Ahmedabad [India], October 17 (ANI): Gujarat Education Minister Jitu Vaghani on Monday announced the state government's decision to give 2 free cylinders in a year to each household in the state.

Ahmedabad [India], October 17 (ANI): Gujarat Education Minister Jitu Vaghani on Monday announced 10 per cent value-added tax (VAT) reduction on compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) by the state government.

Ahmedabad Apr 21 PTI British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday toured the newly-built campus of the Gujarat Biotechnology University GBU near Gandhinagar city and also visited the famous Akshardham Temple in the state capitalJohnson arrived here in the morning as part of his two-day India tourDuring his visit to the Akshardham Temple the British PM was accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra PatelGBU a post-graduate varsity established recently by the Gujarat government is the first such university to have its focus on biotechnology in the country said state Science and Technology Minister Jitu Vaghani in a statement after Johnsons visitThe varsity has been established in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh of the United KingdomAfter being welcomed by Patel at the university complex Johnson took a round of the campus and was explained functioning of various departments said the statementVery soon GBU will have a high-tech testing facility and a research building said Vaghani adding the varsity offers courses in medical environment and industrial biotechnology among other streamsBefore winding up his day-long Gujarat tour Johnson visited the Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar said another government releaseThe grand temple is run by the BAPS Swaminarayan sect PTI PJT PD RSY RSY

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday suggested that every state government can think about implementing the Gujarat government's decision of introducing Bhagavad Gita in schools.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 19 (ANI): Days after the Karnataka government hailed Gujarat's decision to introduce Bhagavad Gita in its school syllabus, Karnataka Congress slammed the move stating that new education policy was a cover to bring Hindutva policy in syllabus.

Ahmedabad Feb 24 PTI Several students from Gujarat who are studying in Ukraine have made a desperate appeal that they be evacuated as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in the east European country on Thursday While the Gujarat government has not specified the exact number of students from the state still stuck in Ukraine Gujarat Education Minister Jitu Vaghani gave an assurance on Thursday that the Centre as well as the Indian Embassy in Ukraine were doing everything possible to ensure the safe return of the students All Indian citizens including these students were already given emergency contact numbers The students must remain in touch with the Embassy in Ukraine Vaghani who is also the state governments spokesperson told reporters Recently several stranded Indians including Gujarati students were brought back in a flight he said But some Gujaratis could not board the flight at that time Now the situation is worsening there the minister noted I want to assure the students that their safety is the priority of the Indian government Our government had evacuated stranded Indians in the past and we will do it this time too he said The parents of four such students contacted Vadodara MP Ranjan Bhatt and sought her help Four students from Vadodara were supposed to board a flight from Ukraine to Turkey But the flight got cancelled at the last moment and the airport was also sealed These students were also asked to leave the airport I have contacted the External Affairs Ministry and given details about these stranded students Bhatt said Two other students - Bhavesh Vanzara hailing from Arvalli district and Harsh Soni from Rajkot - are also stuck in Ukraine and they sent video messages seeking immediate help Soni in the video message said I am in the final year of a medical course The situation is worsening with every passing hour There are some others also like me who are stranded I appeal to the government to do something and help us to get back home as soon as possible PTI PJT PD GK GK

Ahmedabad, February 5: The Gujarat government on Saturday announced resumption of offline teaching for Class 1 to 9 from February 7 as the Covid cases have come down in the last few days. Besides, online teaching will also be available, simultaneously. COVID-19: Teachers Welcome Reopening Schools in Delhi. Gujarat Schools To Reopen For Offline Teaching For […]

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], January 31 (ANI): The Gujarat government on Monday directed that the online education will continue for classes 1 to 9 in the state till next February 5.

Ahmedabad Dec 23 PTI Vedic mathematics claimed to be an easier and faster way of solving arithmetic problems would be introduced in schools in Gujarat from the next academic year the state government has saidSome experts however opined that it should be an additional subject and can not replace modern math that is currently taught at schoolsEducation Minister Jitu Vaghani made the announcement on Wednesday on the birth anniversary of the renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa RamanujanRamanujan was born on December 22 1887Great Indian mathematician Ramanujans birthday is celebrated in India as National Mathematics Day On this occasion the state government has decided to introduce Vedic math in schools in a phase-wise manner Vaghani tweeted late Wednesday nightThe subject will be introduced in a phased manner from academic year 2022-23 in standards 6th to 10th to spread the Indian Knowledge System as envisioned in the National Education Policy the minister saidVedic math will improve the students command of the subject and also make the subject easier to understand Vedic math will make students take interest in mathematics he further saidVedic mathematics is an ancient Indian method which simplifies mathematics by integrating arithmetic operations into 16 sutras or formulaeIt would improve the problem-solving ability of school students and help them solve sums faster With the use of various formulae of Vedic math students will not remain dependent on calculators for doing complex sums said senior educationist and former school principal Kirit JoshiBut Vedic math can not replace modern math It will remain supplementary he added Bhaskar Patel former member of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board said it should be an optional subject Vedic math can be introduced as an optional subject It will not prove beneficial if you make it compulsory I do not know of a single state which has introduced this subject in the regular curriculumThis should be included as an optional subject or activity like painting said Patel president of the Gujarat State Shala Sanchalak Mandal Former president of the Gujarat Secondary School Teachers Federation Pankaj Patel said I welcome this decision Vedic math is a part of our ancient knowledge which will help students in improving their ability to solve math problems in less timeEven foreign countries have been teaching Vedic math to their students he claimed Proponents of Vedic math claim that it cuts the time needed to solve problems by reducing the steps involved It also allows multiple approaches to get the answer it is claimed PTI PJT PD KRK KRK

Ahmedabad Dec 23 PTI Vedic mathematics claimed to be an easier and faster way to solve arithmetic problems would be introduced in school curriculum in Gujarat from the next year the state government has said Education Minister Jitu Vaghani made the announcement on Wednesday on the birth anniversary of the renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa RamanujanRamanujan was born on December 22 1887Great Indian mathematician Ramanujans birthday is celebrated in India as National Mathematics Day On this occasion the state government has decided to introduce Vedic math in schools in a phase-wise manner Vaghani tweeted late at nightThe subject will be introduced from the academic year 2022-23 in standard 6th to 10th to spread the Indian Knowledge System as envisioned in the National Education Policy the minister saidVedic math will improve the students command of the subject and also make the subject easier to understand Vedic math will make students take interest in mathematics he further saidVedic mathematics is an ancient Indian method which simplifies mathematics by integrating arithmetic operations into 16 sutras or formulaeIt is claimed by its proponents that Vedic mathematics cuts the time needed for solving complex problems by reducing the number of steps involved and offers multiple approaches to get the solution PTI PJT PD KRK KRK KRK