The persistence of bad design in the restoration of Bengaluru’s lakes, especially the soup bowl format, needs to be rethought, writes Kaustubh Rau, in Deccan Herald.

Manu Bhaker’s Olympic comeback exemplifies how second chances can reshape careers, turning setbacks into powerful comebacks through resilience and leadership, writes Sudheesh Venkatesh, in People Matters.

Educationists explain how a Liberal Arts education allows students to chart personally meaningful paths that resonate with their authentic selves, as reported by Aruna Sankaranarayanan, in The Hindu.

Excluding the most educated OBCs from reservations reduces their stake in the OBC category, weakening their mobilisation compared to SC/ST groups, writes Khalid Anis Ansari, in The Times of India.

Anurag Behar, in Mint, highlights five ways in which NGOs mislead others that those who truly care for the social sector must shun. 

R Krishnakumar, in Deccan Herald, highlights Sci560 — a comprehensive context of science and engineering, at Science Gallery Bengaluru (SGB), Sanjaynagar. Azim Premji University is one of the 12 participating institutions at the event.

India is poised to reach Amrit Kaal, with strong foundations like GDP growth, resilience, productivity and inclusion, said Suman Bery, speaking during the Azim Premji University Public Lecture Series on ​‘Envisioning Viksit Bharat’.

An exhibition curated by Azim Premji University will have a dedicated resource person taking the participants through real-life stories and nature’s incredible creations documented from all over India.

Somak Raychaudhury, in The Economic Times, highlights how private universities like Ashoka University and Azim Premji University are creating supportive environments for all students to thrive and contribute to a globalised world.

Teachers must be supported with adequate skills and knowledge to cope with the heterogeneity of modern classrooms if we are to create a truly inclusive society, writes Ankur Madan, in The Hindu. 

Neeti and Madhura Niphadkar summarise the uniqueness of the two fields stating definitions, differences, applications, and integration, and stress a concerted effort to identify them as exclusive of each other.

A 5‑day celebration of forests, wildlife, and people, will take place from 22 – 26 Aug 2024, at the Bannerughatta Biological Park (BBP), in collaboration with Azim Premji University and All Living Things: Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF).

22 से 26 अगस्त तक बन्नेरुघट्टा बायोलॉजिकल पार्क (बीएनपी) में अजीम प्रेमजी विश्वविद्यालय और ऑल लिविंग थिंग्स: एनवायरनमेंटल फिल्म फेस्टिवल (एएलटी ईएफएफ) के सहयोग से वन, वन्यजीव और लोगों का 5 दिवसीय उत्सव ​“जन वन” मनाया जाएगा।

The chimera of scale diverts resources and attention, lulls donors into complacency over do-gooder action at the grassroots level and ultimately hurts the credibility of the whole social sector, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.

The Supreme Court’s call for SC/ST subcategorisation aims for fairer quota distribution, but risks political meddling and impact on vulnerable castes, write K Kalyani and Mukesh Kabir, in Frontline.

Rupamanjari Hegde, in The Wire, explains how storytelling can become part of an innovative pedagogical approach, if used thoughtfully.

Kang has extensively worked on vaccines and public health, especially focussed on children and infectious diseases in India.

Using the latest Household Consumer Expenditure Survey (HCES, 2022) and Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS, 2022), Mohit Verma and Shravan M K, in The Wire, explore regional and social disparities in exposure to outdoor heat.

Explore ways to use the creativity, ingenuity and human resources in cities to imagine a different urban pathway to growth, with Harini Nagendra, in Deccan Herald.

Educators from 17 districts in Assam came together to develop comprehensive items for disciplines like English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science, to enhance educational standards and curriculum development for the benefit of students.

Unrealistic demands by those who fund non-profits are making too many of these organisations lose authenticity and rigour in striving for social change, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.

Amit Basole joins K Bharat Kumar, in The Hindu, to simplify the key aspects of Budget 2024 – 25, discussing whether the proposed initiatives around employment and skilling address the jobs challenge India faces.

Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli, in The Nature of Cities, highlight how urban cemeteries serve diverse purposes―sacred, cultural, social, and ecological―bridging the nature and culture of cities.

The study by Harini Nagendra, Santonu Goswami and Seema Mundoli also notes that while there is a large volume of open-access data available, access is often limited to businesses and academia.

Though some efforts have been made to reform pre-service teacher education, the immediate key issue is the development of nine million teachers in government schools, writes Dileep Ranjekar, in Civil Society. 

The Azim Premji Foundation will allocate INR 1500 crore, for three years, to fund the egg distribution initiative.

National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE) 2023 places a special emphasis on school culture and the criticality of relationships and teamwork among teachers. Anurag Behar, in Mint, shares examples to learn from.

The Foundation entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Karnataka today to support the nutritional enrichment of the state government’s mid-day meal programme in government and government-aided schools for three years.