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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.
Why do we treat internal communications with disdain?
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.
Greening the country: Talk is cheap
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.
Green growth: Budget numbers don’t add up
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.
Supporting Neurodiverse Learners in Universities
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.
Carbon offsets are a fraudulent way to buy yourself a green certificate
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.
Average people can do really good things, that’s how the world changes for the better
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.
Fun with Archimedes’ Principle
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.
आर्थिक अंधश्रद्धा आणि वास्तव
२०१९ नंतर करोनाचा धक्का इतका मोठा होता की दीर्घकालीन कलवरसुद्धा त्याचा परिणाम होतो
#Budget2023: Rural jobs programme budget cut by 18%
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.
4 ways Budget can help 90% who produce 50% of GDP
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.
Observing birds: Drawing out a personal hobby from an exercise in environmental education
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.
What it will take to rejuvenate NREGS
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.
Individual dedication can overcome rigid constraints
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.
Why refer to children’s local environment as part of an inclusively engaging pedagogy
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.
Casteism is more than Brahminism
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.
Book review | At the feet of living things: Twenty five years of wildlife research and conservation in India
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.
Why teachers should bring more stories to the classroom
Sonia Khudanpur, in Learning Curve, explains how stories can provide space for genuine conversation, questions, expression of doubts, fears, and other emotions among students.
Religious organisations in philanthropy
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.
A New Year resolution for the environment
Harini Nagendra, faculty member, Azim Premji University, in Deccan Herald, conducts a retrospective look back at the year that was — just as essential as New Year resolutions for the year. What did we do to the state of the environment in 2022?
How theatre can facilitate learning by doing in the classroom
Rajkumar Rajak, in Learning Curve, highlights the need for students to express themselves in the school environment and in the classroom teaching processes.
How the post-pandemic normalcy could be a whole lot better
Anurag Behar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation, in Mint, recollects experiences from his travels through India, from April 2020 to August 2021, and highlights the courage of ordinary Indians who were out for battle.
The Vizhijam port project: How the establishment of a port will affect the lives of fisherfolk
The project will presumably open up employment and other economic opportunities but won’t address the social deprivation that the fishing community there has suffered over the decades, writes Shravan M K in Mint.
Writing a modern biology textbook for the Indian classroom: The experience with iThink Biology
Kaustubh Rau, faculty member, shares why iThink Biology, a free online textbook inaugurated by Azim Premji University in 2021, is a unique educational resource for Indian undergraduate students and educators of biology, in India Bioscience.
Maths Education: How spinners can help students integrate probability within the rest of data handling
The Math Space (Mathematics laboratory at Azim Premji University) team, in At Right Angles (AtRiA), explores the variety of ‘spinners’ and the teaching opportunities available, if educators are willing to take a chance on them.
How creating a culture of dialogue can nurture wellbeing in schools
Aruna Jyothi and Shobha L Kavoori, in Learning Curve, share their experience — while setting up the Azim Premji Schools — of building a culture that promotes wellbeing.
ECCE: How to make children understand writing in their early years
Neha Mittal, Faculty member, Azim Premji University, in India Today, highlights the importance of parents, teachers, and other stakeholders to fruition the vision of NEP 2020 — to make every child proficient in reading and writing by grade III.
The Biology of Electricity: How electricity is critical to the functioning of the human body
Ramgopal Vallath, in i wonder…, explains why it is important to touch upon the importance of electricity in Biology, even though it is mainly explored as a topic in Physics in school science, and touched upon in Chemistry.
How expressive art forms can be tools for teachers in the classroom
Mahima Rastogi, in Learning Curve, explains how expressive art can create a culture of care and empathy in the classroom. She stresses the need to talk about emotions in the classroom and provide a space for expression.
Science Education: What students can learn through everyday explorations of their natural environment
Meenakshi Umesh, in i wonder…, explains how involving children and adults with the activities of everyday life in and around school offers opportunities to observe, question, and investigate natural phenomena, with Puvidham Learning Centre as an example.
