A gang of ten

A Rajasthan village entrusts anti-malaria campaign to children; they do remarkable work

Safe sex show

Limited democracy

Panchayati raj institutions have not given much justice to Dalits

Savvy Africa

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