People transplanting paddy in a field Ahmedabad: One crop shift could tackle three farm pressures at once. Reducing rice cultivation in water-stressed districts could lower fertiliser use, groundwater extraction and methane emissions, according to a study by IIT Gandhinagar and Germany’s Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ).The reasoning is physical. Paddy rice, the crop the…
Ahmedabad: Riddhi Madha, 39, a resident of Science City, complained of a sore throat and high-grade fever. “We did not think much of it and thought that with the usual medicines, it might subside in a couple of days,” recounted her husband, Mukesh.He said, “She felt better on the third day, but just two days…
Ahmedabad: The offline admission round for seats in Gujarat’s govt degree engineering colleges ended on Tuesday, with 948 students being allotted seats. Of these, 484 were fresh admissions, while around 165 students secured transfers from other colleges. Despite the exercise, 190 seats remain vacant.Admissions for degree engineering had officially been declared complete after five regular…
Gandhinagar: Taiwan-based Hon Hai Technology Group, better known as Foxconn, the world’s leading electronics contract manufacturer, is scouting for a land parcel of more than 200 acres to set up a technology park and high-end electronics manufacturing facility. Apart from other locations in the country, the company has reportedly expressed interest in a land parcel…
Ahmedabad: A 38-year-old widow from Kutch has moved the Gujarat High Court seeking custody of her six minor children, aged between three and 14 years, from her own eldest daughter and son-in-law.The woman has filed a habeas corpus petition through advocate A A Zabuawala after a magisterial court in Mundra earlier this year declined to…
In 2025, India recorded 239 heart transplants through cadaver organ donations. The requirement – according to international studies based on prevalence of heart failure – is more than 80,000. Ahmedabad: In 2025, India recorded 239 heart transplants through cadaver organ donations. The requirement – according to international studies based on prevalence of heart failure –…
Over 50 hectares adjoining Taj hotel and Sabarmati Riverfront on Airport Road will be opened up Ahmedabad: After a 24-year delay, Town Planning (TP) Scheme No. 67 in Hansol, covering 118 hectares, has finally received preliminary approval to open the land for development. With this, over 50 hectares adjoining Taj hotel and Sabarmati Riverfront on…
Onam celebrations in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: Pookalams brightened homes, Thrikkakara Appans took pride of place and banana leaves were filled with Onasadhya as Keralites across Gujarat celebrated Thiruvonam on Wednesday.The festival, traditionally associated with the Malayalee community, is now drawing in people from other states too. While many families prepared the elaborate feast at home, caterers…
Ayush (right) with Dr Rajesh Vishwakarma (left), his mother Mili and rehabilitation specialist Leena Ahmedabad: As a baby, Ayush Das wouldn’t respond to the sound of a rattle. A doctor gave his worried parents the grim news: their son’s inner ear had not developed fully, rendering him hearing impaired. At the age of 6 months…
An endangered Indian Skimmer, tagged during the breeding season at the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh, has been sighted nearly 1,000 km away at Bhaskarpara village near Nalsarovar. A group of Indian skimmers seen near Bhaskarpara village near Nalsarovar A group of Indian skimmers seen near Bhaskarpara village near Nalsarovar The bird, tagged as 45T,…
