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

Limited democracy

Panchayati raj institutions have not given much justice to Dalits

Focus of reservation lost in protests

Focus of reservation lost in protests

Half the national curricula worldwide don’t mention climate change, most teachers unsure of explaining subject: UNESCO

Thirty six per cent of the respondents did not include environmental themes in any teachers' training 

Sub-Saharan Africa shows high growth in student enrollment, but remains 'most illiterate'

The region needs 63 per cent additional teachers to achieve universal education by 2015, says UNESCO report

A headmaster and his students save a forest

COVID-19 pandemic & children: Socio-economic shifts likely in future

Adversities faced during the pandemic can have a lasting impact on children 

Fine imprint

Amartya Sen's collection of essays provides a delicate understanding of contemporary issues that haunt India

Happy Independence Day

Free the child from all barriers this Independence Day  

 As we celebrate seven decades of independence, we must give all our children the gift of real freedom – from prejudice, barriers, …

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Beaming onto children

No kidding

Mr SUN TAKES A HOLIDAY IN SEARCH OF WATER MADAME AIR WANTS A CHANGE MEET THE SOIL FAIRY Dilip M Salwi Publisher: Ratna Sagar P Ltd, New Delhi …

Green in classrooms

Satellite talk-back

Wiz on wheels

Doctoring reservation policy

Confusing admissions rules afflict India's premier medical institute.

By the skin of their teeth

When science is fun

Children are more likely to develop the spirit of scientific inquiry when they treat science like a game than when they have to study it.

Educative entertainment

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The toad's rural saviours

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Teaching farmers

A unique course in Karnataka seeks to educate farmers about farming technology

Asian kids on top

Future science

Biological issues took precedence over all others at the recently-held science congress in Chennai