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Parth Shastri Covid-19

Your haath ki safaai likely to lead to fingerprint ka safaaya

Published on February 18, 2021 AHMEDABAD: If you value your fingerprints, don’t overdo your sanitiser. Nehal Mistry, a bank professional, learnt this the hard way when the office biometric machine for attendance failed to recognize her fingerprints. The Bopal resident used to sanitize her hands at least 6-7 times a day. She said, “Even my … Continue reading Your haath ki safaai likely to lead to fingerprint ka safaaya

Parth Shastri History and Archaeology

Gujarat: Archaeology serves Buddhist platter that is two millennia old

Published on February 15, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Archaeological light has been shed on the diet of Buddhist monks at Vadnagar, the hometown of PM Narendra Modi — findings suggest that two millennia ago, monastic cuisine consisted of rice and legumes (peas, pulses, and beans).A team of researchers have authored a paper titled ‘Rice, beans and pulses … Continue reading Gujarat: Archaeology serves Buddhist platter that is two millennia old

Parth Shastri Covid-19, Human Interest

Ahmedabad: Cupid’s arrows struck some doctors in Covid wards

Published on February 14, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Dr Mehul Pargi, a resident doctor in the dermatology department at BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad, was among the hundreds of doctors pressed into service in early 2020 when Covid struck the state.“On the very first day of my Covid duty, charts of patients were handed over to me … Continue reading Ahmedabad: Cupid’s arrows struck some doctors in Covid wards

Parth Shastri Education, GFSU

National Forensic Sciences University e-shield for Mumbai firm

Published on February 13, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Cyber security is so much more than a matter handled by the IT department. And realising the importance of this, a Mumbai-based multi-billion pharmaceutical major has signed a Rs 90-lakh MoU with the National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar to protect its assets from cyber attacks. The university will … Continue reading National Forensic Sciences University e-shield for Mumbai firm

Parth Shastri Science and Technology

Khoda pahad, nikla 10m years old chuhiya

Published on February 3, 2021 Ahmedabad: A team of researchers that carefully dug through 1,500kg of fossiliferous rock at Tapar and Pashuda villages near Anjar in Kutch district, were rewarded with proverbial chuhiyas (rats). These were no simple rodents though, as the samples opened a new chapter of the late Miocene age with the remains … Continue reading Khoda pahad, nikla 10m years old chuhiya

Parth Shastri Covid-19, Health

Corona necessity becomes mother of invention

Published on February 4, 2021 Ahmedabad: The Covid-19 pandemic brought the routine medical procedures to a grinding halt in March last year. But several cancer patients could not wait for the lockdown to be lifted, or could not sustain only on medicines. While the patients were afraid to enter the medical setting fearing Covid-19 infection, … Continue reading Corona necessity becomes mother of invention