Simply Put: Hijab & state of education

Sign of times

Handwriting>> Policy  • The US

Booked for arms

UNDP's Human Development Report has become a bone of contention for 2 Indian ministries

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

Intellectual development

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

The Ivory Towers of Technology

Leaving them speechless

BANGLADESH

Shimla in a shambles

The beautiful resort is fast greying under the onslaught of modernity

Puppets to the aid

SpotLight>>

Sign of the times

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

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

A space of their own

A garden for blind persons that explores more than just botanical learning

Snippets

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

Nomads and denotified tribes are the invisible people of India

Most Nomadic tribes were branded ‘born criminals’ during the British colonial rule; have remained on the margins of society since then