Unrealistic demands by those who fund non-profits are making too many of these organisations lose authenticity and rigour in striving for social change, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.

Amit Basole joins K Bharat Kumar, in The Hindu, to simplify the key aspects of Budget 2024 – 25, discussing whether the proposed initiatives around employment and skilling address the jobs challenge India faces.

Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli, in The Nature of Cities, highlight how urban cemeteries serve diverse purposes―sacred, cultural, social, and ecological―bridging the nature and culture of cities.

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.

Though some efforts have been made to reform pre-service teacher education, the immediate key issue is the development of nine million teachers in government schools, writes Dileep Ranjekar, in Civil Society. 

The Azim Premji Foundation will allocate INR 1500 crore, for three years, to fund the egg distribution initiative.

National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE) 2023 places a special emphasis on school culture and the criticality of relationships and teamwork among teachers. Anurag Behar, in Mint, shares examples to learn from.

The Foundation entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Karnataka today to support the nutritional enrichment of the state government’s mid-day meal programme in government and government-aided schools for three years.

In India, we need a policy to double the share of salaried workers to 50% within 15 years. It doesn’t need more money but a conscious effort and strategising, writes Amit Basole, in Moneycontrol.

Amit Basole shares insights with CNBC-TV18 on the KLEMS data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Pollution tax disincentivises polluting activities while motivating producers and consumers to find sustainable alternatives and incentivising those engaged in green jobs, writes Anjor Bhaskar, in Sustainability Next.

ಸ್ವಕೇಂದ್ರಿತ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಕುಚಿತ ನಾಯಕತ್ವವೇ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿರುವ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾರ್ಕಸ್ ಅರೀಲಿಯಸ್ ಅವರ ಮೆಡಿಟೇಶನ್ಸ್ ಪುಸ್ತಕದಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ನಾಯಕರು ಏನನ್ನು ಕಲಿಯಬೇಕಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಸುಧೀಶ್ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ ಅವರು ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Nandita Jayaraj, in Frontline, highlights how Sudipto Das explores the rise and fall of the man widely known as the ​“founder of modern science” in India, in Jagadish Chandra Bose: The Reluctant Physicist.

Mayur Trivedi and Mohit Gandhi, in Nagaland Post, explain why investing in public health education is as important, if not more, as investing in public health services and research.

Meditations by Aurelius offers timeless wisdom for today’s leaders. Sudheesh Venkatesh, in People Matters, highlights how his stoic philosophy can guide modern leadership.

Citizens across India are working to dispel myths and raise awareness about the importance of spiders, writes Laasya Shekhar, in Mongabay. Explore some of our work in the area.

If we can have highways for our cars, why should the poorest of our people not have food, water, basic health and education? Sewers need not be sanctuaries for fellow citizens, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint. 

Women workers are vulnerable due to gender wage disparity, lack of proper training, and difficulty in accessing legally entitled post-accident support, writes Sreehari Paliath, in IndiaSpend.

Vishwanath S works to restore India’s historic wells to provide better protection for water resources | Interviewed by Alexia Austin, Nature

Karnataka must find a balance between exam integrity and student success, writes Varun Nallur, in Deccan Herald.

Harini Nagendra and Anna María Pálsdóttir share their perspectives on the important role of urban forests for people and sustainable societies at the 26th IUFRO World Congress in Sweden.

Bhuvaneswari Balasubramaniam and Sapna Bhat highlight how simple classroom techniques and better awareness can build better classrooms for all children through examples from Danish classrooms, in The Copenhagen Post.

India would do better by using proper selective methods over stressful tests for admission to top colleges, especially IITs, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.

Awards and fellowships for women can significantly contribute to narrowing the gender gap, explain Shantha Bhushan and Nandita Jayaraj, as they share Birman’s story in ThePrint.

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.

Anshul Rai Sharma, in Current Conservation, highlights how developing an interdisciplinary course changed how he views, teaches and thinks about ecology inside and outside classrooms.