October 15, 2009 02:08 IST
An inquiry has been ordered into reports that an allegedly radioactive contaminated ship from the US has anchored off the Alang coast in Gujarat,Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday.
Thu, Oct 15, 2009October 09, 2009 02:01 IST
The National Institute of Design (NID) has finally found the scholar for the institutes Research Chair constituted to design systems,services and products for people with special needs.
Fri, Oct 09, 2009October 08, 2009 23:57 IST
Innovative grassroots technologies collected in the NIF database have not done well to blend with the mainstream markets at home and abroad,notwithstanding inquires from about 60 countries across six continents to this effect...
Thu, Oct 08, 2009October 08, 2009 05:04 IST
A Month and a half from now,two of Indias major initiatives for promoting grassroots innovation will come to a head with a former and the incumbent President handing out awards to innovators from across India.
Thu, Oct 08, 2009October 07, 2009 01:29 IST
In an interview with Newsline,NID Director and Member-Secretary of the India Design Council,Prof Pradyumna Vyas talks about the councils plans...
Wed, Oct 07, 2009October 07, 2009 01:24 IST
The Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar will build Indias first online database of fire incidents nationwide,which can be accessed by public.
Wed, Oct 07, 2009October 07, 2009 01:13 IST
On a wall at the end of a lane called Design Street in the NID campus stands a collage of 80 black-and-white logos the premier institute has designed for various ministries...
Wed, Oct 07, 2009October 05, 2009 00:53 IST
Ever wondered about the creative tweaks of the Google logo on its website during festivals and special occasions? The design this Childrens Day (November 14) will be the handiwork of a school student from India.
Mon, Oct 05, 2009October 02, 2009 01:11 IST
Neither the Gujarat government nor the ministries under it have placed any order so far for the reprint of Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi a collection of Gandhi's writings...
Fri, Oct 02, 2009September 30, 2009 02:29 IST
Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday said that Chandrayaan-II should be equipped with an onboard robot-equipped with scientific instruments...
Wed, Sep 30, 2009September 29, 2009 01:20 IST
Barely a month after IIT-Gandhinagar concretised an opportunity for a student to intern at the Johns Hopkins University in the US...
Tue, Sep 29, 2009September 24, 2009 01:15 IST
In a first of its kind for any of the IIMs in the country,IIM-A will host an art exhibition,paving the way for institutional appreciation and encouragement,as well as technical and financial support to art and artists.
Thu, Sep 24, 2009September 23, 2009 03:37 IST
In a first-of-its-kind initiative for any B-School in India,IIM-A students have picked up consultancy projects for voluntary organisations working with disadvantaged communities in the rural areas.
Wed, Sep 23, 2009September 23, 2009 03:36 IST
A dress designed by a student of the National Institute of Design,Ahmedabad,that looks like the rustic wooden gates of old Rajput forts has been chosen for display at a worldwide collection of wearable art in Wellington,New Zealand.
Wed, Sep 23, 2009September 18, 2009 01:24 IST
Students from the two-year-old Indian Institute of Technology - Gandhinagar (IITGn) have embarked upon a chance to intern at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University,United States.
Fri, Sep 18, 2009September 17, 2009 03:04 IST
IIM-Ahmedabad has associated with a major South Indian film company as part of its course on cinema in a bid to boost the industrys creative and socio-cultural dimensions on par with its commercial stature.
Thu, Sep 17, 2009September 14, 2009 01:47 IST
As many as 28 Dalit families of a Deesa village (including 32 schoolchildren,two pregnant women and elderly people) continue to camp at the mamlatdars office premises even a month after they were allegedly threatened by upper caste youths over an alleged murder.
Mon, Sep 14, 2009September 11, 2009 00:55 IST
A Technical error in the first online application form for the Common Admission Test (CAT) may make thousands of applicants ineligible for admission to the IIMs,according to an IIM-A professor,who is in-charge of the process.
Fri, Sep 11, 2009September 10, 2009 00:57 IST
The Indian Institute of Management,Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has announced the dates for Confluence and Insight...
Thu, Sep 10, 2009September 09, 2009 00:49 IST
The ICFAI Business School,Ahmedabad has decided to launch a website for displaying the CVs of its final-year students in a bid to help employers make prior judgements of potential recruits.
Wed, Sep 09, 2009September 08, 2009 05:37 IST
The Hazira industrial belt,which accounts for nearly a third of Gujarats total investments,may lose Rs 3,100 crore or more in investments by 2015 due to the rising sea level.
Tue, Sep 08, 2009September 04, 2009 23:48 IST
Health experts feel that the scare and panic created by the H1N1 virus is unnecessary. They are of the view that no event or assembly should be cancelled fearing its spread.
Fri, Sep 04, 2009September 03, 2009 02:16 IST
Six months have passed since the plan to form Asias first climate change department in Gujarat was announced in the state Assembly.
Thu, Sep 03, 2009September 02, 2009 03:08 IST
Based on a study by the L D College of Engineering that found noise levels in Ahmedabad almost 50 per cent higher than the permitted levels...
Wed, Sep 02, 2009September 01, 2009 02:50 IST
The incubating wing of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad is ready to look at innovations,especially in clean energy...
Tue, Sep 01, 2009