Published on March 23, 2021 AHMEDABAD: The IIMAvericks fellowship, offered by the CIIE.CO at IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A), got only one candidate out of the batch of 380-odd students of the flagship PGP course in 2021 recruitment. The number was 11 six years ago in 2015. The IIM-A released a consolidated final placement report for 2021 … Continue reading Only one student from IIM-Ahmedabad PGP opts for entrepreneurship this year
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96-year-old Kalupur clock tower gets new lease of life
Published on March 23, 2021 Ahmedabad: ‘Kalupur Tower,’ had lost its identity as a clock tower for the past few years as perhaps the only free-standing clock tower of the city was dilapidated and its mechanism had rusted. “There was a pleasant surprise for us when we heard the chimes every hour on Sunday for … Continue reading 96-year-old Kalupur clock tower gets new lease of life
10 Gujarat districts saw Covid cases double within a week
Published on March 22, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Analysis of weekly cases in Gujarat reveals that the state recorded a spike of 82% in seven days – higher than the Covid-19 surge in the post-Diwali period. In fact, 10 out of 33 districts or 30% of the state districts at least doubled the cases. Only two districts … Continue reading 10 Gujarat districts saw Covid cases double within a week
NCDC branch in Gujarat soon?
Published on March 21, 2021 AHMEDABAD: In a letter to the principal secretary (health and family welfare) Gujarat in January, Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh, director of the National Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) had sought the state government’s response to a proposed branch of the Nation Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Gujarat. To put the … Continue reading NCDC branch in Gujarat soon?
26 cases of UK, South African Covid-19 strains in Gujarat so far
Published on March 21, 2021 AHMEDABAD/SURAT: A 31-year-old man from Kalol suspected to have the South African strain has tested positive for the foreign strain. With this, senior state health department officials confirmed that Gujarat has recorded a total of 26 cases of foreign Covid-19 strains – UK and South African – in Ahmedabad, Surat, … Continue reading 26 cases of UK, South African Covid-19 strains in Gujarat so far
Surat, Rajkot see highest daily Covid tally, Ahmedabad 6th highest
Published on March 20, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Alarm bells went ringing in Surat district on Friday which recorded the highest-ever daily Covid-19 cases for any district in Gujarat during the pandemic with a tally of 450 cases. Of these, 349 cases were recorded in the city while101 cases were detected in other parts of the district. … Continue reading Surat, Rajkot see highest daily Covid tally, Ahmedabad 6th highest
Sunday YouTube Playlist XIX
What is it that keeps us in a relationship? Is it the feeling of being loved or finding the illusion of safety? Is it fear of sleeping alone or believing in the fable that there might be someone for everyone out there? Thus, what it feels like when things fall apart? The spark is not … Continue reading Sunday YouTube Playlist XIX
A year of corona in Gujarat: 51% of Covid dead had no comorbidities!
Published on March 19, 2021 First anniversary of the first two cases of Covid-19 in Gujarat AHMEDABAD: A year ago when coronavirus pandemic held Gujarat hostage to unprecedented disease and death, it was believed that the elderly and those with comorbidities having pre-existing illnesses like diabetes, obesity, heart disease etc were at a higher risk … Continue reading A year of corona in Gujarat: 51% of Covid dead had no comorbidities!
One year on, Gujarat treads cautiously on pandemic path
Published on March 19, 2021 First anniversary of the first two Covid-19 cases in Gujarat AHMEDABAD: On March 19 last year, Gujarat announced the dreaded arrival of Covid-19 virus as a 32-year-old man from Rajkot, who had returned after a trip from Medina to Mumbai, and 21-year-old girl from Surat, who had returned from London, … Continue reading One year on, Gujarat treads cautiously on pandemic path
A year of corona: All now run equal risk of Covid mortality
Published on March 19, 2021 First anniversary of the first two cases of Covid-19 in Gujarat Ahmedabad: A year ago when coronavirus pandemic held Gujarat hostage to unprecedented disease and death, it was believed that the elderly and those with comorbidities having pre-existing illnesses like diabetes, obesity, heart disease etc were at a higher risk … Continue reading A year of corona: All now run equal risk of Covid mortality