placements held for the batch of 2020, only two out of 380-plus students chose to be entrepreneurs. In fact, this is the second consecutive year where the number of students opting out of placement process to … Continue reading Slowdown keeps IIM-A grads away from entrepreneurship
Delving into sounds, smells of heritage
Published on January 1, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Did you know how your past smelt or what sounds are attached to it? Do only old dilapidated intricately carved wooden havelis qualify as heritage? How do odours, sights or sounds stir collective memories and help a community engage with its own culture and history? To find answers to … Continue reading Delving into sounds, smells of heritage
Study: Gujarat among India’s startup incubator champions
Published on March 16, 2020 Ahmedabad: A working paper titled ‘Incubators in India — A Multilevel Study’ by IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) says that the period from 2015 to 2018 recorded a rapid expansion of startup incubators and three states — Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka — set up most of them. The study carried out by IIM-A … Continue reading Study: Gujarat among India’s startup incubator champions
