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Digging deep for India’s water solution
Vishwanath S works to restore India’s historic wells to provide better protection for water resources | Interviewed by Alexia Austin, Nature
Bengaluru’s street vendors struggle with extreme heat, heavy rain, and limited options
Amid health issues and declining sales due to weather extremities, Bengaluru street vendors also face threat of eviction, writes Satendra Kumar Singh, in Citizen Matters.
Exam reforms and SSLC results
Karnataka must find a balance between exam integrity and student success, writes Varun Nallur, in Deccan Herald.
Creating cities where people and forests flourish together
Harini Nagendra and Anna María Pálsdóttir share their perspectives on the important role of urban forests for people and sustainable societies at the 26th IUFRO World Congress in Sweden.
Inclusivity in Danish schools: How neuro-affirmative classroom practices can benefit all children
Bhuvaneswari Balasubramaniam and Sapna Bhat highlight how simple classroom techniques and better awareness can build better classrooms for all children through examples from Danish classrooms, in The Copenhagen Post.
Rethink Competitive Exams: Evaluate a Broader Set of Student Capabilities
India would do better by using proper selective methods over stressful tests for admission to top colleges, especially IITs, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.
Who changed the game for women in mathematics? American mathematician Joan Birman
Awards and fellowships for women can significantly contribute to narrowing the gender gap, explain Shantha Bhushan and Nandita Jayaraj, as they share Birman’s story in ThePrint.
India’s Unique Sustainability Challenges
Anshul Rai Sharma, in India Water Portal, explores ways to rethink sustainability innovatively and in a deeply impactful manner — stemming from his experiences documenting a course at Azim Premji University in Bengaluru.
Campus Bengaluru
ಅಜೀಂ ಪ್ರೇಮ್ಜಿ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿದ ‘ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಹವಾಸ’ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಉತ್ತಮ ಸ್ಪಂದನೆ
ಯು.ಆರ್.ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರು ಶಿವರಾಮ ಕಾರಂತ, ಗೋಪಾಲಕೃಷ್ಣ ಅಡಿಗ ಮತ್ತು ನವ್ಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಕುರಿತು ನೀಡಿರುವ ಮೂರು ವಿಡಿಯೊ ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದ ಯೂಟ್ಯೂಬ್ ವಾಹಿನಿಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಇಡೀ ದಿವಸ ನಡೆದ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುನ್ನೂರಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಜನರು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ್ದರು.
Location Udupi, Karnataka
Beyond cynicism: Navigating the Complex Pathways of Ecology Education
Anshul Rai Sharma, in Current Conservation, highlights how developing an interdisciplinary course changed how he views, teaches and thinks about ecology inside and outside classrooms.
Rising temperatures and cities as ‘heat islands’: Another reason for Bengaluru to make its parks more open, accessible
Seema Mundoli, in The Indian Express, highlights the need to collectively rethink park use and access.