Published on December 10, 2023 Why does a ball, when hit for a six by a cricketer like Rohit Sharma, always follow a similar path? Or how does a computer calculate the path of a ball for an LBW appeal? The curve is always parabolic and draws a specific pattern in space — be it … Continue reading How to befriend Maths? Get crafty & play with it
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
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
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
‘Seawater brings wave of risks to Gujarat’
Published on August 1, 2022 Ahmedabad: A study carried out on the coast of Gujarat indicated that various heavy metals, salinity, nitrate, and carbonate/carbon trioxide can be found in both seawater and groundwater. The ecological risk index (ERI) was found to be higher for the study area compared to the areas focused on in Kerala … Continue reading ‘Seawater brings wave of risks to Gujarat’
Spike in Covid concentration was found in Motera, Paldi: Experts
Published on June 28, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Right from general citizens to decision makers at the top, everyone is curious to know when the cases of Covid-19 would spike again. Fresh from the worst period of the ongoing Covid pandemic, Amdavadis are cautious about the predicted third wave and the new Delta Plus variant. In such … Continue reading Spike in Covid concentration was found in Motera, Paldi: Experts
Education institutes to change assessment patterns
Published on June 7, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Recently, the education department in Gujarat and CBSE at national level decided to scrap the annual exams of the students, and instead working on a formula to assess the students’ academic prowess. But the premier educational institutes in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar are grappling with the issue for the past … Continue reading Education institutes to change assessment patterns
Researchers read corona outbreak signs in wastewater
Published on May 23, 2021 Ahmedabad: How do the authorities such as the state and central government decide on the spread of Covid-19 in a specific region? There are several markers – for starter, the test positivity rate (TPR) indicating how many persons are testing positive out of every 100 persons tested on rapid antigen … Continue reading Researchers read corona outbreak signs in wastewater
Gandhinagar uses 26% more water per capita than Ahmedabad!
Published on April 18, 2021 AHMEDABAD: The babus’ city guzzles 26.5% more water at 83 litres per day per household compared to 105 litres for Ahmedabad, revealed a direct measurement in a study carried out by IIT-Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) researchers along with other agencies. The study revealed that Amdavadis use more water for bathing than their … Continue reading Gandhinagar uses 26% more water per capita than Ahmedabad!
MICA defers convocation; CEPT IIT-Gn restricts entry to campus
Published on March 27, 2021 Ahmedabad: Surge in Covid-19 cases in Ahmedabad has left several premier educational institutes in the lurch. The institutes had cautiously started offline classes in limited capacity. Some had allowed students to stay on campus. Now, rising cases has forced MICA to put off its convocation. IIT Gandhinagar and CEPT have … Continue reading MICA defers convocation; CEPT IIT-Gn restricts entry to campus
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