Published on January 26, 2020 AHMEDABAD: When Arun Nandewal, a 2018-20 batch PGP student at IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), and his batchmates searched for textbooks on product management in India, they found just one. It was a book by IIT-Madras alumnus. So Nandewal and 20 batchmates decided to write a textbook themselves, incorporating the latest developments in … Continue reading Discipline outpaces textbook, students write new one
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Murders over water highest in Gujarat: NCRB data
Published on January 13, 2020 AHMEDABAD: In March 2018, Mahesh Senma, 33, a resident of Vadaj, was returning home after delivering lunch to his brother. On the way, he saw his brother-in-law Jayesh having an altercation with some locals over using water in their farms. The argument soon turned violent and Mahesh lost his life … Continue reading Murders over water highest in Gujarat: NCRB data
Deaths due to drunk driving up 1,100 per cent in one year in dry Gujarat
Published on January 12, 2020 Gujarat may be a dry state, but if the central government’s figures on deaths in accidents are to believed, the number of deaths in Gujarat caused by ‘driving under the influence rose twelvefold in one year, going from 10 in 2017 to 122 in 2018. The latest report, ‘Accidental Deaths … Continue reading Deaths due to drunk driving up 1,100 per cent in one year in dry Gujarat
NIDian wipes gender bias off textbooks
Published on January 13, 2020 AHMEDABAD: When Abhishek Mankotia, a master of design (MDes) student at the National Institute of Design (NID), visited an anganwadi for his project in Thaltej area last year, a dialogue set him off on the path to explore gender dynamics among toddlers. "The teacher was talking to students about being … Continue reading NIDian wipes gender bias off textbooks
59 years on, IIM-Ahmedabad slogs it out to finally get logo copyright
Published on January 7, 2020 AHMEDABAD: It took the IIM-Ahmedabad more than a year and hard work to build the copyright wall around its distinctive logo which incorporates the ageless motif of Sidi Saiyyed Jali. The push to get the copyright was spurred by recent instances of unauthorized use of the logo. The institute's officials … Continue reading 59 years on, IIM-Ahmedabad slogs it out to finally get logo copyright
Malnutrition in urban areas arresting dental growth?
Published on February 12, 2020 Ahmedabad: What can teeth reveal about a person? A lot — if the examiner is a dentist or a forensic odontologist. A study conducted by a researcher from Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU), claimed that the dental growth, one of the parameters of a child’s overall well-being, was found to … Continue reading Malnutrition in urban areas arresting dental growth?
This guru teaches English through maths!
Published on February 28, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Words and numbers don’t match, one might say. But not for this teacher from Bhavnagar. Gordhan Dihora, a primary school teacher from Trambak Primary School near Ghogha, has found a unique method to teach English while he teaches Mathematics to the students of Class VI-VIII. His is one of … Continue reading This guru teaches English through maths!
Three more test positive for Covid-19 in Gujarat, tally reaches 73
Published on March 31, 2020 AHMEDABAD: In past 12 hours, Gujarat added three more Covid-19 patients – one each from Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Rajkot, said state health & family welfare department officials.With the new cases, the state’s positive patient tally has reached to 73. The figure includes six deaths and five persons who have got … Continue reading Three more test positive for Covid-19 in Gujarat, tally reaches 73
Of 70 cases, Gujarat has more local infections than foreign travel
Published on March 32, 2020 RAJKOT/ AHMEDABAD: A worrisome trend is enfolding in Gujarat which has recorded 70 coronavirus cases and six dead by Monday evening. Of the total Covid-19 confirmed cases, 34 or close to 50% persons are cases of local infection. From March 19 when state first reported Covid cases, it is for … Continue reading Of 70 cases, Gujarat has more local infections than foreign travel
‘Doctor, I’m scared of Covid-19’
Published on March 31, 2020 Ahmedabad: A Vastrapur resident under 14-day quarantine after a foreign trip recently called up his psychiatrist, reporting extreme distress on two counts – he felt stifled in his flat after a couple of days, and when he ventured out, he felt peering eyes of his neighbours, silently accusing him of … Continue reading ‘Doctor, I’m scared of Covid-19’
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