Skill-based schemes planned for women in tribal areas

Saturday 30 May '09

In an attempt to make women beneficiaries of several schemes, the state Animal Husbandry department and Tribal Development Department have planned skill-based programmes exclusively for women in rural and tribal areas.

Tale of three who braved poverty, hardship to excel in boards

Friday 29 May '09

Every morning, when his classmates would drive down to schools on latest models of motorbikes, Aakash would pedal his bicycle no less than 22 km from his home near Kotharia village to SG Dholakiya School in Rajkot.

UGC performance indicators to decide fate of state university teachers

Tuesday 26 May '09

There is good news for college teachers in the state. The University Grants Commission is likely to make Academic Performance Indicators mandatory for promotion and appointment of professors and lecturers.

All dairy science institutes to put course data online

Tuesday 26 May '09

In what is likely to give a major boost to the students and teachers of dairy science, every research material and updates related to the subject at any institute in India will soon be accessible on the Internet.

MSU botany lecturer to share experience with Brazilian students

Monday 25 May '09

M S University botany lecturer Kishore Rajput has been selected from India to teach Brazilian students about Amazon and Indian tropical forests over a period of six months.

AAU for patent of mechanised production of basundi

Monday 25 May '09

Anand Agriculture University (AAU) authorities plan to patent the mechanised production of basundi. The traditional sweet dish is an indigenous dairy product of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

AAU experts to study effect of total solar eclipse on kharif crops

Saturday 23 May '09

Experts from Anand Agriculture University (AAU) in association with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will for the first time in Gujarat, study the effect of total solar eclipse on kharif crops.

Fewer taxonomists for state rich in biodiversity

Friday 22 May '09

Gujarat Biodiversity Board will celebrate yet another biodiversity day on Friday holding sessions with students and people speaking high about the state’s long coastline...

Depleting forest cover: government, MSU join hands to restore lost nutrients

Tuesday 19 May '09

In what could give a new lease of life to the depleting forest cover, Ministry of Environment and Forest and M S University have embarked on a two-year project...

Now, slowdown hits MSU fine arts students

Friday 15 May '09

It is not only the management and IT graduates who have been hit by the economic slowdown; it has had its impact even on those graduating from the Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA) of M S University (MSU).

Evidence of Gurjar Pratihar dynasty’s rule found in north Gujarat

Monday 11 May '09

For the first time, the state archaeology department has found an evidence of Gurjar Pratihar dynasty’s rule in the state during a recent excavation at Vadnagar.

GSFDC to develop biomass briquettes as alternative fuel

Sunday 10 May '09

Gujarat State Forest Development Corporation has embarked on a new project to produce biomass fuel briquettes as an alternative to firewood.

Gabbar gone, but not from veteran zoo keeper’s heart

Saturday 9 May '09

With the last of its male tigers-Gabbar-having died five months ago, the Sayaji Baug Zoo authorities have now asked for a male tiger from Sakkar Baug Zoo, Junagadh.

AAU ties up with ISRO to set up automated weather stations

Saturday 9 May '09

Anand Agriculture University has joined hands with the Indian Space Research Organisation Ahmedabad to set up automated weather forecast stations at different locations in the state.

Marriage season playing spoilsport in implementation of NREGA

Wednesday 6 May '09

It is the marriage season that is playing a spoilsport in some villages where the Forest Department had to employ labourers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

Admission process for engineering colleges to go online from this year

Wednesday 6 May '09

There is some good news for over 90,000 students who have appeared for the Gujarat Common Entrance Test this year.

ICT pilot projects draw mix response in rural areas

Saturday 2 May '09

While the Government of Gujarat (GoG) has brought forth several Information and Communication Technology (ICT) pilot projects in rural areas, most of these projects have had a mixed response.

First things first: family votes hours before wedding

Friday 1 May '09

Nearly 54 per cent of the electorate in Gujarat decided to ‘waste’ their franchise by staying at home on a scorching Thursday.

Muslim youths vouch for saffron party in Naran Rathwa’s constituency

Friday 1 May '09

During the last polls, the Muslims in this tribal constituency of Chhota Udepur, like everybody else, had voted for Minister of State for Railways Naran Rathwa.

Cong bid to secure BJP’s tribal bastion

Wednesday 29 April '09

Bharuch is the only non-reserved constituency in Gujarat that has elected tribal candidates six times in a row.

Bend it like EC officials: Flouting norms, wildlife territorial staff assigned poll duties

Thursday 23 April '09

The Territorial and Wildlife Circle of the state Forest Department is working overtime during the Lok Sabha polls, despite the Election Commission (EC) having clearly stated that they should not be tied up with poll duty.

Holy men keep mum on support to political parties in Gujarat

Thursday 23 April '09

Central Gujarat had a slew of sadhu-sants making political statements during the 2002 and 2007 Assembly polls.

State agriculture varsities unable to meet rising demands in dairy, veterinary sectors

Monday 20 April '09

Notwithstanding the global economic slowdown, the demand for veterinary and dairy technology students has witnessed an upward climb.

‘Lalu’s remarks on Babri Masjid demolition was misrepresented’

Monday 20 April '09

Ahmed Patel, political advisor to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, said on Sunday that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s comments on the Babri Masjid demolition issue were “misrepresented”.

In poll mode, Modi remembers Bodeli mishap victims, forgets probe report

Friday 17 April '09

Chief Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting for the party’s Chhota Udepur candidate Ramsinh Rathwa on Thursday, exactly a year after the Bodeli bus accident.