Published on December 10, 2023 Why does a ball, when hit for a six by a cricketer like Rohit Sharma, always follow a similar path? Or how does a computer calculate the path of a ball for an LBW appeal? The curve is always parabolic and draws a specific pattern in space — be it … Continue reading How to befriend Maths? Get crafty & play with it
Campuses witness steady rise of students with disabilities
Published on December 4, 2023 Ahmedabad: Majority of city-based premier educational institutes are recording a slow but steady rise in students with multiple disabilities on their campuses. These students say that while quota helps to a certain extent, it is the learning environment complete with assistive devices, accessible facilities and peer support that makes it … Continue reading Campuses witness steady rise of students with disabilities
Brainwaves to box office: IIT-Gandhinagar gets ticket to viewers’ minds
Published on October 5, 2022 AHMEDABAD: If the face of Helen of Troy launched a thousand ships, the minds of cinemagoers have floated legions of studies. But filmmakers have received such muddled insights that metaphors can be justifiably mixed: audiences' brains remain filmmakers' Achilles heel. However, this is where IIT-Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) makes a heroic entry … Continue reading Brainwaves to box office: IIT-Gandhinagar gets ticket to viewers’ minds
World class: Alumni funding nearly doubles at IIT-Gandhinagar in 3 years
Published on April 17, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Premier institutes in the city have been harnessing the power of their alumni to empower themselves to reach their full potential and boost the employability of their current students. At IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn), funding by alumni in three years - from 2019-20 to 2022-23 - nearly doubled from Rs … Continue reading World class: Alumni funding nearly doubles at IIT-Gandhinagar in 3 years
Rutuparekh: An asteroid named after Gujarati ‘planetary geologist’
Published on June 25, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Gujarati girl Rutu Parekh along with three others from India have won the honour to have an asteroid named after them. The asteroid 2000HD73 is now renamed as 'Rutuparekh'.Another scientist with Ahmedabad connection - Kumar Venkatramani - who completed his PhD from IIT-Gandhinagar and worked in Physical Research Laboratory … Continue reading Rutuparekh: An asteroid named after Gujarati ‘planetary geologist’
‘Seawater brings wave of risks to Gujarat’
Published on August 1, 2022 Ahmedabad: A study carried out on the coast of Gujarat indicated that various heavy metals, salinity, nitrate, and carbonate/carbon trioxide can be found in both seawater and groundwater. The ecological risk index (ERI) was found to be higher for the study area compared to the areas focused on in Kerala … Continue reading ‘Seawater brings wave of risks to Gujarat’
Proclaiming Love from Campus Wooftops!
Published on August 8, 2022 When classroom sessions and assignments wear them out and human interactions do little to quell that gnawing sense of loneliness, it is the four-legged furry creatures that offer emotiona l succour to students at premier institutes. No surprise then that caring for these selfless creatures is top priority for students … Continue reading Proclaiming Love from Campus Wooftops!
Reigning cats & dogs at premier institutes!
Published on August 8, 2022 Ahmedabad: Girls love them, they are super popular in dorms and their fan following cuts across batches. And no, class studs of the IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) do not stand a chance against the swooning popularity of the pack of 38 dogs and 15 cats that have made the lush green … Continue reading Reigning cats & dogs at premier institutes!
Researchers read corona outbreak signs in wastewater
Published on May 23, 2021 Ahmedabad: How do the authorities such as the state and central government decide on the spread of Covid-19 in a specific region? There are several markers – for starter, the test positivity rate (TPR) indicating how many persons are testing positive out of every 100 persons tested on rapid antigen … Continue reading Researchers read corona outbreak signs in wastewater
Gandhinagar uses 26% more water per capita than Ahmedabad!
Published on April 18, 2021 AHMEDABAD: The babus’ city guzzles 26.5% more water at 83 litres per day per household compared to 105 litres for Ahmedabad, revealed a direct measurement in a study carried out by IIT-Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) researchers along with other agencies. The study revealed that Amdavadis use more water for bathing than their … Continue reading Gandhinagar uses 26% more water per capita than Ahmedabad!
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