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Himalayan wildlife to historical Hampi: Students explore pristine ecosystem at fest
Climate as a topic of discussion can be dystopic, but how does one introduce it to children? Pearl D’Souza, in The Times of India, highlights the Mountains of Life festival at Azim Premji University.
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‘Mountains of Life’ climate festival inaugurated at Azim Premji University
The festival, which is a celebration of mountains, consists of an ensemble of art installations and photographs captured by interns along with music, movies, artefacts, interactive workshops and more.
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In celebration of our mountains
Harini Nagendra, in Deccan Herald, shares how Mountains of Life, the annual climate festival running now at Azim Premji University’s Bengaluru campus, is inspiring people to re-engage with nature, approaching the environment through joy, wonder and discovery.
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15-day annual climate festival begins at Bengaluru’s Azim Premji University
Deccan Herald highlights the festival’s third edition, titled Mountains of Life. The festival features a range of art installations, photographs, music, films, artifacts, and interactive workshops.
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Students of St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru, emerge winners in Social Enterprise Idea Challenge
15 teams shortlisted from over 150 entries from universities and colleges across India presented their social impact ideas.
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Azim Premji University to host workshop on translations in Belagavi tomorrow
In collaboration with Rani Channamma University, the university will organise a one-day seminar and workshop on Access to Quality Academic Resources in Indian Languages — Challenges and Opportunities.
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Scaling Up Bright Spots of Urban Transformation
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.
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Climate Data Gap Hinders Effective Action, Says Study
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.
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India’s Unique Sustainability Challenges
Anshul Rai Sharma, in India Water Portal, explores ways to rethink sustainability innovatively and in a deeply impactful manner — stemming from his experiences documenting a course at Azim Premji University in Bengaluru.
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It is not over until we say it is: Humanity’s answer to the apocalypse is itself
Time and time again, humanity has displayed its awe-inspiring resilience and bravery in the face of near-certain doom and saved itself. If we could do so before, we can do so now too, writes Tashi Dorje, in Sikkim Express.
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Celebrating this semester’s sports performances at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
The Sports and Fitness Committee highlights the teams’ participation in ultimate frisbee, football, basketball and cricket.
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தொடரும் ஆணாதிக்கச் சிந்தனையும் தீவிரமடையும் பாலியல் குற்றங்களும்
ஸ்ரீனிவாசன் ராகவன் அவர்கள் அனைத்துத் துறைகளிலும் பாலினச் சமத்துவம் குறித்த புரிதலை உருவாக்குவதன் அவசியத்தை, தி ஹிந்து தமிழ் நாளிதழிலில், வலியுறுத்துகிறார்.
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2023 கற்றதும் பெற்றதும் | இந்தியப் பொருளாதாரம்: வாய்ப்புகளும் சவால்களும்
ஸ்ரீனிவாசன் ராகவன் அவர்கள் இந்திய பொருளாதாரத்தின் வாய்ப்புகளையும் சவால்களையும் பற்றி, தி ஹிந்து தமிழ் நாளிதழிலில், விளக்குகிறார்.
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Vertical Wonders: The Architecture of Azim Premji University
Abir Pothi highlights the holistic built environment of Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, which reinforces educational excellence reflected through its architecture.
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Hariyali Devi Forest – The Sacred Groves
Devraghavendra Singh, in JK Newsline, explores how with time, Haryali Devi forest, in Uttarakhand, has turned into a functional model for sustainability, nature preservation, and ecological balance.
Climate Festivals of Joy
Climate communication needs to be interesting rather than preachy, centred around nature instead of climate disasters, and using approaches of ‘show’ not ‘tell’, writes Harini Nagendra, in Deccan Herald, as we gear up for the Forests of Life festival.
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ecoXplorers 2023 | Meet the Winners
45 teams participated in the first Nature, Biodiversity and Forests Inter-College Quiz Competition, organised as part of the Forests of Life festival.
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7th National Social Enterprise Idea Challenge | Meet the Winners
Explore the prize-winning ideas from the students of Odisha University of Technology and Research, Bhubaneswar, and Ramjas College, Delhi University.
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Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are clear examples of how public schools can be run well — we have six decades of evidence
If we back the state run schools with the same investment as the country has made in KVs, our public schools will be transformed, says Anurag Behar, in Mint.




