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Free bus schemes help, but rural India pays more to travel
The share of bus expenditure out of total conveyance expenditure is 20.6 percent in rural India, as highlighted by Cledwyn Fernandes and Mohd Tahoor in The Hindu.
‘Independent Nipah Spillovers are a Better Outcome than an Outbreak’
Kerala’s one-health approach to studying Nipah between outbreaks is paying off, enabling the health systems to identify and monitor infections effectively, writes Shreehari Paliath in IndiaSpend.
From scores to stories: The report card parents and students have long awaited!
With the shift toward competency-based assessment, report cards are being reimagined as rich tools for learning and growth, writes Pooja Arya in Economic Times Education.
India’s National Education Policy has been a victim of ignorance
The 2020 policy’s proposals are misrepresented so often that one wonders if its critics have actually read it, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.
India’s birds face significant decline, highlighting urgent conservation needs
By clearly identifying which bird species are declining, where they are declining, and why, The State of India’s Birds 2023 report directly informs conservation actions and policies in India.
M D Pallavi and Bruce Lee Mani unite as Kayaka for an evening of raw words and rare harmonies
What began with a podcast episode commissioned by the Azim Premji Foundation on the poets of the twelfth-century Vachana movement has blossomed into a full-fledged band called Kayaka.
Centre approves excavation of ancient sites in Tekkalakote, Ballari
The excavation team includes Vinayak from Azim Premji University, Akash Srinivasa from Ashoka University, Mihir Thangasali from Mohali, Vaishi Roy, and researcher Ashok Abakari.
Electoral roll revision in Bihar and Marathi imposition in Maharashtra have a common thread: Migrant workers
This disenfranchisement of poor immigrants comes at a time when the country is yet to recover from the post-pandemic recession fully, writes Anisha George in The Indian Express.
The toilet hunt no one talks about
Our toilets, much like our kitchens, need to be rescued from the stranglehold of the caste system, writes Anshu Saluja in Deccan Herald.
Letting AI think for us will destroy the purpose of education
The process of wrestling with ideas, anticipating challenges and adapting — that’s where most real learning happens. Like pre-made lesson plans, AI can be a tool, but it must never impinge on the core of education, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.
No pain, no gain
Aruna Sankaranarayanan, in The Hindu, highlights how the ‘productive struggle’ strengthens learning.
Systemic inclusion: APD’s life cycle approach transforms disability empowerment in rural Karnataka
The Association of People with Disability (APD) project aims to reach 27,500 PwDs (Persons with Disabilities) and Children with Disabilities (CwDs), with funding from the Azim Premji Foundation and the SBI Foundation.
Infosys, Azim Premji univ roped in to power gig workers’ welfare tech
Karnataka govt has enlisted some of the country’s top tech brains and research institutions to build the IT infrastructure required to roll out its landmark social security scheme for gig workers.
Should new medical colleges focus on undergraduate or specialists training?
Sandra Albert and Mayur Trivedi, in The Shillong Times, suggest an arrangement that addresses deficits while simultaneously improving the quality of services at hospitals.
NEP 2020: Unfolding of Three Quiet Revolutions
Early childhood focus, mother tongue-based learning, and teacher education reform hold the seeds of a more equitable and effective system, writes Anurag Behar in The Statesman.
Beyond the skylines
Statues and memorials are part of our cities’ social ecology. To preserve these spaces is not just to conserve the past but to make room for reflection in the present, writes Arvind Lakshmisha in Deccan Herald.
Why the double burden of employment and unpaid work is greater for urban women
Urban Indian women spend more time working in paid employment but they spend as much time as their rural counterparts in unpaid care and domestic work in the household, writes Kawin Kumar in IndiaSpend.
