Parth Shastri Health

In a year, threefold rise in superbugs in Gujarat

Published on December 16, 2023 Ahmedabad: Human ammunition against microbes is getting weaker. In Gujarat, average 18 cases of microbes were recorded daily in 2023 which were antimicrobial resistant (AMR) - totaling 6,451 till December 14. It meant that there were very few antibiotics which could be used to treat such infections. The number is … Continue reading In a year, threefold rise in superbugs in Gujarat

Parth Shastri Education, GBRC, IIT Gandhinagar, Science and Technology

Ahmedabad: Bacteria and fungi that snack on plastic found on Mt Pirana

Published on March 10, 2021 AHMEDABAD: A potential weapon in the war against plastic waste has been found here in Ahmedabad. A group of researchers has found tiny plastic-eating bacteria at Pirana, which can be engineered to cut the city’s garbage mountain to size. In the first such study at the solid waste management (SWM) … Continue reading Ahmedabad: Bacteria and fungi that snack on plastic found on Mt Pirana

Parth Shastri Health, IIT Gandhinagar

‘Treated waste water turns bacteria drug-resistant’

Published on February 29, 2020 AHMEDABAD: “What does not kill you, makes you stronger,” said renowned German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. This ode to resilience ironically applies to micro-organisms which are apparently not even seen by naked eye. A joint study by researchers from India, Sri Lanka and Japan on three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in … Continue reading ‘Treated waste water turns bacteria drug-resistant’