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Ritu Sharma
Ritu Sharma is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express' Gujarat bureau. She writes on education in Gujarat and earlier Chandigarh for over ten years. She has also written covered state administration, the BJP, health, urban development, women and child development, railways, heritage and weather.
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Gujarat: No students, 170 govt primary schools, 329 classes discontinued in 3 yearsSubscriber Only
March 01, 2024 21:03 IST
According to the data, 329 classes across schools, between classes I and VIII, had been closed down in these three years – 266 classes, the highest, in 2021-22, followed by 53 in 2021-22 and 10 in 2022-23.
Fri, Mar 01, 2024
Seats vacant in professional courses due to rise in options among IITs, NITs: Gujarat Govt in AssemblySubscriber Only
February 29, 2024 20:10 IST
Against 71,629 seats in government, grant-in-aid and private degree engineering colleges, only 30,000 were filled in 2022, while 39,340 seats were vacant.
Thu, Feb 29, 2024
Teachers’ recruitment figures in govt primary and secondary schools paint a grim pictureSubscriber Only
February 29, 2024 03:34 IST
As per the government data accessed by The Indian Express, only 7,889 teachers have been recruited in the primary government schools (from Class 1 till 5) between 2012 and 2023 against a total of 39,395 candidates who cleared the TET-I exam during this period.
Thu, Feb 29, 2024
Porbandar and Nadiad, birthplaces of Gandhi and Patel, to be upgraded into municipal corporationsSubscriber Only
February 28, 2024 18:19 IST
With this, the number of municipal corporations in the state goes up to 17. On February 2, the finance minister said that municipal corporation status would be given to seven municipalities — Morbi, Vapi, Anand, Mahesana, Surendranagar-Wadhwan, Navsari and Gandhidham.
Wed, Feb 28, 2024
Of 33,000, over 5,000 primary schools don’t have a playground, says govt dataSubscriber Only
February 27, 2024 05:01 IST
As per the state government, which shared the details in the legislative Assembly on Monday, 78 government secondary and higher secondary schools, 315 grant-in-aid and 255 private schools in Gujarat do not have a playground.
Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Research scholar at IITGN develops device to overcome fitness monitoring limitationsSubscriber Only
February 26, 2024 01:43 IST
The trial study was conducted in the SMASH lab of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, the United States, during Adhikary’s stint as a Fulbright scholar between August 2022 and May 2023 where Prof Mayank Goel from the CMU and Prof Nipun Batra from IIT Gandhinagar were his advisors for this project.
Mon, Feb 26, 2024
7 years on, govt returns 19 local area plans, plan for central business district to AUDA, seeks revisionSubscriber Only
February 18, 2024 01:19 IST
The AUDA is awaiting further directions, as its note regarding the matter does not cite any clarity on the modifications required on these 19 LAPs, spanning across around 18 sq km, from Visat petrol pump till Vishala Circle in Ahmedabad.
Mon, Feb 19, 2024
PM Modi to inaugurate BAPS temple in UAE: Its special features, architecture, significanceSubscriber Only
February 13, 2024 19:47 IST
The BAPS temple is the first Hindu temple in the UAE. While its external facade uses pink sandstone from Rajasthan, the interior uses Italian marbles. Here is all you need to know about the unique temple.
Wed, Feb 14, 2024
Gujarat Assembly: 1,606 govt primary schools functioning with one teacherSubscriber Only
February 13, 2024 04:45 IST
None of 2,769 candidates who cleared TET-I last April employed yet
Tue, Feb 13, 2024
Rs 250 crore allocated to encourage STEM-related enrolmentSubscriber Only
February 03, 2024 01:44 IST
Students who have passed class 10 and taken Science stream in class 11-12 from government and aided schools will be eligible for scholarships irrespective of family income limit. However, students of private schools will be eligible for the scholarship, based on a family income limit of Rs 6 lakh.
Sat, Feb 03, 2024
Dip in number of primary schools, rise in girl studentsSubscriber Only
February 03, 2024 01:38 IST
The government has also revised its deficit on capital accounts on the higher end — from 12,271 crore to Rs 21,614 crore — for the current year.
Sat, Feb 03, 2024
Financial assistance scheme for girls: Namo Lakshmi targets universal enrolment in secondary educationSubscriber Only
February 02, 2024 21:36 IST
Namo Lakshmi Yojana will be available as an additional benefit to the students covered under Namo Saraswati Merit Scholarship.
Fri, Feb 02, 2024
Ahmedabad Metro sees spike in ridershipSubscriber Only
February 02, 2024 05:15 IST
The monthwise revenue collection for 2022-23 shows the highest revenue collected in October 2022, when it peaked to Rs 2.51 crore, followed by Rs 2.03 crore last March.
Fri, Feb 02, 2024
City square, peace structure, junctions, more roads: AMC’s plan for ‘happy city’Subscriber Only
February 01, 2024 03:49 IST
The draft budget, which crossed over Rs 10,000 crore for the first time, has incorporated 1,246 suggestions from the people. Of these, 451 suggestions were received through emails, majority of which (50.32 per cent) were on basic infrastructure facilities like road, drainage, water, light and bridges.
Thu, Feb 01, 2024
To give wings to India’s dream to host 2036 Olympics, Ahmedabad’s Rs 6,000-crore planSubscriber Only
January 28, 2024 07:00 IST
The proposed master plan envisions a 300-acre Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave in Ahmedabad’s Motera
Mon, Jan 29, 2024
Expanding ambit of flagship scheme, Ahmedabad civic body plans to impart skill training to students, parentsSubscriber Only
January 25, 2024 03:42 IST
Twelve buses are now being used for the scheme with one school marked for each of the 12 zones of AMC School Board
Thu, Jan 25, 2024
Gujarat Vidaypith amends constitution; curtails number of trustees and Chancellor’s termSubscriber Only
January 24, 2024 01:36 IST
"The current Chancellor himself requested to fix his term from lifetime to five years,” Gujarat Vidyapith Mandal secretary Harshad Patel told The Indian Express.
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
One in 5 in Mehsana district not enrolled in any school or collegeSubscriber Only
January 18, 2024 04:19 IST
The staggering statistics have been highlighted in the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2023, which was released on Wednesday.
Thu, Jan 18, 2024
Proposed for Ahmedabad civic schools: Swachh Bharat song in prayer, teaching Bhagwad GitaSubscriber Only
January 18, 2024 01:24 IST
On Wednesday, Administrative Officer (AO) L D Desai tabled a proposed budget of Rs 1,094 crore, an increase of Rs 23 crore in comparison to the last year (2023-24).
Thu, Jan 18, 2024
Aim is to use 80% of wastewater in state by 2030, say expertsSubscriber Only
January 13, 2024 03:53 IST
At the session, D Thara, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, spoke about the example set by Germany and Japan.
Sat, Jan 13, 2024
GIFT City to host 10 lakh people, work on to attract ship, aircraft leasing businesses: Hasmukh AdhiaSubscriber Only
January 12, 2024 04:05 IST
The announcement came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, met 26 global CEOs at the GIFT City during the Global FinTec Leadership Forum to get suggestions on making GIFT City a world class city and India a hub of fintech.
Fri, Jan 12, 2024
4 foreign firms, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority first sovereign fund to set up base in GIFT CitySubscriber Only
January 12, 2024 02:19 IST
The Indian companies included ONGC Videsh that will set up a finance company for treasury operations and Wipro, which has applied for techfin operations at GIFT City, Managing Director and CEO of GIFT City, Tapan Ray, told media at the summit on Thursday.
Fri, Jan 12, 2024
Long-term strategic interests of India, Canada are aligned: High CommissionerSubscriber Only
January 11, 2024 17:57 IST
The relations between the two countries saw some bitterness last year following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegation about India's suspected involvement in the killing of Khalistani separatist and designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in his country.
Fri, Jan 12, 2024
Arizona State University set to launch online entrepreneurship training programme in GujaratiSubscriber Only
January 11, 2024 00:56 IST
Hankey also mentioned that India and the US share significant business relations with the US expressing eagerness to be a partner in India’s space development.
Thu, Jan 11, 2024
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit: Deakin University gets 500 applications for 100 seats in 10 daysSubscriber Only
January 11, 2024 00:45 IST
The inauguration of the GIFT City campus took place during the 10th Edition of the VGGS 2024 where Australian High Commissioner Philip Green is leading a 90-member delegation, including representatives from 36 Australian universities.
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