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IndiGo disruption reflects the crisis in India’s aviation sector
The airline may have achieved dominance organically, but it cannot be allowed to evade accountability for the turmoil it created, write Sangita Dutta Gupta, M Manjula, and Tania Ghosh, in Scroll.
Madhav Gadgil’s environmentalism put community at the centre
Harini Nagendra, in The Indian Express, highlights his legacy of work that ranged from rigorous scientific research to engagement with conservation policy, and work with grassroots movements across diverse ecological systems in India
Dating Under Watch: How Family Support Shapes Queer Women’s Intimate Lives
To most of the queer women in India, it is not about whether they desire to love, but rather it is about whether they are permitted to love, writes Somnath Das in Feminism in India (FII).
Anxiety in a warming world: We live in a hyper-consumerist society that makes ethical living exhausting
Self-control alone can’t help this anxiety. Environmental sustainability must go hand in hand with emotional sustainability, writes Bhuvneshwari Dugat, in Down To Earth.
Teaching Economics: What can schools and universities learn from each other?
Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times, case study of fish markets in Kerala — explore how educators came together to make teaching economics colourful, innovative, and simpler.
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Barmer: An arid part of India where empathy and compassion radiate hope
One encounters quiet acts of empathy, often unnoticed. Anurag Behar, in Mint, writes about the goodness of humanity in the arid reaches of Barmer that asserts itself with uncommon force — drawing him back repeatedly.
AI in Classrooms: Necessary reform or premature distraction?
The complexity of concepts underlying AI makes it inappropriate for children’s learning. On the other hand, “dumbing it down” simply to teach AI to children serves no purpose, write R Ramanujam and R Venkatesh in Moneycontrol.
Once upon a time in garden city
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)’s nearly 5‑km-long corridor between Nagarbhavi Circle and Sumanahalli Cross might lead to the loss of 652 trees of 34 species, as highlighted by Garima Prasher in Bangalore Mirror.