Students must be prepared for what they will face in their work lives. Apprenticeship-based learning offers a way out. But for that, India’s educational mindset must shift, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.

Mean annual temperatures in some districts of the state may rise by up to 0.83 degrees Celsius, as revealed by Santonu Goswami, while launching the climate projections data in Assam. 

Assam’s climate is projected to undergo significant changes by 2040, posing substantial challenges to the state’s economy, ecosystem and public health, as highlighted by the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability at Azim Premji University.

Vijitha Rajan and Aboobacker P K, in The New Leam, highlight learnings from their research study that explored trajectories of education, livelihood, and social mobility of the Puroik tribe in the East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. 

ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಕಾಲಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಧರ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜಕೀಯದಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಅಧೀನ ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ತಳ್ಳುವ
ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ನಡೆದಿವೆ ಎಂದು ವಿಮರ್ಶಕ ಡಾ.ನರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Sahitya Sahavasa Bhaashe, Sahitya, Vyakti, Chalavali will be released at the Indian Institute of World Culture, Bengaluru on 7 Feb 2025. More details here.

The profession requires the development of capacities that go far beyond just technical expertise, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.

In today’s context, the simple mantra ​‘My Waste, My Responsibility’ can significantly help in addressing the solid waste crisis leading to global warming, writes Anjor Bhaskar, in Deccan Herald.

The Union Budget has clearly focussed on boosting consumption and stimulating job growth with proposals to benefit workers, writes Amit Basole, in Mint.

Quantifying the disproportionate share of unpaid work done by women through time-use surveys and using the data generated to inform policy decisions is one way to address this issue, write Manjula M and Sangita Dutta Gupta, in EastMojo.

School systems in some states had enlightened responses while others were in denial of educational gaps left by covid-disrupted schooling, India can’t afford not to complete the job of learning recovery, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.

With continued investment in research, public education, and infrastructure, India can address its snakebite crisis, writes R N V Krishna Deepak, in The Hindu.

Sruthy Susan Ullas, in The Times of India, highlights how ​‘Open Days’ — when students and parents can walk into campuses and understand the system before deciding on admissions there — are how students select colleges now.

Exploring the link between construction activities and air pollution, Hammad Farooqui, in Ideas for India, highlights the need to incorporate NO₂ reduction targets into national policies, which currently mainly focus on particulate matter.

The programme, developed in collaboration with Azim Premji University, is preparing students to become environmental stewards in a state where forests cover 44 percent of the geographical area, writes Shishir Roy Chowdhury, in The Statesman.

 Zico Dasgupta, in The Hindu, discusses India’s exchange rate policy and highlights a few structural constraints in the Indian economy in the recent period.

The story of Bell Labs may hold many lessons for contemporary research labs, as highlighted by Sudheesh Venkatesh, in SustainabilityNext. One of them may even better its record of ten Nobel prizes and five Turing awards!

For LSAs to have a meaningful impact, there must be a shared understanding of their purpose. They should be seen as a measure of the health of the education system, writes Shilpi Banerjee in Hindustan Times.

During this period, except Assam, all other states in the region recorded a loss in forest cover, as highlighted by Pijush Kumar Dutta, in The New Indian Express.

A lot of what’s said is well-intentioned nonsense. We must use simple language, empathise with others, not take ourselves too seriously, and be kind to inoculate ourselves from doing it, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.

A litmus test is essential to see if special purpose funds are achieving the purpose that these were meant to achieve, write Himanshu Upadhyaya and Vaishnavi Paliya in Mongabay.

The Hindustan Gazette highlights that the textbooks, designed to make education both engaging and impactful, adhere to the National Education Policy 2020, National Curriculum Framework 2023, and global standards such as the OECD 2030 framework.

As we step into a new year, Sharoon Sunny, in Deccan Herald, elucidates why Bengaluru, with all its contradictions and charms, deserves to be remembered — not just in history books, but in our footsteps, routines, and hearts.

The ivory tower is all too real. It explains a key deficiency in well-intentioned but futile analysis— it is too distant from ground realities — as observed in a recent discussion on rural women’s empowerment by Anurag Behar.

Through its targeted programmes in early childhood education, rural entrepreneurship, and healthcare, the Azim Premji Foundation is addressing the root causes of inequity in India, as highlighted in About the Nation Builders series by The Logical Indian.

பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சியின் அளவின் மீது மட்டுமே கவனம் செலுத்துவதற்குப் பதிலாக, வேறு எதிலெல்லாம் அரசாங்கம் கவனம் செலுத்த வேண்டும் என்பதை  தி ஹிந்து தமிழ் நாளிதழிலில், ஸ்ரீனிவாசன் ராகவன் அவர்கள் விளக்கியுள்ளார்.

As technology continues to evolve, educators need to navigate certain principles and policies to effectively utilise AI to their benefit, write Anupama Raj and Shilpi Banerjee, in Deccan Herald.