Published on November 27, 2023 Ahmedabad: One of the biggest hurdles for a widespread rollout of electric vehicles (EVs) is the availability of charging stations at regular intervals. Many of the existing facilities get the power from the grid — meaning they also use fossil fuel — and this does not make them truly ‘green’. … Continue reading Guj’s first vanadium flow battery facility at PDEU
Heritage revival: Wooden mosque preserved in 3D
Published on November 21, 2023 AHMEDABAD: In India's first Unesco World Heritage City, renowned for its stunning stone mosques, a charming mosque near Tankshal ni Pol is drawing the attention of conservation architects. Constructed from timber, this rare Mughal-era structure has undergone significant restoration under the collaborative efforts of the Centre for Heritage Conservation (CHC) … Continue reading Heritage revival: Wooden mosque preserved in 3D
Aviation forensics gets wings in India
Published on November 13, 2023 AHMEDABAD: In July this year, hacker groups targeted websites of London and Birmingham airports. Closer home, in 2021 Air India revealed a major data breach with details of 45 lakh customers including passport and credit card numbers made available online. These are just indicative incidents, as cutting-edge technology is making … Continue reading Aviation forensics gets wings in India
NID’s play area plan puts fun in crowdfunding
Published on October 28, 2023 Ahmedabad: Sanjushree Subhash and Jai Shrivardhankar, two fourth-year students of exhibition design at the National Institute of Design (NID), have started a crowdfunding campaign to transform a public space in Sanklitnagar into a play area for 5,000-odd children. Till Friday night, the duo raised Rs 14,500 of the Rs 20,000 … Continue reading NID’s play area plan puts fun in crowdfunding
IIMA review: Experts stress on improved research, expansion
Published on October 25, 2023 Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), one of the top B-schools of the country, needs to focus on improved research, interaction with multiple stakeholders and consider expansion both in terms of geography and student intake, indicated an experts’ committee in a report. The ‘Review of IIMA,’ submitted by … Continue reading IIMA review: Experts stress on improved research, expansion
NFSU’s ‘ro-birds’ to clip wings of rogue drones
Published on October 23, 2023 AHMEDABAD: The word ornithopter - a device that flies by flapping its wings - conjures up images of 'Garuda' from the Bollywood hit Uri, where the bird-like drone is shown being employed for reconnaissance. But what if a swarm of such robotic birds or 'ro-birds' were employed in anti-drone operations … Continue reading NFSU’s ‘ro-birds’ to clip wings of rogue drones
India’s earliest electronic music traces roots from the ’70s to NID
Published on October 18, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Just like Bryan Adams' 'Summer of 69' takes you on a trip down memory lane, the autumn of '69 brings waves of electronic music nostalgia to the quaint red-brick campus of the country's first design school situated in Ahmedabad.That's when some of the first tracks of electronic music were … Continue reading India’s earliest electronic music traces roots from the ’70s to NID
NID files complaint against cloned admissions website
Published on September 30, 2023 HMEDABAD: Just ahead of admissions to National Institute of Design's (NID) Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Bengaluru campuses, the institute is on alert due to a phishing or cloned website. Authorities have approached the city cybercrime cell for action and to get the website blocked.According to senior NID officials, authorities received emails … Continue reading NID files complaint against cloned admissions website
A for Ahimsa: Ashram to collaborate with schools to teach non-violence
Published on October 2, 2023 Ahmedabad: In a classroom in Ahmedabad, students are divided into groups of five. The teacher then distributes chocolates among them – but there is a small problem. Some groups get four chocolates, others get six. The challenge for the students is to resolve the ‘issue’ amongst themselves. “We see many … Continue reading A for Ahimsa: Ashram to collaborate with schools to teach non-violence
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
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