Has India quietly moved from guaranteeing welfare as a right to delivering it as a benefit? That question dominated the launch of Realising Rights, published by Azim Premji University, writes Vitasta Kaul, in ThePrint.

The report highlights that governments collectively spend around 7 percent of GDP and 21 percent of total public expenditure on key welfare sectors and schemes, writes Ajith Athrady in Deccan Herald.

For the study, Azim Premji University analysed allocations and spending patterns under major schemes, highlights Priyansh Verma in Moneycontrol.

Azim Premji University’s new welfare handbook says India’s public systems have expanded, but health, education, nutrition and social security still face deep gaps, writes Vivek Mishra in DownToEarth.

India’s social sector requires a high degree of awareness among donors of their own weaknesses, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.

Anuja Krishna, Shivaani Arunprasad, and Vanya Hegde, undergraduates pursuing BSc in Environmental Science and Sustainability, are amongst the 10 students selected from India. 

Children’s education must include the history of colonial destruction of wildlife and the frequently overlooked conservation wisdom of indigenous communities, writes Anish Mokashi in The Wire.

Chandrika Muralidhar and Neha Pant, in Teacher Plus, examine how inherited beliefs, traditions, and power structures shape teaching, urging educators to critically reimagine classrooms for equity, agency, and meaningful learning.

While Meghalaya’s fertility decline in National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 6 is encouraging, policies should address the structural drivers of continued childbearing, writes Mayur Trivedi in The Shillong Times.

We can build a strong society by helping it stand firm under the weight it already carries, rather than adding more weight to an already burdened institution, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.

Growing up on an overstimulated digital diet, children now have flickering attention spans and diminishing patience. They find memorising tables very challenging, writes Aruna Sankaranarayanan in Deccan Herald.

The report, released by Azim Premji University, warns that climate change is no longer a distant threat and India’s coastal regions are already entering a period of significant environmental transition.

आयोजन का उद्देश्य केवल जनगणना के प्रति जागरूकता फैलाना ही नहीं, बल्कि संचार के पारंपरिक माध्यमों के ऐतिहासिक महत्व से भी लोगों को परिचित कराना था।