India’s average temperatures are projected to increase by 1.5°C by 2040, with approximately 40 coastal districts likely to see summer temperatures rise by over 1°C, as per the Indian Coastal Region: Climate Projections 2021 – 2040 report by Azim Premji University.

As India prepares for its 16th census, Soutik Biswas, in BBC, highlights a new exhibition curated by Vikas Kumar that revisits that forgotten history through stamps, postmarks and letters once used to rally citizens behind the national headcount.

India’s coastal regions are facing an imminent climate crisis that will reshape lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems within the next couple of years, according to the ​‘Indian Coastal Region: Climate Projections 2021 – 2040’ report released by Azim Premji University.

Students in Grades VI to XII move through dense theoretical content across multiple subjects — all within a fixed school day, as highlighted by Anurag Behar in Mint.

The study, in collaboration with researchers from Azim Premji University and IIM Ahmedabad, highlights the growing role of satellite technology and data analytics in governance and policy evaluation.

Urban water bodies are valued as recreational amenities, ecological assets and for flood management, but never as food systems, which is what they are for a significant portion of users, writes Jyotsnika Tiwari in Mongabay.

As workers return to cities again, perhaps it is time to think afresh about dignity and respect for people who provide essential services, and create fairer contracts that recognise human effort, writes Garima Agarwal in The Indian Express.

The gaping divide between the rich and the poor in India is stark, especially in its cities. This cannot be blamed solely on policy, as highlighted by Anurag Behar in Mint.

Keeping track of youth aspirations against the system’s ability to match them is critical if India is serious about creating a productive labour force, writes Garima Agarwal in The Hindu.

The State of Working India 2026 report charts a young worker’s transition from education into employment, and how this has evolved over the last four decades, highlights India Development Review.

Higher education assessment models must foster critical thinking and align learning with real-world demands, writes Shilpi Banerjee in Deccan Herald.

Former Vice-Chancellor of Sanskrit University Padma Shekhar inaugurated the programme on the theme ​‘Modern Kannada Literary Sensibilities.’ | The Hindu

The seventh edition of Sahitya Sahavasa highlighted the literary contributions of noted Kannada writers Triveni, K S Narasimhaswamy and Devanur Mahadeva, and their enduring relevance in contemporary discourse. | The Times of India

The day-long programme, to be inaugurated by former Vice Chancellor of Sanskrit University Dr Padma Shekar, will celebrate the literary contributions of eminent Kannada writers. | The Hindu

Dr Rai also delivered the keynote lecture during the Phule-Ambedkar Memorial week organised at the University, writes Sanjiv Kumar Bakshi in The Tribune.

The trajectory of young men’s employment has risen from 2017 onwards. However, the underlying structure follows a different pattern. Yasar Arafath and Rosa Abraham, in Hindustan Times, draw from the State of Working India 2026 to discuss this further.

The Hindu hosted a webinar on 18 April 2026. The panellists were Santonu Goswami, Azim Premji University; Jayalakshmy Nambiar, Senior Educationist; Pallavi Phatak and Arjun Atreya, Asar. The webinar was moderated by Ravina Warkad, The Hindu.

Despite the uncertainties of a deglobalising world, climate change, and AI, the manufacturing sector and global value chains are likely to remain important if India is to reach middle-income status by 2047, writes Amit Basole in The Times of India. 

The word now travels on autopilot through the sector, shaping thinking and surviving without anyone pausing to ask whether it is honest or useful, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.

The manner in which a school imposes punctuality among students defines how students receive it, writes Aruna Sankaranarayanan in Deccan Herald.

The programme on April 17 will be held at the Indian Institute of World Culture in Basavanagudi, featuring film, music, discussions, and personal recollections.

Bhargavi Shanigarapu and Rosa Abraham, in Hindustan Times, contrast the structural transformation experience for the young and old cohorts of workers, given different levels of education and aspirations.

The growing preoccupation with systems change risks distorting priorities and undermining meaningful work on the ground, writes Anurag Behar in India Development Review (IDR).

The proposed curriculum could add to the information overload, without addressing the central concern relating to middle-school children using AI, writes R Ramanujam in The Indian Express.

Faculty from IIT Madras, Gandhinagar, Azim Premji University, Dhirubhai Ambani School, along with other subject experts, prepared the syllabi for both computing and AI.

Businesses should pay workers better wages instead of blaming the country’s welfare apparatus, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.

Ananya Mukherjee and Aditi Sudhir emphasise on the importance of research in microbial ecology at a time when projections show that by 2030, two-thirds of the global population is projected to live in urban areas.