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National strategy for job creation rooted in India’s reality is the need of the hour
Anurag Behar highlights the importance of demolishing the separation between academic education, vocational education, and the skills training system, which will be implemented via NEP 2020, in Mint.
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COVID Impact Survey: Tracing Bengaluru’s Urban Poor
The Survey, conducted across 33 wards of Bengaluru, reveals how weak our public systems are in reaching the most vulnerable residents of the city. There is an urgent need to revamp Bengaluru’s governance systems.
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Melting ‘toughness’ of Maths with the magic of stories
Fear of Maths, as part of the cultural inheritance, can be abated by adding problems in stories to be solved using mathematical thinking, writes Sowmya H S in At Right Angles (AtRiA) magazine.
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Schools reopen but are we emotionally ready?
“Inspite of challenges in learning due to pandemic, children loved art exercises that were assigned in the community classes”, shares Vishwanath in Learning Curve magazine.
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Soil: The antidepressant we need to make us feel better
Getting your hands dirty with a bit of gardening can help improve your mood, writes Ram G in i wonder magazine.
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School reopening: An opportunity more than a challenge
It’s time to revisit the fundamental approaches to education, writes Tultul Biswas in Learning Curve magazine.
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Dig into the soil around you and explore its ‘heart and soul’
Radha Gopalan in i wonder magazine encourages students to explore humus – the most important element for life on this planet.
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Weak educational outcomes come from strong societal causes
Society’s treatment of education needs transformation, writes Anurag Behar.
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A level playing field for children with disabilities
Khushboo Singh shares her ideas to nurture the free spirit with which a child must learn, in Learning Curve magazine.
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A holistic approach to learning
As children return to school, they need to connect with nature by doing, making, and growing things, writes Jane Sahi in Learning Curve magazine.
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What causes plasma jets in sun’s atmosphere, Indian scientists explain
Spurred by the visual similarity between solar spicules and jets of paint, we investigated the roles of magnetic fields on the sun, says Murthy OVSN, co-author from Azim Premji University.
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How the systemic problems kept our schooling ineffective
We must address a wide range of factors that prevent kids from learning what they should in school, writes Anurag Behar
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The constantly adapting secularised God of 21st Century
By Malini Bhattacharjee
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Teachers Must Not Be Blamed For India’s Poor Learning Outcomes
Teachers get unfair criticism that could be traced to larger systematic societal causes, writes Anurag Behar
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We, the Children of India: The case for making the Constitution accessible
It is time we create resources and stories to de-mystify the Constitution for our children, writes Malini Bhattacharya
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Stories of Change — Case Study Challenge 2020 – 21
Recognising good practices for social change
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NEP 2020 has the answer to the question of impossibly high cut-offs
To root out unreasonable cut-offs for admissions, NEP assessment reforms are critical. Reforms in school-leaving and higher education entrance have to take place simultaneously, says Rishikesh BS
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COVID-19 Testing Centre with best-in-class TrueNat machine in Magadi Road inaugrated
The honourable Deputy Chief Minister, Dr CN Ashwath Narayan inaugrated the Testing Centre in Magadi Road, Bengaluru.
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Wipro’s Pune IT facility to become 450-bed COVID-19 hospital
Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Maharashtra under… -
Azim Premji University Covid19 Livelihoods Survey: Release of Early Findings
Gauging the impact of the Covid19 with a phone survey of 4000 workers across 12 states in collaboration with civil society organisations.
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Azim Premji University releases its third ‘Politics and Society between Elections’ (2019) Report
Azim Premji University releases the third ‘Politics and Society between Elections’ (2019) report in Bengaluru today. Politics and Society between Elections (2017−2019) is a research… -
Azim Premji University presents State of Working India 2019
The report outlines policy proposals that can create employment at various skill levels for up to 50 million workers.