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SURC 2025: Setting aside labels and thinking about science
The fourth edition of the Science Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) featured some excellent exchanges, and highlighted what undergraduates have to offer science.
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In New Delhi, surviving home
Nandini Das, in People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI), highlights the story of resilience of two migrant women in New Delhi who are survivors of domestic abuse.
IndiGo disruption reflects the crisis in India’s aviation sector
The airline may have achieved dominance organically, but it cannot be allowed to evade accountability for the turmoil it created, write Sangita Dutta Gupta, M Manjula, and Tania Ghosh, in Scroll.
Madhav Gadgil’s environmentalism put community at the centre
Harini Nagendra, in The Indian Express, highlights his legacy of work that ranged from rigorous scientific research to engagement with conservation policy, and work with grassroots movements across diverse ecological systems in India

Dating Under Watch: How Family Support Shapes Queer Women’s Intimate Lives
To most of the queer women in India, it is not about whether they desire to love, but rather it is about whether they are permitted to love, writes Somnath Das in Feminism in India (FII).

Anxiety in a warming world: We live in a hyper-consumerist society that makes ethical living exhausting
Self-control alone can’t help this anxiety. Environmental sustainability must go hand in hand with emotional sustainability, writes Bhuvneshwari Dugat, in Down To Earth.

Teaching Economics: What can schools and universities learn from each other?
Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times, case study of fish markets in Kerala — explore how educators came together to make teaching economics colourful, innovative, and simpler.
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Barmer: An arid part of India where empathy and compassion radiate hope
One encounters quiet acts of empathy, often unnoticed. Anurag Behar, in Mint, writes about the goodness of humanity in the arid reaches of Barmer that asserts itself with uncommon force — drawing him back repeatedly.
AI in Classrooms: Necessary reform or premature distraction?
The complexity of concepts underlying AI makes it inappropriate for children’s learning. On the other hand, “dumbing it down” simply to teach AI to children serves no purpose, write R Ramanujam and R Venkatesh in Moneycontrol.
Once upon a time in garden city
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)’s nearly 5‑km-long corridor between Nagarbhavi Circle and Sumanahalli Cross might lead to the loss of 652 trees of 34 species, as highlighted by Garima Prasher in Bangalore Mirror.
Language, Literature and the Long Divide
In a print-dominated world, language was largely fixed once written, and texts were produced by humans to be read and judged by other humans, writes Sharoon Sunny, in Deccan Herald.
What it takes to live a consequential life: Do good, love truly and keep trying
No time, place, or status can stop us from leading a consequential life, so long as we try to do good and love truly writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.
What expanding cities are doing to frogs and toads
Urbanisation is rapidly changing landscapes, but little is known about its impact on smaller, less charismatic species. Asiri Amin, in Mongabay, highlights some of the work done by citizens and independent researchers, including Amoghvarsha M.
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Workshop to Rethink History
‘From Dates to Debates: Rethinking What History Is’ created a vibrant space for dialogue and discovery for students of Grades XI and XII at Azim Premji University, Bhopal.
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Karthigai Deepam: A tradition that predates religious divide
Karthigai, and the lighting of lamps on hilltops, may have originated as acts of remembrance rather than as expressions of a single religious tradition, writes Buddhamithiran S in The News Minute.
Annual Research Conclave, 2025
Exchange of ideas, intellectual dialogue, thoughtful critique, and collaborative discussion
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Billapura Panchayat cleans itself in two years
The Billapura model should inspire peri-urban panchayats across India to follow the path of decentralised, sustainable and inclusive waste management, writes Anjor Bhaskar in SustainabilityNext.
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Geometry of Vision Exhibition 2025
Vijay Ravikumar highlights learnings from the course he offered at the University, where mathematics came alive through drawings, computer graphics, artistic explorations, optical illusions, and more.
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One of running’s great unsung gifts: The unexpected kindness of strangers
“Running has given me much. But this kindness of strangers is amongst the most precious. Not only were they kind, but those memories tell me to be kinder,” writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.

Mapping India’s Realities: Insights on Society, Development, and Environment
Our undergraduate students explore the vast diversity of historical, cultural and linguistic aspects that define Indianness.
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The forgotten microbiome
Despite more than half the world living in urban areas, little is known about the soil microbes that support cities’ precious and precarious green spaces, write Aditi Sudhir and Ananya Mukherjee in The Biologist.
Public policy, social impact courses boom despite tepid job scene
The job market has cooled and funds have shrunk but management programmes leading to “social impact careers” – specialisations in public policy and development management – continue to grow, writes Sheena Sachdeva in Careers360.
Paying attention in a digital world
Given how consequential attention is, everyone, regardless of whether they show signs of ADHD, can benefit from reducing mindless scrolling, writes Aruna Sankaranarayanan, in The Hindu.

Gamified Teaching Tools: Bhojtal Lake
Explore in IndiaBioscience, how Ananya Mukherjee, Arvind Kumar Sewda and Anu Kumari translated research into interactive, educational games, and understand how we can bring science closer to society.
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Can private actions alleviate extreme poverty in India? Every little bit you do could eventually help
Deprivation is all around us and one needn’t venture too far from home to find it, writes Anurag Behar, in Mint.
Assam: Govt clears path for not-for-profit Azim Premji University near upcoming IIM
According to the bill, presented by education minister Ranoj Pegu, the university’s objectives include providing instruction, teaching, training, and consultancy in higher education, as reported by Kangkan Kalita, in The Times of India.
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Cabinet clears 27 Bills for Nov 25 tabling with education reforms, new universities
The Cabinet gave the green signal to Azim Premji University, Assam, under the Azim Premji University Bill, 2025. The draft bill will now be tabled in the Assembly, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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Aniketa Kabir (BA in History, 2022 – 25) awarded the Rhodes Scholarship 2026
Aniketa is one of the six Indians chosen for the Rhodes scholarship, offered since 1903.
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Fees of minority-run schools to come under state monitoring: Himanta Biswa Sarma
The decision forms part of a series of educational reforms approved by the Assam Cabinet on Sunday, 23 Nov 2025. The cabinet has also approved the establishment of the Azim Premji University at Palasbari, near Guwahati.
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ৰাজ্যিক কেবিনেটৰ সিদ্ধান্ত : পলাশবাৰীত স্থাপন হ’ব আজিম প্রেমজী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
দেওবাৰে বিয়লিৰভাগত মুখ্যমন্ত্ৰী ড০ হিমন্ত বিশ্ব শৰ্মাৰ অধ্যক্ষতাত ৰাজ্যিক কেবিনেটৰ বৈঠক অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। জনতা ভৱনত অনুষ্ঠিত হোৱা এই বৈঠকত অনাগত দিনৰ সৰ্বাংগীন উন্নয়নৰ বাবে কেইবাটাও সিদ্ধান্ত গ্ৰহণ কৰা হয়।
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