IISc physicist bags S Chandrashekhar prize

IISc physicist bags S Chandrashekhar prize

Physicist Arnab Rai Choudhuri from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has been selected for the Subrahmanyan Chandrashekhar prize of the Division of Plasma Physics of the Asia-Pacific Physical Societies for 2022. Choudhuri has been awarded for his contribution in developing flux transport solar dynamo models of the 11-year sunspot cyclone. Using this model, he […]

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SIT formed for probe: Lookout notice issued against key accused in IELTS scam

SIT formed for probe: Lookout notice issued against key accused in IELTS scam

Mehsana police on Thursday issued a lookout notice for one of the main accused in the IELTS case, Amit Chaudhary, even as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been appointed to investigate the case. “It is not confirmed whether he (Amit Chaudhary) is in the country or has he left abroad. But as of now […]

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3rd graders in Gujarat better in English, Hindi than Gujarati: Survey

3rd graders in Gujarat better in English, Hindi than Gujarati: Survey

The number of Class 3 students in the state who could listen and comprehend four to five texts of varying lengths correctly is the lowest in Gujarati—the mother tongue—and is even lower than English, Urdu, Marathi and Hindi. In addition, only a little more than half of Class 3 students sampled in a recent survey […]

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Kolkata, Ahmedabad to host Mushtaq Ali, Hazare knockouts; BCCI confirms two Irani Cup ties

Kolkata, Ahmedabad to host Mushtaq Ali, Hazare knockouts; BCCI confirms two Irani Cup ties

Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, Punjab and Jaipur will host the league stage of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy while Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Ranchi will stage the Vijay Hazare league fixture Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, Punjab and Jaipur will host the league stage of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy while Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Ranchi will stage […]

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Education minister on NEP: India’s guiding light for achieving vision of G20

Education minister on NEP: India’s guiding light for achieving vision of G20

Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan said that the new National Education Policy (NEP) is based on foundational principles of access, equity, quality, affordability and accountability. It is India’s guiding light for promoting lifelong learning opportunities and achieving the shared vision of G20. Pradhan was addressing the gathering at the G-20 Education Minister’s meeting in […]

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IELTS scam: Three from education consultancy firm in Gujarat held for forging IELTS marksheets

IELTS scam: Three from education consultancy firm in Gujarat held for forging IELTS marksheets

Three persons associated with an overseas education consultancy firm in Ahmedabad in Gujarat were arrested on Saturday for allegedly forging marksheets to help students secure admission in institutes abroad, Gujarat police said. An owner of the office of the firm identified as Uniworld Education in Ahmedabad and his two associates have been arrested for changing […]

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Course on innovation and design thinking for schoolchildren launched

Course on innovation and design thinking for schoolchildren launched

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday launched a course on innovation, entrepreneurship and design thinking for schoolchildren at the Gujarat University on Wednesday. The Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) is developed by Vikram Sarabhai National Children Innovation Centre (VSCIC), under the aegis of Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) and UNICEF. The CM interacted […]

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Class 12 supplementary exam results out: 62 per cent students pass in general stream; 29 per cent in Science stream

Class 12 supplementary exam results out: 62 per cent students pass in general stream; 29 per cent in Science stream

A total of 62.72 per cent of Class 12 general stream students  passed the supplementary examinations, results of which were announced by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) Thursday. In the Class 12 Science stream, 29.29 per cent students passed the supplementary examinations. The general stream supplementary results are said to be […]

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Token prohibition takes a toll in Gujarat

Token prohibition takes a toll in Gujarat

The hooch tragedy that snuffed out 45 lives in Ahmedabad and Botad districts again lays bare the hollowness of the State prohibition law. While the affluent access premium alcohol through a time-tested network of bootleggers, the system leaves the underclass, with only the ₹20 pouch at its disposal, most vulnerable, reports Mahesh Langa The hooch […]

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Gujarat govt goes slow on NEP to not ‘disturb existing system’ before Assembly polls

Gujarat govt goes slow on NEP to not ‘disturb existing system’ before Assembly polls

It has been two years since the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was announced, however, the Gujarat government is slow on implementing it and has put on hold several initiatives under it, ostensibly to “not disturb the existing system” given that assembly elections are scheduled later this year, according a government functionary. The state government […]

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