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Parth Shastri Gujarat Police

Gujarat: SP to DGP, Anil Pratham’s 12 years as CID cop

Published on June 21, 2021 AHMEDABAD: On June 1, Anil Pratham, ADGP (women’s cell) of Gujarat Police’s CID (crime & railways), was promoted to the rank of DGP along with his 1989 batch mate Ajay Tomar, the Surat police commissioner. With that promotion, Pratham set a record of sorts — during his career spanning 31 … Continue reading Gujarat: SP to DGP, Anil Pratham’s 12 years as CID cop

Parth Shastri Disability sector, Human Interest

Gujarat: Minds needing care feel at home

Published on June 20, 2021 Father's Day AHMEDABAD: Anand Dham at Adroda near Bavla today houses 60 persons – 45 men and 15 women of different ages. It’s not any colony though – it’s Gujarat’s first abode for the adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The philanthropic initiative is the dream project of two city-based … Continue reading Gujarat: Minds needing care feel at home

Parth Shastri Education, PDPU, Science and Technology

‘17 geothermal energy sites in Gujarat can be exploited with good returns on investment’

Published on June 20, 2021 AHMEDABAD: We may know about hot water springs at Tulsishyam or Lasundra, but there are 17 sites in Gujarat where geothermal energy can be exploited with good returns on investment, Gujarat’s first geothermal atlas highlights. The atlas was created by the Centre of Excellence for Geothermal Energy (CEGE) at PDEU, … Continue reading ‘17 geothermal energy sites in Gujarat can be exploited with good returns on investment’

Parth Shastri Covid-19, GBRC

Delta variant evaded Covid antibody gained, claims study

Published on June 19, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Rajesh Bhatt, Ahmedabad chief fire officer, bucked the general perception that if you get infected with Covid-19 once, there are less chances of second infection due to development of antibodies. The CFO got infected a second time in April, barely 30 days after he had contracted Covid-19 the first … Continue reading Delta variant evaded Covid antibody gained, claims study

Parth Shastri Covid-19, Forensic Science, Gujarat Police

Gujarat: Anything from salt to steroids used to ‘make’ antiviral drugs

Published on June 16, 2021 AHMEDABAD: What did the spurious injection vials of tocilizumab and remdesivir contain which were sold for thousands of rupees to desperate kin of Covid patients at the peak of the pandemic in April and May in Gujarat? State police investigators and forensic sciences experts say the drugs contained anything from … Continue reading Gujarat: Anything from salt to steroids used to ‘make’ antiviral drugs

Parth Shastri Covid-19

Covid toll in Gujarat hovers at 10,000; young, old affected alike

Published on June 14, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Covid-19 was earlier considered to be a virus that targetted the elderly and people above 60 years were considered high risk. As the official toll of pandemic in the state hovers at 10,000, analysis of mortality data reveals the pattern changed significantly in the second wave. Analysis of 9,985 … Continue reading Covid toll in Gujarat hovers at 10,000; young, old affected alike

Parth Shastri Covid-19

Third wave: Private hospitals in Ahmedabad add infrastructure, more staff

Published on June 13, 2021 Part of Preparing for the Third Wave series AHMEDABAD: During the post-Diwali surge, the highest daily cases recorded in Ahmedabad were 354 in November 2020 which rose to 5,790 in April, recording a 16-fold rise. While the number of beds available in private hospitals increased from 2,256 to 6,213, the … Continue reading Third wave: Private hospitals in Ahmedabad add infrastructure, more staff