Altering textbooks — How history could be in danger
Every so often, a group of experts get together to review and revise textbooks for schools and colleges. They make changes...
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The state of Rajasthan shut off its internet to prevent cheating in exams!
Photo: Giphy Imagine that you are in the middle of an exciting documentary or show, or that you are attending a...
Farmers and teachers — two peas in a pod
Dr Vaishali Shrivastava ‘Phenomenal crops are received when you know the ground where you choose to grow’ The role of an...
Competency-based teaching in a digital classroom and beyond
Dr Deepti Chaturvedi Credit: Freepik In recent years, there has been marked a paradigm shift in the field of education, and...
India’s adivasi community loses a strong and vocal supporter of their cause
On July 5, India mourned after news of the passing of Father Stan Swamy spread. The 84-year-old priest, who was hospitalised...
The great ‘infodemic’: Fighting fake news in the Covid era
(Part 2 of this story is available. Click on the next page at the bottom of this article) Uh oh! Look...
This Covid-19 superhero needs no cape
Srini carries relief material to those in need at the railway station in Chennai. Srini Swaminathan, a social development consultant from...
Germany officially accepts its crimes against the people of Namibia
Last Friday, Germany did something that was a long time coming. It formally recognised the crimes committed by its colonial troops at the beginning...
Three major states just faced elections – Here’s what went down!
Last month, in the midst of the deadly second-wave of the coronavirus, four Indian states and one Union Territory faced assembly...
Sesame Street’s new muppets address an important issue – Race
Generations of children have been entertained by the popular show Sesame Street and its characters. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Elmo,...