Shaala Sangwari: Killing two birds with one stone
The 'Shaala Sangwari' project in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham district aims to employ educated Baiga tribal youth by making them teach their …
209,762 graduates in Delhi unemployed: Economic Survey
Worryingly, the number of unskilled people in Delhi has also increased from 32,033 in 2014 to 34,258 in 2015
Away from the rat race
Villagers and rural communities, warts and all, can still be places where you can regain your lost spirituality and your moral equilibrium if you …
Education on their backs
For mysterious motives, the Central government has rejected proposals to lighten the killing load that children have to carry to be educated
Manipulating reality
The concept of Virtual Reality -- simulating the real world -- is adding a new dimension to entertainment and education.
Not all can throb to the music of mathematics
CULTURE, EXCITEMENT AND RELEVANCE OF MATHEMATICS V Krishnamurthy Publisher: Wiley Eastern Limited, Delhi Price: Rs 300
Children teach elders with play on street
Against the opulent backdrop of the WHO building in the Capital, children of the Anna Nagar slum act out on the street their …
Vedic substitute for a modern calculator
A MODERN INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT INDIAN MATHEMATICS T.S. Bhanu Murthy Publisher: Wiley Eastern Ltd, New Delhi Price : Rs 70
The unaccounted wealth that leaves our shores
The Indian government invests Rs 34 lakh to educate each IIT graduate. It therefore has the moral authority to get him or her to work for the …
Contacts with young minds
Schoolchildren in Uttar Pradesh delighted themselves collecting leaves and plants for a unique biodiversity competition
Unfair gender banter
Society is primarily responsible for differences in aptitudes between the sexes, says a recent survey
Imparting environmental education
What is the best approach to instil in the minds of students a lifelong respect for the environment?
Angling for profit
Fish farming offers bright commercial prospects for small scale farmers and a worthy pastime for amateurs. Here are a few tips for beginners, …
How to become a natural being
ECOLOGICAL IDENTITY: BECOMING A REFLECTIVE ENVIRONMENTALIST Mitchell Thomashow . The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusets Unpriced
For a better tomorrow
There are many in Kerala who just would not have anything to do with the obsolete official education system. They want change, and that, …
An agenda of incoherence
The grossly inadequate education as imparted in our schools has to answer for our general insensitivity towards the environment
A learning experience
NGOs in Bangladesh have made non-formal education a trailblazing success story by employing ingenious teaching methods tailored to the needs of …
Misinformed choices
BETRAYAL OF SCIENCE AND REASON: HOW ANTIENVIRONMENTAL RHETORIC THREATENS OUR FUTURE·Paul R Ehrlich and Anne H Ehrlich· Shearwater …
Expedition.com
Click here to participate in an archaeological expedition some 2,000 km away from home. Thanks to the Internet, 30 Australian students will go on-…
Murli's musings
The HRD minister wants to teach rainwater harvesting. But is he willing to learn it from communities?
Schooled in self-rule
What do tribal children living in Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka learn at school? Take pride in what they are, reports NITIN SETHI
Science teacher
Book>>Canon The Beautiful Basics of Science by Natalie Angier Penguin India Rs 399
'We must teach science in a more hands-on manner'
A professor in the department of chemistry, Delhi University, K V Sane has been instrumental in organising and directing a project on locally-…
UNESCO bats for more AI in Indian education; Will it work?
UN body recommends ethical, responsible use of artificial intelligence for quality education, experts point to digtal divide
A headmaster and his students save a forest
