Education

Can AI offer the SDGs a lifeline?

With the global sustainability agenda critically behind schedule, a new AI-powered platform offers a novel approach to accelerating progress

India’s digital divide and the consequent welfare bias

Digitalisation of government services is creating inequalities in delivery of schemes to the marginalised

How India can tackle the scourge of misinformation

To counter the dangerous trend of misinformation, India needs to deal with low digital literacy, poor implementation of laws, and encourage critical thinking

Counting castes, counting inequalities in India

A caste census could pave the way for fair and targeted policies, equitable resource allocation and meaningful affirmative action

‘Publish or perish’ culture fuelling research misconduct in India

Surge in research misconduct, ranging from plagiarism to data falsification, is posing a serious challenge to India’s academic credibility

Why educational inequality remains high in India

Investment in human capital plays a decisive role in economic growth. India, […]

No Academic Spring at Delhi University

Life as a student in North Campus at the end of the 1970s was marked by halcyon days, but Delhi University now sees no academic growth

India must follow Australia on social media restrictions for teenagers

Stronger social media regulation for Indian children would protect them from harm in a largely unchecked medium

History’s key role in students’ deadly protests

In their struggles against authoritarian rule, Bangladesh’s students have always relied on their history’s many artefacts.

Protests put Bangladesh on the edge of a precipice

Sheikh Hasina’s government is faced with the gravest threat to its existence in the face of sustained student agitation.