Vijayamba R, in Deccan Herald, shares measures to ensure the needed prices and the accessibility of inputs to dairy farmers in the state that is home to the largest number of dairy co-operatives and producer members in South India.

The Jaadui Pitaraa for foundational Indian schooling can work wonders if rolled out as envisaged, writes Anurag Behar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation, in Mint.

The normalisation of anxiety has made us impervious to the toll on students’ health. Student life has become synonymous with finding stress mitigation techniques, writes Rima Kaur, in ThePrint.

Harini Nagendra, faculty member, Azim Premji University, shares about finding her path in research, bias in academia, writing beyond research, and more, in conversation with Nita Shashidharan, in The Hans India.

Wellbeing in educational settings rests on the quality of relationships and responses to interpersonal needs, interests, capabilities, and challenges, writes Rajashree Srinivasan, in Learning Curve.

To make the crèche initiative sustainable, the state must support this like the Anganwadi centre, write Arima Mishra and Sapna Mishra, in News18.

Sahil Deo and Mandar Kagade, in Mint, highlight the importance of critically evaluating crypto assets in the context of public policy.

We must strike the right balance between making exams transparent yet unpredictable, to ensure that the education system can be rid of reliance on memorisation, writes Jwairia Saleem, in India Today.

Education develops capacities and values in individuals, and these must be aligned with and arising from the vision of the society that we are striving to build, writes Anurag Behar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation, in Mint.

ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣವೆನಿಸುವ ಇಂದಿನ ಜಗತ್ತನ್ನು ಮುನ್ನಡೆಸಲು ಒಂದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವವರ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದೆ, ಅನೇಕ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಕುರಿತ ಆಳವಾದ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವವರ ಒಳನೋಟಗಳು ಹೇಗೆ ಈಗಿನ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಆಧಾರಿತ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಸೂಚಿಸಬಲ್ಲರು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಸುದೀಶ್ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ ಅವರು ಸೂಕ್ತ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. 

Do not inundate people with memos because a well-calibrated stream is more effective than a torrent, writes S Giridhar, in The Hindu Business Line.

Harini Nagendra, in Deccan Herald, states that the environment ministry’s new approach to ecological restoration is the right path forward. However, she wonders if the budget commitment of INR 3,079 crore will match the stated intent.

While the output and growth narratives are clear, the increase in capex also signals increasing pressure on the environment, writes K C Adaina, in Deccan Herald.

Neurodivergent students are capable of visual thinking, pattern organisation and creative thinking, and they should not be defined as intellectually disabled, write Bhuvaneswari B and Sharoon Sunny, in Education Times.

Do those vast acres of rainforest supposedly regenerated by the global carbon market really exist? Harini Nagendra, faculty member, Azim Premji University, in Deccan Herald, explores if they are really the way to reduce your carbon emissions.

Anurag Behar shares his thoughts on education equity and access, edtech, and National Education Policy 2020 while speaking about his new book A Matter of the Heart: Education in India, with Chintan Girish Modi, in Moneycontrol.

Manish Yadav, in i wonder…, presents how a group of Science teachers explored Archimedes’ Principle, and related concepts, with well-loved fables like the Thirsty Crow, and a series of simple, open-ended experiments with readily available materials.

२०१९ नंतर करोनाचा धक्का इतका मोठा होता की दीर्घकालीन कलवरसुद्धा त्याचा परिणाम होतो

This is the first time, based on data from 2014 – 15 to 2022 – 23, that the budget allocation has been lower than the previous year, writes Shreehari Paliath, alumnus, MA in Development (2014 – 16), in IndiaSpend.

The upcoming union budget presents an opportunity to improve human development and build human capital, writes Rajendran Narayanan, faculty member, Azim Premji University, in The Times of India.

Gowthama Rajavelu and Soundarajan R, in i wonder…, explore how bird watching can help strengthen observation skills and build awareness and sensitivity towards the natural world in both adults and children.

The government should consider at least 10.3 crore active job-card-holding families while drawing up the budget estimates for 2023 – 24, write Debmalya Nandi, Rimsha Hamza and Elena D’souza, in Deccan Herald.

Major reforms take time but progress can be achieved by the thoughtful acts of committed people who care, writes Anurag Behar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation, in Mint.

Sariya Ali, in Learning Curve, explains why practitioners working in primary education, should plan a subject like environment studies in a manner that can stimulate children’s sensitivity, creativity, and understanding of the importance of nature.

Amman Madan, Faculty member, Azim Premji University, in Deccan Herald, explains how Casteism when practised by the powerful, further aids their domination; and when practised by the weak, strengthens their resistance against domination.

This is a must-read book for anyone interested in understanding the day-to-day complexities, frustrations and joys of working on wildlife conservation, writes Harini Nagendra, faculty member, Azim Premji University, in The Hindu BusinessLine.

Sonia Khudanpur, in Learning Curve, explains how stories can provide space for genuine conversation, questions, expression of doubts, fears, and other emotions among students.

Malini Bhattacharjee, faculty member, Azim Premji University, in The Times of India, explains why it is imperative to acknowledge religious organisations as legitimate and efficient players in the philanthropic space, capable of achieving social justice goals.