Ahmedabad: Maheshwari Dodiyar, 19, a native of Godhra, cannot see and hear and has very limited speech capabilities. Conventionally, she could have been seen as the proverbial ‘burden’ on her family. On the contrary, Maheshwari is shouldering the financial burden of her family of labourers. She earns Rs 14,000 per month working as a serving…
Sources cited growing student numbers and new programmes as key drivers Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) seems to be in an expansion mode. The top B-school is all set to acquire a 21,707-square-metre (5.4-acre) land plot in Vastrapur from Ahmedabad Education Society (AES).The AES, registered as a trust, owns an open land…
From an average of about 35 such days annually in 1991-2000, the figure has risen to 53, concentrated largely between mid-March and mid-June Ahmedabad: Even in the first week of June, with the monsoon nearing, Ahmedabad remains in the grip of extreme heat. The city’s maximum temperature on Friday was 41.3°C. IMD data indicates that…
Seed saviours conserve crop varieties in Gujarat World Environment DayAhmedabad: Hitesh Meniya, a farmer in Vadali near Surendranagar’s Chotila, made an observation: Crops have not been tasting the same for some years. “Seemingly high-yield variants fast replaced conventional seeds. Tomatoes have lost their tanginess and bitter gourds their bitterness,” said Meniya. “Some three years ago,…
E&C seat occupancy recorded over 70% in both 2024 and 2025, a dramatic climb from 63% in 2023 and a dismal 39.4% in 2022 Logo: Mission AdmissionAhmedabad: The race to build India’s semiconductor ecosystem is now changing classroom choices too. With global chip companies setting up projects in Sanand and Dholera, the impact is already…
Engineering courses surge Ahmedabad: Computer engineering and allied courses—information technology (IT), artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI-ML), and data science—have expanded sharply in Gujarat over the past decade. In 2025, these programmes together offered 41,646 seats, up from 4,560 in 2015, an addition of staggering 37,086 seats and an 813% rise, according to Admission Committee…
Ahmedabad: The city recorded a maximum temperature of 43.2°C on Tuesday, 1.3 degrees above normal. It was the second consecutive day of temperatures above 43°C for the city. At 28.2°C, the minimum temperature was on a par with long-term normal temperatures. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the city’s maximum temperature is likely…
181 helpline backs teen’s psychology dream over commerce (Image used for representational purpose only) AHMEDABAD: A 16-year-old whose aspiration to become a psychologist was under parental pressure to choose the ‘profitable’ commerce stream, called the 181 Abhayam women’s helpline to safeguard her ambition against conventional notions.Keya Patel (name changed), a resident of eastern Ahmedabad and…
An average of eight two-wheeler riders, not complying with the helmet rule, die daily Ahmedabad: In Gujarat, 7,717 persons were reported dead on the roads in 2024. Of these, 3,722 or 48.3% were two-wheeler riders. Data shared by the state government in a review meeting flagged a critical non-compliance: 3,015 victims or 81% of the…
Mean household size in Gujarat has dipped to 4.5 overall Ahmedabad: Family size in the state has officially shrunk– more than half of Gujarat’s families now identify as nuclear, according to National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 data. The survey puts the share of nuclear families—parents living with their children—at 52.3% in the state, with the…
