Gujarat

WITH the AYUSH Ministry pushing for it, the HRD Ministry is learnt to have changed its stand on a proposal to elevate Gujarat’s Ayurved University into the league of IITs, AIIMS and IISERs. Last year, the HRD Ministry had sought strong justification for Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s plea to

For every litre of alcohol they produce from fermentation of sugarcane molasses, distilleries generate 10-15 litres of wastewater effluent or “spent-wash”. The 300-odd molasses-based distilleries in India churning out 2.5-2.6 billion litres of alcohol annually, thus, also discharge 30-35 billion

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited launched Free Wi-Fi Facility at Udwada Village, Valsad District, Gujrat under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana adopted by Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister for (I&B) and Textiles on Wednesday. The facility was launched by Shri Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Communications

For 58-year-old cognitive psychologist, Dr Shailesh Thaker, in Ahmedabad, celebrating his birthday meant contributing towards a noble cause. On Tuesday on the day of his birthday, Thaker adopted 51 streetchildren and decided to sponsor their complete education right from schooling till the time they

At the Kalupur Co-operative Bank in Ahmedabad, an estimated 600 of the 4,500 accounts dedicated to microfinance belong to members of the vimukta jatis, or the nomadic tribes, of Gujarat. It is the only independent bank in the country that issues loans to these tribals, many of whom do not have

In an attempt to spread awareness about health and hygiene among schoolchildren in government schools, the Gujarat health department has introduced the concept of bal (child) doctors. According to officials of the health department, there will be one 'bal doctor' for around 30 students and the

Union Cabinet has approved the Ministry of Railways' transformative initiative to set up the first ever National Rail and Transport University (NRTU) in Vadodara to skill its human resources and build capability. The University will be set up as a Deemed to Be University under de novo category as

As one approaches this village around 5 km off the main road from Bhuj town to the “White Rann” – the vast picturesque salt desert is hardly 15 km away at the turn – there’s nothing except sand and patches of Prosopis juliflora, a thorny shrub locally known as “ganda bawal”. Appearances can be

Surat municipal corporation has set an example in achieving the tough task of getting more and more users of autos and two-wheelers to opt for city buses. A combination of savvy pricing and smart technology the service, launched less than a year back by the municipal body has succeeded in attracting

The first Phase of the RO RO (Roll on, Roll off) ferry service between Ghogha and Dahej will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. This ferry service shall reduce the travel time between Ghogha in Saurashtra, and Dahej in South Gujarat, from about seven or eight hours, to just

At IIM Ahmedabad, students of PGP (postgraduate) and PGPX (executive postgraduate) programmes recently learnt some valuable lessons from India’s ancient fables, the Panchatantra. The management lessons were based on the understanding and interpretation of conflict in the Panchatantra. These were

P P Sojitra, chairman of the Amreli Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), recently earned praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The reason: the unique model of financing that the APMC employed in developing its new market yard at Fatehpur, a village on the outskirts of Amreli town. The