With Bhadresh Gajjar AHMEDABAD: Every morning, some kids gather around a young man as he greets them with sweets and starts his class near Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) wall. This class has no blackboard. The man hands over pieces of chalk and charcoal to the group and starts explaining them about alphabets and soon breaks … Continue reading Masti ki paathshala on IIM-A footpath
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Foreign scholars troop to Gujarat
With Bharat Yagnik AHMEDABAD: Takao Hayashi, a Japanese scholar from Kyoto, hunted for Patasarani, a 17th century palm-leaf manuscript on mathematics by mathematician Ganesha Daivajna in libraries across India. His quest finally ended at BJ Institute of Learning and Research in Ahmedabad. The research resulted in a PhD thesis on history of Indian mathematics and … Continue reading Foreign scholars troop to Gujarat
Not so smart? 2 lakh await driver’s licences
AHMEDABAD: Rajal Shah, a resident of Paldi, completed the process of getting her learner's licence gave her photograph and other details hoping to get the driving licence like her friends did, through a courier. However, her month-long wait will get longer. Meanwhile, she is clutching the receipt which says that she has completed the procedure … Continue reading Not so smart? 2 lakh await driver’s licences
Gujarat experts to verify Tunda’s claims
AHMEDABAD: Seventy-year-old Saiyad AbdulKarim alias Tunda, is perhaps the biggest and most important catch in recent times for national security agencies. Not without reason - considered a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ideologue - Tunda is thought to be involved in multiple bombings in India and also in contact with countless terror operatives including Dawood Ibrahim. Tundawas caught on the India-Nepal border on August 16. What he says now, … Continue reading Gujarat experts to verify Tunda’s claims
Seven years in Ahmedabad
The decrepit buildings in Behrampura near Kabadi Market do not give any hint that 'one of the most wanted terrorists of India', Syed Abdul Karim alias Tunda, lived in this area where he mingled with residents at the local mosque. He was married to a city woman and had a son from her. The alleged … Continue reading Seven years in Ahmedabad
ATS quadracopters help flood-hit
AHMEDABAD: The state Anti-Terrorist Squad(ATS) is tackling an emergency - this time a very different one. Two quadracopters - 'Netra' with the ATS have been deployed in flood-hit areas of Bharuch for aerial survey. The ATS team is expected to be back on Wednesday. Talking about the operation, superintendent of police, ATS, K G Bhati said the rescuers … Continue reading ATS quadracopters help flood-hit
Autonomy can make us self-sustainable in defence
AHMEDABAD: India has come a long way in defence technology with indigenous projects such as LCA (Tejas), various missile programmes and finally building an aircraft carrier (INS Vikrant) on its own recently. However, most of the nation's budget still goes to foreign coffers due to slow research and development projects and dependence on foreign technology in all three branches … Continue reading Autonomy can make us self-sustainable in defence
A wonder called Planet Earth
AHMEDABAD: Want to see the functioning of coal mines first hand? Want to know how rich our earth is? Or experience earthquake and jungle fires? Head to the Earth pavilion at Science City where the wonders of our home planet are exhibited with hands-on projects for visitors. Conceptualized in 2008, the globe-shaped dome soon became … Continue reading A wonder called Planet Earth
‘Gravitational waves are astronomy’s holy grail’
Ahmedabad: India is now set to join a global scientific effort to detect gravitational waves emanating from various sources in the universe. Currently, the US and some European countries are the only nations involved in this enterprise. A project titled, 'Indian Initiative in Gravitational-Wave Observations (IndIGO)', is under consideration for initiation under the current Five-Year … Continue reading ‘Gravitational waves are astronomy’s holy grail’
Treasure trove unveiled
AHMEDABAD: Of the estimated one crore ancient manuscripts in the country, nearly 20 lakh are with various institutions and individual collections in Gujarat. This treasure trove of ancient wisdom contains information on a variety of subjects, ranging from religion to astronomy and medicine to engineering. But who wrote these manuscripts of Gujarat and how were … Continue reading Treasure trove unveiled
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