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

'It is difficult to sustain a one-point literacy programme'

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

Intellectual development

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

What ails Indian mathematics?

Whether it's addition, subtraction or sports, Indians just can't seem to do well at Olympiads

Green lessons

Targeting Delhi

Environmental education is vital for Indians

UNITED NATIONS

Unfair gender banter

Society is primarily responsible for differences in aptitudes between the sexes, says a recent survey

The Ivory Towers of Technology

Leaving them speechless

BANGLADESH

Puppets to the aid

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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

Misinformed choices

BETRAYAL OF SCIENCE AND REASON: HOW ANTIENVIRONMENTAL RHETORIC THREATENS OUR FUTURE·Paul R Ehrlich and Anne H Ehrlich· Shearwater …

Sign of the times

Mona, a computer-generated figure, will teach written English to deaf children in the US

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-…

New minister

Suresh Prabhu pledges to introduce compulsory environment education in schools and colleges

Science goes for a six

The US state f Kansas decides to remove the theory of evolution from school currilum

Murli's musings

The HRD minister wants to teach rainwater harvesting. But is he willing to learn it from communities?

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