News Digest : 5 Aug 2014

News Digest : 5 Aug 2014

 

નકલી ડીગ્રી નો ખેલ ખલાસ : ફરી આવી રહ્યું છે નેશનલ એકેડેમિક ડીપોઝીટરી બીલ

નવગુજરાત સમય | ૫ ઓગસ્ટ ૨૦૧૪ | Read More

Algorithm turns plant into a microphone

Ahmedabad Mirror | 5 Aug 2014

Researchers reconstruct audio from the vibrations of leaves in a potted plant filmed using a high speed camera. The tech could be used in the future for forensic analysis of videos. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Microsoft, and Adobe have developed an algorithm that can reconstruct an audio signal by analysing minute vibrations of objects de picted in video. In one set of experiments, they were able to recover intelligible speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag photographed from 15 feet away through soundproof glass. Read More

After 3rd round, nearly 20k engg seats vacant

The Times of India |5 Aug 2014

With each passing round of joint admissions for engineering colleges, student numbers have been reducing. At the end of the first round of joint admissions, the number of empty seats stood at 8,800; in the second round, it was 14,900; and results of the third round declared on Monday put the final tally at 19,127. Read More

Anti-flood plans down the drain : Proper Storm Water Drainage Missing In Most Cities Of State

The Times of India |5 Aug 2014

Today, not a single major city or town in the state has adequate storm water drainage system. Ideally, it is expected that storm water drains should run along every city’s major roads. But, the fact is most of our cities lack proper drainage plan in the absence of fund or approval from the authorities concerned, leaving roads waterlogged every monsoon. Read More

City colleges to start anti-narcotics clubs

The Times of India | 4 Aug 2014

With youngsters becoming more susceptible to drug abuse, colleges in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and elsewhere in Gujarat are set to start anti-drug clubs. Read More

TECH PROMISE

The Times of India | 4 Aug 2014

Owing to the myriad job opportunities it leads to, a Bachelor's degree in engineering remains a promising option

An engineering degree continues to be a favourite among students even amidst an uncertain job market. For, it gears graduates towards promising careers in and beyond the tech sphere in the domestic as well as global arena. Read More

MISSION ADMISSION - 3rd round of engineering intake starts from today

The Times of India | 4 Aug 2014

The Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) has announced that a third round of joint admission process will be conducted for engineering courses from Saturday. The reason behind this move is that 15,000 seats are empty in various engineering colleges. Read More

THE RISE OF THE INTROVERT : DID YOU KNOW THAT BILL GATES IS AN INTROVERT?

Ahmedabad Mirror | 4 Aug 2014

CONTRARY TO POPULAR PERCEPTION, INTROVERTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH SKILLS THAT COULD GIVE THEM AN EDGE OVER AN EXTROVERT TOO, UNDER A FEW CIRCUMSTANCES. Every employee has distinctive personality. Read More

Appraisal alert! : We discuss ways to eliminate the negativity associated with performance appraisals

Ahmedabad Mirror | 4 Aug 2014

Many organisations have found that employees regard performance appraisals with mistrust and pessimism. This renders the entire process as less effective and tedious. It is important to highlight the positives in the process and make use of those to promote the growth of employees. Read More

Techies chip in to add green cover

Ahmedabad Mirror | 4 Aug 2014

Aum Somaiya and fellow techies have come up with a chip-circuit that can automatically draw water from a tank as per plants' requirement, thus ensuring timely irrigation; they plan to install the device in AMC gardens for free : Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could know the exact amount of water a plant requires to grow healthy and not have to worry about over-watering them? A young techie has come up with such an innovation that is able to gauge the moisture level in the soil and then draw just enough water from a source to keep the plant healthy. Read More

જિંદગીમાં કેવા કામોને અગ્રતા આપવી જોઈએ?

Aug 03 2014 : નવ ગુજરાત સમય (અમદાવાદ)

આપણે ૮0% સમય ૨૦% મહત્વના કામ પર આપતા હોઇએ છીએ અને માત્ર ૨૦% સમય ૮૦% મહત્વના કામ ઉપર ગાળતા હોઇએ છીએ. આપણો ૮0% ઉપરાંત સમય ૮૦ %થી વધારે મહત્વની પ્રવૃત્તિમાં વાપરીએ તો સફળતા તરફ જવાની આપણી ગતિ સાવ જ બદલાઇ જાય. Read More